Archive for category: Covid 19

By Rachel Crumpler Chris Hatton oversees a 15-officer police force in a small western North Carolina town in Jackson County — a place where he says many calls to 911 aren’t really police matters at al...

By Taylor Knopf North Carolina lawmakers are now taking a closer look at how people with mental health issues can be involuntarily committed for treatment in the wake of a new law they passed — in Sep...

By Anne Blythe A New Bern eye surgeon who is challenging North Carolina’s laws that cap the kinds of medical services, facilities and equipment that can be offered in geographic regions of the state w...

By Sally Kestin Asheville Watchdog Mission Health’s corporate owner, HCA Healthcare, has seen its revenues increase by $3.8 billion in the first three quarters of 2025, the company reported. The 7.2 p...

By Dan DeWitt Asheville Watchdog Virginia Gilbert was shocked and angry after she learned last week that premiums for her Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance policy will more than double next year, ju...

By Jaymie Baxley The parents of more than 20 children with autism notched a recent victory in a lawsuit that accused the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services of discrimination after it slashed...

By Ashley Fredde As this year’s Medicare open enrollment period proceeds, Medicare beneficiaries in North Carolina are facing a year of higher costs.  Medicare Advantage and traditional Medicare enrol...

By Will Atwater Single-use, compostable and recyclable takeout containers are on their way out at some North Carolina universities.  Stainless steel is taking their place.  This fall, UNC Greensboro i...

By Jennifer Fernandez UNC Greensboro junior Taniyah McCormick grabbed a couple of plastic bags to fill as she perused the shelves at the Spartan Open Pantry on Thursday. She used to stop by once a mon...

By Rachel Crumpler Trying to get back on one’s feet in the community after leaving prison or jail is rarely easy. People often face steep hurdles finding housing, employment and health care. For those...