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WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Police in the North Carolina city of Wilmington have been borrowing military surplus items such as generators and M-16 rifles from the Department of Defense.

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Government Press Release September is National Suicide Prevention Month. If you or someone you love is struggling with suicidal thoughts, you can talk to a live person by calling the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 1-800-273-8255. Even though it may feel like it, you are not alone.

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Health Department: COVID-19 Testing General Information

Buncombe County -- Buncombe County Government: Think twice before voting twice. This is an important message from Buncombe County Election Services about voting both absentee and in person.

RALEIGH -- North Carolina Department of Public Safety:  Press Release Sep 6, 2020

BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Law enforcement authorities in a community in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains

North Carolina (AP) A North Carolina court ruled Friday that outstanding restitution, fees or other court-imposed monetary obligations

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread

Haywood County -- Haywood County Department of Health and Human Services: 9-4-20 COVID-19 cases increase by 25, cumulative total now 518

RALEIGH (AP) — Mail balloting in the presidential election began Friday as North Carolina started sending out more than 600,000 ballots to voters —

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (AP) — Authorities have recovered the body of a 4-year-old boy who had been swept away in floodwaters in North Carolina.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services -- Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread of the virus depends on North Carolina’s testing, tracing and trends. This dashboard provides an overview on the metrics and capacities that the state is following.

North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services: Knowing when to dial up or down measures that slow the spread

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Starting Friday, North Carolina will reopen more businesses under a so-called Phase 2.5.