2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (816+ words) Hospital leaders warn that North Carolina's rural health care system is on increasingly unstable footing, as state officials push forward a $213 million plan to stabilize and transform care in rural communities. At an April 7 meeting of the Joint Legislative Oversight…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago  (566+ words) Three-quarters of North Carolina residents say a president who defies a United States Supreme Court ruling would affect how they vote in the next midterm election, according to'a new Catawba College-You Gov survey released April 9. Sixty-four percent of North Carolinians…...

4+ hour, 55+ min ago  (589+ words) The Town of Littleton, in Halifax County, faced financial scrutiny at last week's Local Government Commission meeting. The town, which has a population of 550, hasn't submitted an audit since 2021, which, according to Denise Canada, director of the State and Local…...

5+ hour, 48+ min ago  (761+ words) Advent Health is asking North Carolina's highest court to take a case that would help clarify future legal disputes over the state's certificate-of-need law. Health care providers must secure a CON from state health regulators before building a hospital, adding…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (691+ words) The North Carolina House oversight committee has called Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School leaders to testify as part of the legislature's ongoing review of materials available in public school libraries. In a letter sent to Superintendent Rodney Trice, the House Select…...

16+ hour, 20+ min ago  (403+ words) DPI Superintendent Maurice "Mo" Green's presented the data recently to the State Board of Education, along with a "historically high" 88% graduation rate. Green emphasized system-level leadership and institutional support as the key to this growth. While coordination matters, the real…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (485+ words) Decarlos Brown Jr. , the man who allegedly fatally stabbed 23-year-old Iryna Zarutska in the neck on Aug. 22 on Charlotte's Lynx Blue Line, has been found "incapable to proceed" on the state murder charge against him. Surveillance video obtained by'WBTV'shows Zarutska,…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (278+ words) At its core, a constitutional republic has some very basic responsibilities. Keep people safe, spend taxpayer dollars responsibly, and tell the truth, even when that truth is uncomfortable. When the government starts treating those duties like optional suggestions instead of…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (927+ words) A federal Appeals Court has ruled against Charlotte in its dispute with a homeowner over a $45, 000 payment linked to sewage flooding in her home in 2022. The case attracted attention from local media. Wednesday's split 2-1 decision from the 4th US Circuit Court…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (760+ words) Gov. Josh Stein opened the April Council of State meeting with a nod to history, but the day's most urgent message centered on a present-day threat: wildfires burning across North Carolina. "We share your enthusiasm" about the upcoming anniversary and…...