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Cabarrus Health Alliance to offer walk-in measles vaccine clinic after cases confirmed
1+ hour, 57+ min ago (195+ words) Cabarrus Health Alliance will offer a walk-in measles vaccination clinic Wednesday from 5 to 7:30 at its office in Kannapolis on Mooresville Road. - On Air Now Playing The Charlotte Jazz Channel Cabarrus Health Alliance to offer walk-in measles vaccine clinic after cases…...
Measles is spreading fast in S.C. Here's what it says about vaccine exemptions
4+ day, 22+ hour ago (745+ words) South Carolina on Friday reported 124 new measles cases in the last three days, bringing the total number to 558 in the state's fast-growing outbreak. Cases have nearly doubled in the last week alone. "We have right now the largest outbreak in…...
New Medicaid plan aims to untangle care for NC foster children
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1158+ words) After years of pleading from the child welfare community, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services recently rolled out a Medicaid plan that's designed to simplify care for children and young adults in the child welfare system " a population that…...
High Point's Little Sally troll sculpture is drawing big crowds
4+ week, 1+ day ago (75+ words) After just over one month on display, Thomas Dambo's "Little Sally" sculpture has garnered thousands of views. - On Air Now Playing The Charlotte Jazz Channel High Point's Little Sally troll sculpture is drawing big crowds Last month in High Point,…...
All work and no play: Should kids have longer school recess?
4+ week, 1+ day ago (730+ words) The playground at the Ballantyne Bowl has slides, climbing ropes and lots of other playground equipment. But on a recent Saturday afternoon, 9-year-old Christian Glynn and his 4-year-old brother Holden didn't need any of that. They've brought scraps of cardboard…...
ICE sent 600 immigrant kids to detention in federal shelters this year. It’s a new record
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1736+ words) It was Friday, June 6, and the rent was due. As soon as she finished an errand, Imelda Carreto planned on joining her family as they gathered scrap metal to earn a little extra cash. Her fianc, Julio Matias, and 15-year-old…...
Parents mobilize to help each other amid lingering immigration concerns
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (625+ words) Over the course of a week, Jana Schaefer's house has become a hive of volunteer activity. A spare room on the first floor is a fully functioning food pantry, stocked with donated canned goods, diapers and baby formula. Bulging bags…...
Student protest over Border Patrol arrests in Charlotte fizzles out Monday after principal's warning
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (349+ words) A planned protest at East Mecklenburg High School fizzled out on Monday after a principal warned family members that students could face disciplinary actions if they failed to follow CMS guidelines. The planned protest comes amidst Border Patrol arrests in…...
Watauga DSS director says there aren’t enough homes for at-risk foster youth
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (180+ words) The head of the Watauga County Department of Social Services is asking for local help to provide better care for at-risk foster youth. When a child in Watauga with emotional, behavioral or health issues needs foster care, there's often nowhere…...
Dedicated to teaching, frustrated by politics: why this young teacher juggles two jobs
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (711+ words) North Carolina's state budget is now nearly four months overdue. For public school employees, that means the school year started without a cost-of-living raise. Many educators are feeling the financial crunch amid other rising costs. WUNC is sharing a few…...