WINSTON-SALEM— Twelve years after gastric-bypass weight-loss surgery, the benefits persist in most patients, leading to long-term weight loss, less diabetes, lower blood pressure and fewer cholesterol problems, according to a study of the technique that […]
ASHEVILLE — There is no question that Asheville is the epicenter of the craft beer movement in North Carolina, but beer is not thing only thing brewing across the mountain town these days. The third […]
DURHAM — Duke University continues to rank as a top tier institution in the nation according to this year’s “Best Colleges” list by U.S. News and World Report. Duke ranked 9th on the publication’s annual “National […]
CHARLOTTE — In Charlotte’s mayoral primary held Tuesday, Charlotte Democrats ousted their own mayoral incumbent in what some are calling a referendum on Jennifer Roberts’ first term, marked by controversy over the city’s bathroom ordinance […]
CHARLOTTE — After an eventful couple of years, the Queen City is ramping up for the next mayoral election with the lingering question of whether Jennifer Roberts will survive another term. Both Democrats and Republicans […]
ASHEVILLE — Glossing over more than a hundred cubbies, Cortland Mercer pulls a box from an alphabetized row. It reads “King of Tokyo.” “So what are we playing?” I ask. “It’s kind of like a […]
WASHINGTON, Aug 31 — President Donald Trump will pledge $1 million of his own money to relief efforts for Hurricane Harvey, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said on Thursday. “I am happy to tell you […]
DURHAM (Reuters Health) — Neighborhoods with higher proportions of black residents might benefit from programs that teach people how to help others with cardiac arrest, Duke University researchers say. People whose heart stopped in predominately […]
RALEIGH — Four-term state lawmaker Sen. Bill Cook (R-Beaufort) announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2018, as remedial legislative maps have significantly reconfigured his home district. Lawmakers passed the new Senate redistricting plan earlier […]
TRENTON — A court settlement in rural southeastern North Carolina should mean that Jones County will see their first black county commissioner in more than 20 years. On Thursday, a federal district court approved the […]
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