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Monday was National Farm Workers Day, and our Tar Heel Travler met a longtime tobacco historian and author in Oak Ridge. Billy Yeargin worked in the tobacco fields and now helps preserve this dying way of life.
If Solly's law passes, North Carolina would be in line with the federal age to buy tobacco products -- 21.
The bipartisan effort would also require a tobacco retail sales permit for stores selling vapes and tobacco products.
In the ongoing fight to keep kids from getting addicted to nicotine, a new concern has emerged: nicotine pouches.
Cristin Severance , WRAL Investigative Documentary Producer
WRAL anchor/reporter Dan Haggerty goes through a Donald Trump social media post where the former president said, "I saved Flavored Vaping in 2019 and it greatly helped people get off smoking. I raised the age to 21, keeping it away from the kids. Kamala and Joe want everything banned, killing small businesses all over the Country. I'll save vaping again."
There's a growing concern about nicotine pouches. Experts said sales have been rising since 2016.
JT International -- which makes and sells Winston, Camel and other cigarette brands -- plans to move its U.S. offices from New Jersey, bringing more than 100 jobs to Raleigh's North Hills area.
Jack Hagel, WRAL News
The sight of a dilapidated old tobacco barn with peeling paint and caved in roof may not be an unusual sight along the rural roads of the Old North State - but in the small town of Cameron, those old barns look a lot different than your average countryside scene.
The school system received $5.9 million from a lawsuit settlement with two different electronic cigarette makers, and it plans to use those funds to create a "cultural shift" among students about using tobacco products.
Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter
North Carolina gets failing grades in its efforts to control tobacco use. That's according to a new report released at midnight from the American Lung Association.
North Carolina got failing grades in its efforts to control tobacco use, according to a new report released from the American Lung Association.
Firefighters were working a massive fire at an old tobacco warehouse in Rockingham County on Monday.
A massive fire burned at an old tobacco warehouse early Monday morning in Rockingham County.
DaVonté McKenith, WXII anchor/reporter
Whether it's smoked, vaped or chewed, an alarming number of young people say they're using tobacco products according to the latest National Youth Tobacco Survey released Thursday by the CDC.
Monday, Sept. 30, 2019 -- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.
Hurricane Dorian's winds and rains ravaged farm fields across eastern North Carolina, and tobacco farmers are now working to salvage what they can of this year's crop.
Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter
Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown that “sticky” hairlike structures on tobacco leaves can help attract beneficial insects that scavenge on other insects trapped on the leaves, increasing leaf yield and reducing pest damage to plant structures.
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, has increased the minimum age to buy tobacco products, marking a big moment in the fight against teen nicotine addiction.
Because of its structure, the tobacco company has been double taxed by the state, senator says.
Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter
Attorney General Josh Stein makes an announcement regarding his office's investigation of e-cigarette maker Juul.
Walmart, the world's largest retailer, will increase the minimum age to buy tobacco products, marking a big moment in the fight against teen nicotine addiction.
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business
UNC researchers that vaping is up 894 percent among high-schoolers. The Tobacco-Free Community Forum on Friday is focusing on finding ways to discourage teens from vaping.
Tobacco use was at an all-time low in North Carolina five years ago. But after the introduction of vape products and e-cigarettes, tobacco use among high school teens has shot up 849 percent.
Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor
According to the institute, it jumped 38 percent last year among kids in 9th to 12th grade.
