The sprawling bill would keep child care providers afloat until March, when the legislature will be back for the long session.

As underserved communities demand more environmental protections, the EPA has looked to partnerships with historically Black institutions.

Advocates say $100 million is needed to sustain families, child care programs until legislators return next year to address high costs and low access.

What’s at stake for health policy as the players and power centers shift at the state and federal level, and how will it ...

North Carolina dentists tout the benefits of fluoride in water systems, even as some counties are looking to ban the ...

This year, NC S.A.F.E. has focused on combating veteran suicides and reaching gun owners who have school-aged children.

People in Avery County are still reeling after Helene’s calamitous lurch through western North Carolina more than a month ago ...

Prison advocate groups call for the release of nearly 2,000 incarcerated people to ease overcrowding, improve conditions.

Law enforcement say human traffickers are bringing people from South Carolina and Atlanta, trying to recruit and find victims.

While lawmakers question where millions of dollars went, domestic violence shelters have no choice but to cut programs and turn away victims.

The government, some critics argue, is often the underlying culprit in why the U.S. has made almost no progress in closing racial health disparities.

Damaged roads, displaced people create headaches for social services agencies protecting children and others after Helene.