House Bill 237 prohibits people from wearing masks in public, with exceptions only for preventing the spread of contagious ...

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 ...

Simone Hetherington, a speaker during public comment, urges lawmakers not to pass the masking bill during the state Senate Rules Committee in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., May 15, 2024.

Face masks will likely be a common sight around North Carolina public schools when they reopen this year. Still, the face coverings are not being required by health officials. School reopening ...