Baby Cough Syrup Recall
A recall has been issued for DG/health NATURALS baby Cough Syrup + Mucus. The product, is being recalled by Kingston Pharma, LLC, and has the potential to contain a bacteria that can cause two different types of illness, according to the Centers for Disease Control. One of them is characterized by vomit...
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Trial Delayed for Phillip Michael Stroupe
District Attorney Greg Newman announced Wednesday, March 20, 2019, that Superior Court Judge Robert Bell has removed Public Defender Paul Welch as the lead counsel for Phillip Michael Stroupe. Stroupe is accused of murdering Thomas Bryson of Mills River in July 2017. The trial is currently scheduled to...
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A Maggie Valley Man Charged With Second-Degree Murder
According to a news release from the Morristown Police Department A Maggie Valley man has been charged in the death of a man at an Econo Lodge in West Morristown on Monday. The release said Jacob Thomas Marzullo, 38, was charged with second-degree murder. Marzullo is from Maggie Valley, North Carolina.O...
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New Restriction On A Stretch Of Interstate 26
A new restriction on a stretch of Interstate 26 in Asheville targets improved safety and reduced congestion. The N.C. Department of Transportation will unveil signs this week restricting trucks from the far left lane between the French Broad River and Long Shoals Road. The lane restriction should improv...
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North Carolina Was Third In The Nation For Connecting New Solar Projects In 2018
Annual solar energy production in North Carolina jumped 36 percent in 2018, according to the latest government data, firmly placing North Carolina as the No. 2 solar-producing state in the nation. Data from the US Energy Information Administration confirmed North Carolina’s 36 percent growth, whic...
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Nurses and Nurse Practitioners Would Play a Bigger Role in NC’s Health-Care System
Nurses and nurse practitioners would play a bigger role in North Carolina’s health-care system under some new legislation. A bipartisan bill that has the support of more than 60 state lawmakers would make access to basic health-care services easier by cutting red tape for advanced-practice nurses...
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Western Carolina University Interim Chancellor Alison Morrison-Shetlar Testifies
Western Carolina University Interim Chancellor Alison Morrison-Shetlar testified Wednesday, March 13, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, describing the NC Promise tuition program as a “game-changer” that is making a college education more affordable and more acces...
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NCDOT Awarded Contract
The N.C. Department of Transportation recently awarded a $33.8 million contract to rehabilitate the final stretch of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee State line. Harrison Construction earned the contract to mill out the existing asphalt, remove pavement failures, add a new layer of asphalt and long-last...
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The Most Dangerous Cities In The U.S.
The National Council for Home Safety and Security (NCHSS) has published a study unveiling the most dangerous cities in the United States. By analyzing publically-available FBI crime data and population figures, the NCHSS has created a report that highlights the cities with the highest rate of crime per...
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Western Carolina Having Open House
Western Carolina University will throw open its doors for prospective students and their families and friends as the university holds Open House on Saturday, March 23. Hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Open House gives visitors a chance to tour the campus, learn about the university’s w...
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