11 NC counties are under alert, including Chatham County.

The first store will open Thursday in Kill Devil Hills, with additional outlets planned for Rocky Mount, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Wilson and Goldsboro by the end of 2024.

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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

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California-based Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is hoping to help protect more people from severe tick-borne illnesses by developing a new pill called TP05.

Protection before the bite: How a new pill could keep you safe from tick-borne illnesses

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Tarsus Pharmaceuticals is hoping to help protect more people from severe tick-borne illnesses by developing a new pill.

<p>THE CLINIC OPENS MONDAY MORNING AT 8.30. &gt;&gt; AS MANY OF U.S. START SPENDING MORE TIME OUTSIDE AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER. A NEW COMPANY HOPES A PILL THAT THEY DEVELOPED TO HELP PROTECT US FROM TICK BORNE ILLNESSES BEFORE THEY EVEN BITE. IT'S CALLED TPO 5 WRAL HEALTH REPORTER GRACE TABLE SPOKE WITH THOSE BEHIND THE CLINICAL STUDIES CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO EXPLAIN HOW THE MEDICATION TO KEEP YOU SAFE. &gt;&gt; EACH YEAR YOU HEAR THE WARNINGS FROM HEALTH OFFICIALS TO WEAR LONG SLEEVES AND PANTS AND TO CHECK YOURSELF FOR TICKS AFTER WALKING IN A WOODED AREA. LYME DISEASE IS THE MOST COMMONLY REPORTED TICK BORNE ILLNESS AFFECTING OVER 400,000 PEOPLE EACH YEAR, ACCORDING TO THE CDC TO PURIFY IS &gt;&gt; A TABLET THAT IS DESIGNED TO PREVENT LYME DISEASE BY KILLING TAKE SCHOOL FOR TICKS CAN INFECT PASS. THE NEW PILL IS BEING DEVELOPED BY CALIFORNIA-BASED TAR SAYS PHARMACEUTICALS, IT'S THE SAME COMPANY BEHIND THE DRUGS DEM THE MEDICATION APPROVED BY THE FDA LAST JULY FOR THE TREATMENT OF A COMMON ISLAND DISEASE CAUSED BY MITES CEO BOBBY ME AND SAYS IT WAS THAT RESEARCH THAT LED TO THIS CURRENT EXPLORATION OF A NEW PILL TARGETING TICKS. THE MEDICINE WOULD BASICALLY CIRCULATE. &gt;&gt; AND WHEN THAT TAKE BIT, YOU OR ME OR WAS TAKING IT COULD ACTUALLY BECOME PARALYZED AND DIED BEFORE COULD TRANSMIT THE LYME BACTERIA ME AND SAYS THE APPROACH IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A MALARIA MEDICATION. JUST LIKE MALARIA, MEDICINE. YOU TAKE THIS BEFORE YOU WENT TO THE REGION TO PROTECT YOU FOR, YOU KNOW, A PERIOD OF WEEKS OR IN THIS CASE, POTENTIALLY A PERIOD OF MONTHS. IT WILL PREVENT YOU FROM DOING THAT PARASITIC DISEASE. THE COMPANY JUST FINISHED A PHASE 2 TRIAL IN BOSTON WITH 30 VOLUNTEERS. THE RESULTS SHOWED THE PILL WAS 90% EFFECTIVE FROM DAY ONE ALL THE WAY THROUGH DAY 30 AFTER EXPOSURE. EXACTLY HOW LONG UNTIL IT CAN BE APPROVED REMAINS UNCLEAR. THE COMPANY SAYS THE NEXT STEPS WILL BE TO CONTACT THE FDA AND DEVELOP A</p>

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Protection before the bite: How a new pill could keep you safe from tick-borne illnesses

New pill could keep people safe from tick-borne illnesses like Lyme Disease