By Mark Starling
State Launches Website Showing Vaccine Eligibility
(Raleigh, NC) -- North Carolina residents now have an easy way to know when they're COVID-19 vaccine-eligible. Health and Human Services launched a website yesterday that will notify users statewide exactly when they can receive a dose. Current groups eligible for the vaccines include older residents, healthcare workers and long-term care facility residents. Those who use the website will receive a notification when their group is added to the eligibility list.
Customers To Save Money After Duke Energy Settlement
(Asheville, NC) -- Duke Energy customers could soon see some savings thanks to a settlement. North Carolina Attorney General David Stein spearheaded a deal yesterday which will reduce the burden on customers as Duke cleans up coal ash over the next decade. Total savings for customers in the ten-year time frame is expected to be around one-billion-dollars. The public staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the Sierra Club joined Stein in settling the agreement with Duke Energy.