By Mark Starling
New Strain Of COVID Found In North Carolina
(Raleigh, NC) A new strain of COVID-19 is now in North Carolina. The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed yesterday that a variant first reported in South Africa last fall has been identified in one COVID-19 case from the central part of the state. Like the U.K. strain, it is also considered to be more contagious than most cases confirmed in the U.S. during the pandemic. Health officials have recently suggested wearing two cloth masks to help reduce transmission.
Suspected Drug Traffickers Arrested In Buncombe
Updated: 3:11 PM EST Feb 11, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff A 34-year-old man has been accused of entering the home of a wheelchair-bound Eden man and beating him with a baseball bat before stealing his money and medications.According to Rockingham County Sheriff s Office deputies, Michael Muncy Jr., entered a 60-year-old man s home in the 100 block of Entrance Court Tuesday morning.During the assault, investigators said the victim was knocked out of his wheelchair. Muncy is accused of hitting the victim two more times with the bat while he was on the floor, deputies said.Authorities said Muncy then removed a fanny pack off of the victim that contained cash, medication, and credit, debit and EBT cards. Muncy then left the home and as he entered his car in the driveway, he shouted, “If you call the cops, I will kill you!”Muncy and the victim are previous acquaintances, deputies said. Muncy was arrested at his home later that afternoon on charges of robbery with