By Lucas Thomae Carolina Public Press In 2022, North Carolina’s Department of Health and Human Services approved new hospital beds to be built in Western North Carolina for the first time in more than...
By Rachel Crumpler Key Takeaways: Thousands of North Carolinians with felony drug convictions may not be able to get SNAP benefits — sometimes for life. Formerly incarcerated people affected by th...
By Skye Crawford Key Takeaways: For older LGBTQ+ adults, aging may be met with social isolation, among other challenges. Residents in a North Carolina LGBTQ-focused co-housing community cite feelin...
By Will Atwater Key Takeaways: The Veteran’s Farm teaches agricultural skills while offering former military members structure, community and a path into civilian life. A state grant will help ...
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Key Takeaways: Compensation for Atrium Health’s top executives rose an average of 21.5 percent in 2025, with the CFO receiving the largest...
By Taylor Knopf Key takeaways: Early treatment after psychosis symptoms appear leads to the best recovery outcomes. Programs treating people after their first psychotic episode sharply cut hospital...
By Jaymie Baxley Key takeaways • N.C.’s Healthy Opportunities Pilot resumes after a yearlong pause with $25 million — far short of the $80 million requested. • Food-related services are likely to...
By Ted Clifford Asheville Watchdog In August, UNC Health Pardee celebrated the opening of a 23-bed adolescent mental health unit. Dozens of people crowded into the future dayroom; standing against wal...
By Amy Rhyne EdNC North Carolina has made significant new investments in childcare and early education. But as members of the North Carolina Task Force on Child Care and Early Education gathered on Au...
By Lisa Sorg Inside Climate News August 30, 2026 Thousands of dead and bloated pigs floated down country roads, buoyed by floodwaters. Tens of millions of gallons of feces and urine spilled over the b...