North Carolina flu deaths surpass 300, seniors most affected
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting influenza deaths in North Carolina have surpassed ...
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New North Carolina State CISO Was Nonprofit Cyber Leader
Bernice Bond is taking the helm of the state Department of Information Technology’s Enterprise Security and Risk Management ...
Healthy Opportunities program in North Carolina helps reduce Medicaid costs, study finds
A state-run pilot program aimed at helping North Carolina Medicaid recipients address their health-related social needs, such as food insecurity and housing instability, led to less spending over time ...
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Dash In to Enter North Carolina
The Wills Group will enter its fourth state next year with a new Dash In convenience store in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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FSA office in severely Helene-impacted area of N.C. slated to lose lease
The lease of a Farm Service Agency office near Western North Carolina's apple orchards and fruit farms -- an area hit hard by ...
Congress plans to slash spending. Cooper says Medicaid is threatened. Here’s what we know.
Former Gov. Roy Cooper warned about potential cuts to programs like Medicaid after House Republicans passed a budget ...
NC Black babies died at 3 times the rate of white infants in 2023, new report shows
The 2025 annual report from the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force shows worsening disparities in child deaths.
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NC Medicaid expansion faces uncertain future as GOP eyes federal cuts
A Republican budget plan could jeopardize Medicaid coverage for nearly 630,000 North Carolinians, with rural communities at greatest risk.
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NC Poison Control reports cases of cannabis exposure in kids doubled in four years
North Carolina Poison Control says more children are being exposed to cannabis. The agency reports the number of exposures ...
‘Evil’: NC sheriff reveals new photos, details in massive drug raid with 17 arrests
My critics will always hate on me for calling out criminals,” Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White wrote. “They will tell you ...
Study reveals one in three NC households struggled to afford basics
There were 1.8 million NC households unable to afford the state’s $78,576 average cost of living in 2022, according to the ALICE Report released earlier this week. A Study of Financial Hardship places ...