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By Jennifer Fernandez Every three days, a North Carolina baby dies in an unsafe sleep environment. That’s more than 100 babies every year.  Less than two weeks into 2026, a Cary infant was found dead ...

By Michelle Crouch State lawmakers looking for ways to reduce the tax burden for North Carolinians are holding off — for now — on legislation that would have scaled back two key tax exemptions that be...

By Trista Talton Coastal Review FAYETTEVILLE — Proposed monitoring and minimization rules for industrial dischargers of 1,4-dioxane and the public sewage plants that accept those facilities’ waste fai...

By Clayton Henkel NC Newsline University of North Carolina at Wilmington Chancellor Aswani Volety told members of the UNC System’s Board of Governors Wednesday that the time is right for his universi...

By Anne Blythe Behind the colorful packaging designed to appeal to young people on the shelves of many North Carolina vape shops lurks a dangerous lack of transparency, public health advocates and law...

By Rachel Crumpler and Taylor Knopf After spending six months examining the state’s involuntary commitment process, a special North Carolina House committee released a list of recommendations on Tuesd...

By Will Atwater Tropical Storm Helene’s impact on western North Carolina was felt acutely in the days, weeks and months after the storm, including in the region’s hospitals and clinics. New research s...

By Rachel Crumpler A new preliminary report from a state-funded research group identifies “key pressure points that need to be addressed” to fully implement Iryna’s Law, which passed quickly late last...