Residents packed the meeting with a petition, persuading commissioners to pass a 32‑month moratorium and support an advisory committee.

North Carolina now has one fewer abortion clinic, shrinking access to the procedure in a state where nearly 48,000 abortions were provided in 2025. Amber Gavin, vice president of advocacy and ...

Kay McMillan is a young woman in her early 30s who graduated summa cum laude at NC State and now runs her own nonprofit combining her two passions — disability rights and teaching youth leadership ...

When WakeMed Health & Hospitals board members were first approached by Charlotte-based Atrium Health about combining forces two years ago, they weren’t sold on the idea. But after two years of review ...

Officials with the county's "Orange Card" program expect more people will need help next year once Medicaid work requirements kick in.

After initial media reports detailed the proposed combination of the Raleigh- and Charlotte-based systems, Wake County commissioners may move to slow down decision-making.

Efforts to reduce Black maternal deaths in North Carolina face funding cuts, policy hurdles, and ongoing gaps in access to doula care.

After an allergic reaction, an NC woman was sent to the ER for monitoring—and later billed $6,700 for “critical care” during a brief visit.

Atrium's proposed deal with WakeMed would extend the reach of the state's largest hospital system and raise new competition ...

NC lawmakers are considering “Solly’s Law” to raise the tobacco age to 21 as youth vaping rates rise and enforcement gaps persist statewide.

Want to catch up with your lawmakers are doing? It’s challenging, given that the modern streaming era has come slowly to our state legislature compared to neighboring states, such as Virginia, South ...