My Love for Cats Leads to a New Career Hello, my fellow cat people! I’ve been away for a bit, huddling under fuzzy blankets with my super-fuzzy fur baby. He’s decided to sleep until spring, with occasional sleep-walking bouts that lead him to the kitchen and back. As for me…

How I Made Over $1000 Selling My Unwanted Clothing — If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that people are willing and able to shop from the comfort of their living room. …

Alpha-Gal Syndrome On the Rise — There’s a new allergy in town, and ironically, it has the power to force hunters to give up eating red meat. Alpha-gal allergy is brought on by the bite of the lone star tick, causing some unlucky individuals to become severely allergic to mammal products. Eating red meat or consuming…

Lydia’s Bridge — A Ghostly Hitchhiker in Jamestown One of the most famous ghost stories in North Carolina is about a phantom hitchhiker who supposedly haunts an abandoned railroad bridge in Guilford County. The bridge is located on US-70A (High Point Rd.), just south of Jamestown. …

1 Million+ Page Views and 6200 Followers in My First Month as a Paid Creator — NewsBreak After All the Changes Many writers, like myself, came late to the NewsBreak game. We weren’t the fortunate ones who were guaranteed $1000 per month back in November. When I signed up on July 24, 2021, the criteria for becoming a paid writer was to amass 200 followers and to publish 10 stories. That…

The Demon Dog of Valle Crucis It’s only six weeks till Halloween — my favorite holiday — and I’m ready! To help everyone else get in the spirit, I’ve decided to share some spooky legends from North Carolina. Stay tuned in to make sure you catch them all! A Spooky Mountain Legend Valle Crucis is a little town set high…

The Culprit for This Disease May Be in Your Backyard — What is Ehrlichiosis? Ehrlichiosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium, ehrlichia chaffeensis , ehrlichia ewingii, and ehrlichia muris eauclairensis. The bacteria is carried by ticks, and transmitted to humans and animals through a tick bite. The disease is relatively new on the scene, first appearing twenty years ago. …

What Does the Law Say in Your State? — In 2019, a friend in Charlotte, North Carolina, told me the driver of a city bus objected to her breastfeeding her eleven-month-old baby, advising her, “You need to do that later.” Even though the baby was still hungry, my friend stopped nursing immediately, fearful she and her child would be…

Studies show many infected households have pets with Covid -19 antibodies — It’s been an emotional roller coaster for the furry ones. At the very beginning of the pandemic, the news that pets could catch Covid-19 prompted a tragic trend: families afraid of catching the virus were abandoning their pets at shelters. A few weeks later, the CDC assured us that transmission…