How Keely Arthur and 5 On Your Side helped a local family forced to pay thousands after Raleigh maintenance backfired.

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It's that time of year when your child will be taking end-of-grade tests or EOGs. What are EOGs and how can you help them be better prepared?

End-of-grade tests: Everything you need to know about these annual exams

Student testing 

As the number of juvenile offenders climbs, the state is looking at alternatives crowded detention centers to make sure young people already convicted of crimes can turn their lives around. 

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

Inside the juvenile justice system

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West Nile virus Coverage

Five cases of West Nile virus have been reported in North Carolina since August.

Cases of West Nile virus on the rise in NC

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West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes that were tested from the Wilmington area.

<p>WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. NO ONE ELSE WAS HURT. THIS IS AN ONGOING INVESTIGATION. &gt;&gt; NEW AT 9.30, WEST NILE VIRUS HAS BEEN DETECTED IN MOSQUITOES TESTED IN THE WILMINGTON AREA. OFFICIALS WITH NEW HANOVER COUNTY HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAY NOT TO WORRY TOO MUCH JUST YET, BUT THEY ARE ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO DUMP OUT ANY STANDING WATER IN THE AREA AND TO TAKE SOME SIMPLE PRECAUTIONS. THAT INCLUDES USING BUG REPELLENT THAT CONTAINS DEET AND CONSIDER REDUCING TIME SPENT OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY AROUND DUSK AND DAWN</p>

West Nile virus detected in mosquitoes tested from Wilmington area

One person in North Carolina has died from West Nile Virus in 2022. The virus is carried to humans from mosquitoes who are infected.

EXPLAINS THE RISK AND HOW YOU CAN PROTECT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. >> WARM DRY TEMPERATURES WITH JUST ENOUGH STANDING. WATER IS A MOSQUITO'S PARADISE. SOME ARE CARRIERS OF WEST NILE VIRUS AND CAN TRANSMIT THE DISEASE TO HUMANS. THE HIGHEST RISK ARE 15 HOLDER. THOSE ARE THE FOLKS WHO ARE MORE LIKELY WILL WOULD HAVE LIKE A SEVERE NEUROLOGICAL REACTION. PUBLIC HEALTH ENTOMOLOGIST MIKE DOYLE SAYS MOSQUITOES TEND TO BE EVENING AND MORNING BITERS. THE CDC SAYS THOSE BIT MAY SHOW NO SYMPTOMS OR MILD FLU-LIKE ILLNESS. OTHERS MAY HAVE A FEVER OR EVEN SYMPTOMS LIKE HEADACHE, BODY ACHES, VOMITING, DIARRHEA, OR RASH. >> ONE PERCENT OF CASES LEAD TO MORE SERIOUS CONDITIONS, EVEN DEATH. >> SO HAVING I OR TO YOUR BACK PORCH IN YOUR CAR WHENEVER YOU HAVE SOME OF THE YOU KNOW, PRETTY ANY TIME YOU'RE OUTSIDE. HE RECOMMENDS REPELLENTS WITH THE INGREDIENT DEET. >> IN ANY GIVEN YEAR, THERE ARE ANYWHERE FROM 0 TO 10 HUMAN CASES OF WEST NILE VIRUS IN NORTH CAROLINA. WE EXPECT TO SEE MORE CASES THIS YEAR, WHICH WILL PROBABLY BREAK THE RECORD FROM NORTH CAROLINA. >> NOW, ONE MAN IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY HAS DIED FROM COMPLICATIONS OF THE VIRUS. SO WE REALLY WANT PEOPLE TO TO STAY ALERT TO WEAR REPELLENT, TO REDUCE ADOPT MOSQUITOES AROUND THEIR HOME. THAT'S POSSIBLE. >> DOYLE RECOMMENDS ORGANIZING EFFORTS IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD OR COMMUNITY TO GET RID OF SMALL POOLS OF WATER WHERE MOSQUITOES

West Nile Virus a growing threat at peak of hurricane season

Earlier this week, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced the first death this year associated with the mosquito-borne "West Nile Virus". It involved a man from Cumberland County.

Hurricanes, storms increase odds for West Nile Virus to circulate

A person died from West Nile Virus in Cumberland County, becoming the first to die from the virus in North Carolina in 2022.

Cumberland County reports death from West Nile Virus days after Hurricane Ian

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West Nile virus is by mosquitoes, which breed in warm water. The best prevention is to dump pools of standing water and to wear insect repellent.

As rain pours in from Hurricane Ian, a death from mosquito-borne West Nile virus in NC

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WMBF reports South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control said one person died from the West Nile Virus.


West Nile virus death reported in South Carolina

EPA approves release of genetically modified mosquitos in Flordai despite concerns

The Cumberland County Health Department announced it identified its first case of the West Nile virus disease, which is carried to humans through mosquitos. 



Rare case of West Nile virus identified in Cumberland County resident 

Here’s Why Mosquitoes Love To Bite Some People But Not Others

West Nile virus has been identified in a New Hanover County resident. Lab results that came back on Wednesday confirmed the person had the virus.



West Nile virus identified in NC resident 

An elderly resident of Cumberland County died last week of West Nile virus, the first such death in the state this year.