News Briefs for December 3, 2024
A number of new state laws went into effect Sunday, some without the blessing of Gov. Roy Cooper.
- Masks are now prohibited in public except they may be worn by persons with health conditions.
- The Department of Labor is now required to implement a training program to help hoteliers and vacation rental managers recognize signs of human trafficking.
- Sheriffs are now required by state law to cooperate with federal immigration investigations and arrests.
- Seriously ill patients will now be able to choose to try investigational or experimental drugs.
- Sixteen and seventeen year olds who commit certain violent crimes will now be tried as adults.
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES across Columbus County tonight. With clear skies and calm winds, and a deep snowpack to our north, temperatures will plunge into the middle and upper teens across the county tonight. Temperatures at the bus stop tomorrow morning will be between 16-20 degrees.
Columbus County Commissioners passed one of the strictest vape store regulations in the state Monday. The board rejected a proposal to define vape stores as any business with 85 percent of its sales involving vape, Kratom or THC products, and instead dropped the percentage to fifteen percent. Non complying stores would have to shut down or move in four years. Vape stores will not be permitted within a half mile of any church, school, day care or group home.
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