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MURPHY, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina say a man has been charged with murder after his son died from blunt force trauma to the head.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The number of people testing positive for coronavirus in North Carolina has grown to 12, the state’s top public health official announced Thursday.

Asheville -- March 11, 2020 Asheville Police: Murell is being held on a $400,000 bond. 

Raleigh -- NCDHHS  Press Release Mar 9, 2020

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has implemented domestic and international travel requirements and restrictions to combat the spread of a new coronavirus strain.

Raleigh -- NCDHHS Press Release  Mar 6, 2020 A second North Carolina person, unrelated to the first case, has tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

ASHEVILLE, N.C. –

U.S. Attorney’s Office
Western District of North Carolina

NCDHHS -- RALEIGH: Press Release -- Mar 3, 2020 As North Carolina continues to prepare for the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Another 15 people died from the flu in North Carolina last week, helping to raise the toll for the 2019-2020 season to 115, state health officials said.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Police in North Carolina have charged a juvenile suspect with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting, authorities confirmed Thursday.

Raleigh -- NCDHHS: Press Release  Feb 26, 2020 Governor Roy Cooper’s Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Task Force  continues

Raleigh -- NCDHHS  Feb 11, 2020 Press Release: Today, Governor Roy Cooper formalized the state’s ongoing effort to monitor, prepare for and respond to the 2019 novel coronavirus (CoVID-19) with a state Novel Coronavirus Task Force.

ROXBORO, N.C. (AP) — A body found in North Carolina was believed to be that of a missing man who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.

Raleigh -- NCDHHS Press Release Feb 19, 2020: North Carolina is among 12 states selected by the U.S. Department of Labor to participate in an initiative to increase employment of people with disabilities.  

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Investigatorsin Tennessee worked all night Wednesday and into Thursday morning in the search for a 15-month-old girl who hasn’t been seen since the day after Christmas.