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.

Movement on state budget and Medicaid funding near top of the agenda as lawmakers return to Raleigh for 2026 session.

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

With Medicaid funding due to run out, NC lawmakers act quickly in new session. But some concerned by extra provisions in bill ...

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

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

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

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What’s the point of college? Is the goal to obtain a degree and enter the workforce as quickly as possible? A budding initiative at the UNC System seems to say so, and it could soon offer a chance to ...

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