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Raleigh -- PRESS RELEASE North Carolina Department of Public Safety Aug 5, 2020 An offender who tested positive for COVID-19 at Lumberton Correctional Institution has died at the hospital

Asheville -- Asheville Police Report on FaceBook: At approximately 8:30 p.m. on August 4, the Asheville Police Department responded to 495 Haywood Road after reports of individuals suffering from gunshot wounds.

North Carolina Department of Helath and Human Services: Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends. This dashboard provides an overview on the metrics and capacities that the state is following.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lawyers for North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest argued before a judge on Tuesday over whether Cooper’s COVID-19 orders shuttering businesses and demanding face coverings were lawfully imposed.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An amusement park on the North Carolina-South Carolina border says it will be closed for the rest of 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

North Carolina Department of Health and Social Services -- Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends. This dashboard provides an overview on the metrics and capacities that the state is following.

North Carolina Department of Health and Social Services -- Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends. This dashboard provides an overview on the metrics and capacities that the state is following.

North Carolina -- North Carolina Voter Provides much needed information about Vote By Mail during COVID-19.

Asheville -- A local organization, Help Asheville Bears needs public's assistance to find those responsible for political stickers placed on two bears. The following is a post from HAB's Facebook account.