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Pfizer says all employees were accounted for after Wednesday's storm. It also says it is still assessing damage.

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed that the large manufacturing complex was damaged by a twister that touched down near Rocky Mount.

President Joe Biden was in North Carolina Friday, making stops in Rocky Mount and at the newly-named Fort Liberty in Fayetteville.

Biden is to use a visit to the recently renamed Fort Liberty in North Carolina to highlight the order. The order directs agencies to develop a federal government-wide plan on hiring and job retention for military spouses, bolster child care options, and take more than a dozen additional actions.

The Battling Bishops reminisce on the championship-winning season that led them to play in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2011.

Anna Riegel said she focused her speech on voting rights. She and others — including former Congressman G.K. Butterfield — will speak at an event in Rocky Mount on Monday.

Rocky Mount’s downtown is undergoing changes to encourage its residents to live there and build its local economy with business opportunities.

About 75% of the QVC facility was destroyed in the Dec. 18 blaze that killed a 21-year-old worker.

The company that runs QVC is shutting down a North Carolina distribution center heavily damaged by a fire, according to a filing with state officials.

The Edgecombe County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that 21-year-old Kevon Ricks has been identified as the worker who died. More than 300 employees were working at the 1.2 million-square-foot facility when the fire broke out early Saturday.