Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools officials say the district’s estimated shortfall for this fiscal year has climbed to approximately $42 million. A little more than half of the deficit — $24 million— is on the district’s local expense fund, which is provided by the county. The rest is on state funding, which officials say […]
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Martin General Hospital has stood abandoned in Williamston for almost two years, leaving Martin County residents with limited access to local health care. But the hospital is now slated to reopen as a new type of hospital for North Carolina: a Rural Emergency Hospital. This new designation could be a […]
Taylor Knopf/NC Health News A new report by Disability Rights North Carolina found that a legal tool used to hold patients against their will for psychiatric treatment is frequently misused — violating patients’ rights and causing them long-term harm. When a person is having a mental health crisis — such as if they’re thinking about […]
WRAL News Activists gathered in Mebane on Tuesday to speak out against Buc-ee’s planned near the intersection of Interstate 40 and 85. It that would be the gas station’s first location in North Carolina. The popular, super-sized gas station and convenience store is set to be built on 34 acres along Trollingwood Hawfields Road. Construction […]
Outer Banks Voice The Dare County Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing on June 9 at 9:00 a.m. to receive comments on the Manager’s Recommended FY26 Budget and Planned FY27 Budget that was presented to the Commissioners on May 5. The Public Hearing will be conducted at the Dare County Administrative Building, Commissioners’ […]
Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Avelo Airlines — which operates an expanding base at Concord Regional Airport offering passenger flights — began an agreement with the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month to assist with deportation efforts. Avelo Airlines told WFAE that the charter program to assist in deporting migrants is based in Mesa, Arizona, and […]
Jason Stoogenke/WSOC News You may have to wait even longer to get your tax refund if you haven’t gotten it yet. Some taxpayers in North Carolina have reached out to Action 9 asking what’s happened with their money. We found out there’s an issue that’s only affecting people who are waiting for physical checks, and […]
Erik Verduzco/The Associated Press Park ranger Jesse Anderson leads dozens of people on a weekly hike in North Carolina to see some of the most unique living things in the world — plants that supplement the nutrients they get from sunlight by digesting ants, flies and spiders. But the Venus flytraps aren’t like the human-size, […]
A bill’s moving through the Senate committee process that would set up a process for some projects to get a property tax abatement. Sen. Michael Lazzara’s Senate Bill 695 made it through the chamber’s State and Local Government committee before the Memorial Day holiday and is now in the hands of the Finance committee. Lazzara, R-Onslow, told […]
There’s been some media attention paid to the Raleigh Country Club’s litigation against the city over its willingness to allow a 16-unit townhouse project next to its 11th green and 12th tee. What’s flown a bit under the radar, however, is the scope of the club’s latest lawsuit. It has two big claims that potentially could hamstring local and […]
Since the start of the baseball season, I’ve been giving my MLB.tv subscription a workout. This past weekend was no exception, and it served up a couple of gems for folks like me who are fans of old-school pitching. The new school, if it’s been a while since you’ve tuned in, is that the “starter” goes three […]
Allen G. Breed/The Associated Press The brightly colored sign along the S-curve mountain road beckons visitors to the Gemstone Mine, the “#1 ATTRACTION IN CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE!” But another sign, on the shop’s mud-splattered front door, tells a different story. “We will be closed Thursday 9-26-2024 due to impending weather,” it reads. It promised to […]
Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio Martin General Hospital closed in 2023, but a new state appropriation is set to reopen the facility as a Rural Emergency Hospital. A new state initiative for rural healthcare will help reopen a hospital in Martin County. The NC Care Hospital investment will provide $150 million to rural hospitals across North Carolina. […]
Peter Castagno/Port City Daily Emergency response, in particular fire service funding, was at the forefront of a county commissioner discussion after a wildfire triggered evacuations and a now-lifted state of emergency. Meanwhile, an advocacy group pushes the county for extended water access to reduce fire risk. After Potential Tropical Cyclone #8 caused severe flooding in […]
Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Darlene Fore is terrified. She’s a nurse at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville: a hard, but stable, federal job. Last year, her family was devastated by Tropical Storm Helene. Now, as she reaches 60 years old, her job, and her retirement benefits, could be taken away at any […]
