North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, talks with members of the press during the first day of the 2026 legislative session on April 21. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press North ...

NC Sen. Julie Mayfield didn't expect her call for HCA report on problems at Mission Hospital to pass. But it did draw attention to concerns.

Medicaid providers and beneficiaries across North Carolina can breathe a sigh of relief. Lawmakers put their differences aside on Wednesday to near-unanimously advance $319 million in Medicaid funding ...

DA Ashley Welch says the circumstances in Cherokee, Graham and Swain counties are each different, but sheriffs must be held accountable.

Court's ruling in Leandro case said justices can't make NC lawmakers fund schools. It didn't say legislators can't fund ...

One juvenile facility closed over solitary confinement findings. Despite denials from locals across NC, state warns them to ...

Tropical Storm Helene brought heavy rains, winds and misery to North Carolina on Friday after coming ashore in Florida late Thursday as a powerful Category 4 hurricane. Much of the worst damage in ...

Damage to remote parts of the Norfolk Southern rail line kept freight traffic stalled for months. Now passenger service could ...

Many state and private colleges are moving toward 90-credit undergrad degree option. UNC System weighing pros and cons.

Review shows one degree program after another in which UNC System isn't producing as many graduates as growing NC economy ...