This weekend is the first in nearly a year that many North Carolinians will choose to drop their face masks while outside in public. Gov. Roy Cooper's latest executive order still requires masks be ...

The North Carolina state Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public, even for health reasons. Republican supporters of the ban said it would help law ...

A May 18 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a crowd of people wearing face masks. “News: Masks banned in North Carolina due to criminal concerns,” reads text in the image. The post’s ...

Other states are also either enforcing or considering mask restrictions. Disabled North Carolina residents say a mask restriction that is under consideration in the state legislature would make it ...

North Carolina is removing a provision that allowed members of the public to wear masks for health reasons as Republican lawmakers attempt to crack down on disruptive protesters. North Carolina Senate ...

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks to the gathered media after his tour of a Covid-19 vaccine clinic at the Pine Hall Brick plant in Madison, N.C., on May 27, 2021. (Woody Marshall/AP) RALEIGH, ...

This week marks five years since March 13, 2020, the day President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency over the novel coronavirus outbreak. The White House issued the President's ...

The North Carolina state Senate has voted to ban anyone from wearing masks in public, including for health reasons. Republican supporters of the ban argue it will aid law enforcement in identifying ...