Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog A patient in Mission Hospital’s emergency room died in the bathroom last week after calling for help but getting no immediate response. Hospital spokeswoman Nancy Lindell confirmed the incident to Asheville Watchdog on Thursday and said one employee has been fired and more action may be...

Renuka Rayasam & Sam Whitehead/NC Health News President Donald Trump’s return to the White House sent a clear signal about Medicaid to Republicans across the country: Requiring enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or going to school is back on the table. The day after Trump’s inauguration, South Carolina...

Mebane Rash/Education NC For 25 years, funding for what’s called Secure Rural Schools (SRS) has made a difference to schools in counties where a large percentage of the land is owned by the federal government and thus tax exempt. In North Carolina, 26 counties receive this federal funding, and 19...

Paul Specht/WRAL News Anderson Clayton became North Carolina Democratic Party chair on a promise: to boost its members’ representation — and performance — in statewide elections. Democrats had just lost every statewide race in the 2022 midterm elections. And instead of sticking with Clayton’s predecessor — a former state legislator...

Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Inside a colorful classroom in Williams Academy in Avery County, Kindergarten Teacher Charlene Gragg welcomes her students back to class after lunch. There are only a handful of kids, which is pretty typical around here. Today, though, she’s got her eye on one little girl who just...

Evey Weisblat/CityView The Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corporation is asking the Fayetteville City Council to approve economic incentives to attract an air dome manufacturer to establish operations in Fayetteville. The proposed incentives include $63,948 from the city and $88,170 from the county, paid in annual installments over five years. The...

Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio The U.S. Department of Education has canceled over $600 million in teacher training grants across the country. That’s impacting universities in the Triad. Winston-Salem TEACH is a partnership between Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem State University and Salem College working to create a pipeline of quality teachers for...

Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Until now, all eyes were on the immediate job of stabilizing I-40 enough to reopen one lane in each direction. Now begins the much grander, much harder, long-range goal of a permanent fix. That will require a stunning engineering and construction feat, projected to last at...

Nick Fogleman/The Watauga Democrat Gov. Josh Stein joined Dogwood Health Trust to unveil a $30 million small business grant initiative to support businesses impacted by Hurricane Helene and revitalize economic recovery in western North Carolina. The Western North Carolina Small Business Initiative will provide grants of up to $50,000 to...

Kevin Griffin/Greensboro News & Record Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is recovering following a heart surgery earlier this month. Causey, who is a Greensboro resident, confirmed the Feb. 10 surgery in a phone interview with the News & Record on Wednesday morning. The insurance commissioner seemed to be in good health...

Todd Richmond/The Associated Press People who lost their homes to Hurricane Helene or California wildfires could get a sizeable tax break to move to Wisconsin. Republican legislators in the Dairy State have proposed a bill that would give anyone who moves to Wisconsin from North Carolina or Los Angeles County...

Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public Radio Thousands of WNC residents who were deemed eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency housing aid declined the agency’s offer for a free place to stay in the months or weeks after Hurricane Helene, a new data analysis by BPR shows. By estimates from the...

Tyler Davis/The (Henderson) Daily Dispatch Around a decade ago, Durham-based solar panel producer Semprius closed up shop at 145 Technology Lane. However, the building, a part Triangle North Vance, will get a new lease on life thanks to Shanghai, China-based manufacturing and engineering firm Syntec Precision Technology Corporation. As a...

Peter Castagno/Port City Daily Commissioners struck down a resolution to participate in a federal program deputizing local officers to enforce federal immigration law amid concerns about increased costs on the local government. This came as the county sheriff and area residents spoke against the move. A resolution of support before...

Daniel Sheehan/Wilmington StarNews Workforce housing continues to be a top priority for New Hanover County officials. The Workforce Housing Advisory Committee, a joint effort between New Hanover and the city of Wilmington, recommended a $5 million yearly commitment from the government entities at a board of commissioners meeting on Feb....