Mollie Young

Benefits of gastric bypass persist for 12 years

September 21, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

The coffee is hot in Asheville

September 20, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

North Carolina universities top U.S. News and World Report rankings

September 14, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

Vi Lyles upsets Jennifer Roberts in Democrat Primary for Charlotte Mayor

September 13, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

News

Candidates gear up for Charlotte mayoral primary next week

September 6, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

Features

Well Played: A new strategy in the mountains

September 6, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

Trump pledges $1 million of his personal money to Harvey relief

August 31, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

Duke research shows cardiac arrest help from bystanders less common in black neighborhoods

August 31, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

Coastal state Sen. Bill Cook will not seek re-election under new legislative maps

August 31, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

Settlement in Jones County will reconfigure Board of Commissioners to better represent black community

August 30, 2017 Mollie Young

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 […]

Articles by Mollie Young

Benefits of gastric bypass persist for 12 years

The coffee is hot in Asheville

North Carolina universities top U.S. News and World Report rankings

Vi Lyles upsets Jennifer Roberts in Democrat Primary for Charlotte Mayor

Candidates gear up for Charlotte mayoral primary next week

Well Played: A new strategy in the mountains

Trump pledges $1 million of his personal money to Harvey relief

Duke research shows cardiac arrest help from bystanders less common in black neighborhoods

Coastal state Sen. Bill Cook will not seek re-election under new legislative maps

Settlement in Jones County will reconfigure Board of Commissioners to better represent black community

Mecklenburg’s Majeed becomes second NC House Democrat to leave party