As water service is gradually restored to western North Carolina communities, Mitchell County must figure out how to restore sewage plant.

Charlotte's retirement communities are sending supplies and volunteers to help senior communities in western NC affected by flooding ...

Organizations are moving quickly to address food insecurity as the region continues to reel from historic flooding.

As western North Carolina residents describe trauma, stress and isolation after Hurricane Helene, experts anticipate that the ...

Thirty-five years later, there's still no sidewalk in the mostly Black neighborhood where 6-year-old John Parker was struck ...

According to state statistics, the average salary for an early childhood teacher is around $14/hour. Even with those low wages, providers often can’t afford to hire more staff, meaning the demand ...

The only abortion clinic in the region is temporarily closed due to Helene, requiring abortion seekers to travel farther and incur more costs.

Infections, illnesses, stress-related maladies expected to impact local health systems after Helene; “We’re ready,” HCA official says.

The candidate answered these questions in a combination of emailed responses and a phone interview with NC Health News. What would be your plan for ensuring the future security/ strength of Medicare?

Are there steps an AG can take to battle the fentanyl crisis? What would you do? The fentanyl epidemic must be a day one priority. It’s devastating our communities and we need to tackle it from the ...

Six years after breaking away from Atrium Health to build Charlotte’s largest independent physician practice, the doctors at Tryon Medical Partners are teaming up with a private equity firm in a move ...