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On this week that marked one year since the first positive test of COVID-19 in Wake County, there's a story of hope that starts on the dance floor. Dozens of Triangle seniors are refusing to let the loneliness and isolation of quarantine get them down. Brittany Mora and Courtney White co-founded Silver Shuffles Dance Company last year. It's aimed at seniors 55 years and up. Then, the pandemic hit. It could have crushed the business. Then, they found out just how much local seniors needed it. "We started to realize that this was kind of bigger than a dance class," Mora said.

Mattamy Homes will build Hero Home 23. "It's in the community of Oak Park, in Garner North Carolina," said Donna Kemp, Mattamy Homes vice president of sales. "It's very conveniently located very close to the White Oak area. We've chosen a beautiful home site for them, and they get to come in and choose their selections and personalize it just for them. Polizzi and his unit were on a security patrol in Afghanistan in 2010 when they came under heavy enemy fire. Polizzi quickly created and detonated a bomb that saved his entire unit, allowing them to pass only later to come under fire again. Pol...