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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced that a company will invest more than $3 million to establish the state’s first large-scale facility to process hemp and to extract CBD oil.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in North Carolina have arrested 43 people outside a jail in Charlotte.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal authorities say that a North Carolina man is facing charges related to setting fires in two businesses in downtown Raleigh during protests against racism and police brutality.

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 June 18, 2020 Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — People trying to enter the two buildings operated by the North Carolina General Assembly will get their temperatures checked again after the COVID-19 protocol was discontinued this week.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Legislation allowing North Carolina judges to sentence non-violent drug traffickers below mandatory minimum sentence lengths and fines in some situations received final General Assembly approval on Wednesday.

Raleigh -- PRESS RELEASE  Jun 16, 2020 North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: The North Carolina

Raleigh -- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 June 17, 2020 Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Government officials in North Carolina have voted for a measure that calls for the removal of two Confederate monuments in the city of Asheville.