Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News People in rural communities depend on local pharmacies for more than just prescription medicines. Many rural pharmacies offer immunizations, blood pressure testing and other services that can be difficult to get in remote places where traditional health care providers are few and far between. In some areas, a rural pharmacist “may […]
Zachery Eanes/Axios Raleigh Black and Hispanic students make up a smaller proportion of the University of North Carolina’s newest class of students compared to previous years, according to data released by the university Thursday. Why it matters: The data on admitted students is the first to be released since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in […]
Peter Castagno/Port City Daily A North Carolina couple is requesting the Department of Environmental Quality set interim rules for eight PFAS compounds to aid groundwater remediation after finding high concentrations of the contaminants in nearby wells. Some New Hanover County residents supported the action due to similar findings. The Department of Environmental Quality announced […]
Brionna Dallara/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Maggie Valley has taken the first step toward enacting a steep slope ordinance to safeguard the stability of mountainside development. Haywood County has had steep slope rules since 2007, but Maggie Valley never adopted their own rules governing construction and excavation methods on the steepest slopes. It didn’t seem pressing since […]
Eliot Duke/State Port Pilot Oak Island Planning Board recently voted down a pair of town council proposals intended to limit the size of new house construction. Town council sent the planning board a directive in July to discuss two possible options related to maximum house sizes and come back with a recommendation at its September […]
NC State, UNC Charlotte and East Carolina University fared well in the latest college free-speech rankings issued by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, better known as FIRE. The group’s scoring placed NC State at No. 7 overall, and its 2025 report said the Raleigh institution is among a select group of schools that […]
Sarah Taber, who seeks to oust five-term Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler in the November election, says systemic overcharging by North Carolina retailers is an “important piece of the puzzle” behind high grocery prices. The Democratic Party candidate contended in a recent podcast with U.S. Rep Wiley Nickel that “it’s fairly common to go into a […]
Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio Dr. Bryan Hodge remembers his struggles to find lodging when he was a medical student doing rotations in rural areas in the early 2000’s. Sometimes, he would have to live in someone’s basement. Other times, he would live with a roommate or in an apartment attached to a hospital. Now, […]
Paul Garber/WFDD Radio Former President Donald Trump said if elected in November he’ll expand the tariffs that he imposed during his presidency. North Carolina has a booming economy that’s deeply entwined with global trade. Now many are calling for a careful approach to the international economy. When he talks about tariffs, Donald Trump may be […]
Gareth McGrath/USA Today Network Faced with an increasingly volatile environment along the N.C. coast that’s placing a rising number of oceanfront properties in harms way, public and private officials have teamed up to roll out a new report that looks at potential solutions. The idea of the collaboration between the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality […]
