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Health care experts from the NC Navigator Consortium will answer your questions about who is eligible under Medicaid expansion, what it covers, how to apply and much more during a live, call-in event on Dec. 5.

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Medicaid call-in Dec. 5, 2023

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Local breeding experts say that people should not be worried about Wolf-Germand Shepherd mix pack of dogs that are on the loose in the Cedar Grove area. 

HOSPITAL IN RALEIGH . WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE RIGHT NOW AT 4:00 I AM LENA TILLETT. >> AND I AM GERALD OWENS. THERE IS THE CUB RIGHT THERE IN THE CENTER OF YOUR SCREEN. THE CUB WAS SPOTTED IN THE SCREEN EARLY THIS MORNING. THAT THERE IS NOT A BUDGIE. EARS MORE ON THAT STORY FROM KEELY ARTHUR. >> Reporter: TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE WE ARE NEAR THE PATIENT AT TOWERS AND CANCER CENTER AT THE REX HOSPITAL. THE AREA HAS BEEN  ROPED OFF. THAT IS THE TREE WHERE THE BEAR IS A NAPPING. HE HAS BEEN HERE SINCE 8:00 A.M. THAT'S WHEN THE REPORTS CAME ROLLING IN. IT FEELS LIKE WE ARE SEEING MORE WILDLIFE IN URBAN AREAS. AND THE FEELING IS CORRECT. IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS THERE'VE BEEN SEVERAL BEAR SIGHTINGS IN RALEIGH. INCLUDING ONE IN A BACKYARD AND ANOTHER IN A PARKING LOT NEAR A APARTMENT COMPLEX. AND NOW ONE NESTLED IN A TREE AT UNC REX HOSPITAL. >> HE'S CALM AND TAKING A NAP WHICH IS THE BEST THING FOR THIS BEAR. >> Reporter: EXPERTS SAY THAT THE BEAR IS AROUND 18 MONTHS OLD AND GOT SCARED WHILE EXPLORING ON HIS OWN. EXPERTS SAY THAT THE BEAR WILL COME DOWN AT NIGHT AND LEAVE ON HIS OWN. THE BIG CONCERN IS THAT THE BEAR WILL VACATE THE TREE AND RUN INTO A BUSY ROAD THAT SURROUNDS UNC REX HOSPITAL. WE WANT  THE PEOPLE AND BEAR TO STAY SAFE. >>> NEW INFORMATION ABOUT SEVERAL ANIMALS THAT ARE A MIX BETWEEN A WOLF AND A DOG THAT ARE ON THE LOOSE IN ORANGE COUNTY. WE KNOW A DOZEN DOGS WERE AT A PRIVATE HOME IN CEDAR GROVE. HERE'S MORE ON THAT STORY FROM SARAH KRUEGER . >> Reporter: ANIMAL SERVICES CANNOT TELL ME HOW MANY DOGS ARE MISSING. BUT THE ESTIMATE FOUR. I BEEN SPEAKING TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN CEDAR GROVE. AND EVERYONE SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN THESE DOGS AT SOME POINT OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. THE PHOTOS ARE ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY HAVE SEEN THE MISSING ANIMALS THAT ARE A CROSS BETWEEN A WOLF AND A DOG. IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR PEOPLE TO PURCHASE PUPS AS A PETS. SOMETIMES GOING FOR THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. I SPOKE TO A MAN IN THE WESTERN PART OF OUR STATE WHO HAS BEEN BREEDING THEM SINCE THE 1970s. YOU'VE NEVER HAD ANYONE BY YOU OR ANY BEHAVIORAL ISSUES? HE SAID THAT PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THESE ANIMALS ON THE LOOSE. >> WOOLS ARE SUBMISSIVE AND NOT CONFRONTATIONAL. >> Reporter: PEOPLE SAID THAT THE DOGS SHOWED AGGRESSION. AND THEY BEEN TOLD TO KEEP THEIR DISTANCE AND LET ANIMAL CONTROL DO THEIR JOB. I DID ASK ANIMAL SERVICES FOR THE OWNERS EXACT ADDRESS AND NAME. AND THEY WOULD NOT TELL ME THAT. IT IS ILLEGAL IN ORANGE COUNTY TO OWN A DOG THAT HAS ANY PART OF A WOLF AND IT. AND THEY HAVE THE POWER TO BRING FORWARD CHARGES. IT IS UNCLEAR IF THEY WILL. I SPOKE WITH THE ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND SAID THAT IF ANIMAL SERVICES OR REACHES OUT TO HIM THAT HE WILL OFFER GUIDANCE. HE SAID IF THERE WERE CHARGES IT WOULD BE THE LOWEST LEVEL OF A MISDEMEANOR THAT WOULD COME WITH JUST A SMALL FINE.

NC experts say not to be concerned about Wolf-German shepherd dogs loose  

A woman from Orange County was recognized as the first North Carolinian certified as a pommelier, an expert in all things cider, Botanist and Barrel Cidery and Winery announced Wednesday. 

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NC experts say not to be concerned about Wolf-German shepherd dogs loose

Orange County woman named first North Carolinian to be certified as expert in 'all things cider'