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Ben Sessoms

The News & Observer

Ben Sessoms covers housing and COVID-19 in the Triangle for the News & Observer through Report for America. He was raised in Kinston and graduated from Appalachian State University in 2019.

Millions in NC rental aid sitting unspent as eviction moratorium ends

August 3, 2021 5:45 AM

California tech company bought more Wake County homes than anyone else during pandemic

July 21, 2021 6:00 AM

Eviction ban ends in a month and many are still behind on rent. Here’s how we got here.

July 5, 2021 10:00 AM

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160 tenants behind on rent applied for aid. Their landlord won’t accept the money.

Updated October 2, 2021 at 8:49 AM

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COVID-19 hospitalizations in North Carolina under 3,000 for first time in weeks

Updated September 30, 2021 at 1:09 PM

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People hospitalized with COVID-19 in North Carolina down nearly 400 in past week

September 29, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Coronavirus

New COVID-19 cases decrease as NC continues to come down from peak of delta surge

September 28, 2021 at 12:29 PM

Coronavirus

September already North Carolina’s third deadliest month of pandemic

September 27, 2021 at 3:33 PM

Coronavirus

New COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in NC are falling. ICU patients remain high.

September 22, 2021 at 12:47 PM

Coronavirus

Durham to pause pandemic rental assistance applications due to large backlog

Updated September 21, 2021 at 5:05 PM

Coronavirus

Nearly 1 in 5 people hospitalized with COVID-19 in NC are on a ventilator

Updated September 21, 2021 at 12:39 PM

Coronavirus

New COVID cases plateau as delta surge in NC starts to slow down

Updated September 20, 2021 at 4:52 PM

Local

COVID hospitalizations are going down in NC, but look what’s happening in ICUs

Updated September 16, 2021 at 6:36 PM

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How does your county’s COVID-19 vaccination rate stack up to others in NC?

September 16, 2021 at 7:26 AM

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Could September become NC’s deadliest month of the pandemic since February?

Updated September 15, 2021 at 4:05 PM

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