FOX8 On Your Side: North Carolina Rural Center helps small communities

300,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost across North Carolina, many of them in rural communities. FOX8 On Your Side Consumer Reporter Melissa Painter explains how small businesses in rural communities are getting…

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    Deal or Dud? Grip Go

    Always looking for a place to put your phone when you’re in the car? Grip Go promises to give you…

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    FOX8 On Your Side Consumer Alert: Omega Meats

    Meat is one of the most expensive items on a family’s grocery list. That’s why many residents in the Piedmont…

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    Deal or Dud: Mr. Lid

    Do you have a drawer full of plasticware that’s missing half the lids? Mr. Lid promises to solve that problem!…

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    Deal or Dud? Lint Lizard

    We use our washer and dryer quite frequently, but have you ever had your dryer serviced? Probably not. The Lint…

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    Deal or Dud? Cafe Cup put to the test

    Manufacturers are making the chore of brewing a cup of coffee easier and easier with single pod coffee makers that…

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    What medicine labels mean

    Companies come up with all sorts of terms to sell their products, but when it comes to over-the-counter medicine — you…

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    Choosing a credit card: What perks are best for you?

    On Tuesday morning, consumer reporter Melissa Painter discussed the various perks of credit cards and how to make them work…

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    On Your Side: Yellow Pages imposters

    The yellow pages have been around for so long that the name has become like Kleenex or Xerox. Some are…