Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz N.C. Department of Transportation officials presented three design alternatives for the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement on Tuesday during the first of two public input meetings. For years, local leaders across the Cape Fear region have pushed to replace the aging Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, built in 1969....

Melissa Goldin/The Associated Press A video of a helicopter attempting to land in a Burnsville, North Carolina, parking lot used to store supplies for victims of Hurricane Helene has been viewed millions of times online, with many claiming that it shows an unidentified government aircraft sent to destroy the aid....

Ryley Ober/Asheville Citizen Times A month after registered nurses at Mission Hospital voted 97% in favor to allow a strike over pay, staffing and safety issues, a new deal has been struck between HCA and its nurses. This week, Mission nurses represented by National Nurses United voted in favor of...

John Boyle & Starr Sariego/Asheville Watchdog Sagging rooflines and toppled cinder block walls are the order of the day in the River Arts District right now, but a development team that owns 11 buildings in the district says nearly all of their buildings are salvageable. Standing near what was the...

Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline As North Carolina legislators debated Wednesday afternoon how best to help western North Carolina recover and rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Rep. Caleb Rudow noticed two words that were going unsaid: climate change. Rudow and Rep. Deb Butler, both Democrats, urged colleagues in a news...

Madeline Ashley/Becker’s Hospital Review Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System and UnitedHealthcare have been in contract negotiations over the last few weeks regarding around 172,000 Duke Health patients and their care access. Should the parties be unable to come to an agreement, Duke Health’s hospitals, facilities and physicians will be...

Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger Six years after breaking away from Atrium Health to build Charlotte’s largest independent physician practice, the doctors at Tryon Medical Partners are teaming up with a private equity firm in a move they say will help them reach more patients. The deal, finalized...

Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The Siler City local government became the latest to approve an interlocal agreement to merge its water and sewer utilities with the City of Sanford on Monday, as the town’s commissioners voted unanimously in favor of the change. It means – like Pittsboro did earlier this year...

Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Water is now flowing in Maggie Valley and Jonathan Creek again, after nearly a week of no water for some residents following ruptured main lines in the Maggie Valley Sanitary District system. “The main roads have gotten their water back,” Town Manager Vickie Best said. “There...

Keely Arthur/WRAL News A letter given exclusively to WRAL News revealed that federal officials will investigate a potential cancer cluster among workers at a once-busy North Carolina State University building—Poe Hall. “We are taking action to understand the occurrence of cancer among North Carolina State University employees who worked in...

Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press In Western North Carolina, county elections officials need Porta Potties. Tropical Storm Helene caused catastrophic flooding in the region, which destroyed homes, buildings and roads; cut off communication lines, and killed at least 77 people in the state as of Oct. 8. But as Western North...

Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily As the city recovers from Potential Tropical Cyclone #8, the Southport Board of Aldermen met Monday to discuss the storm’s toll on its stormwater system and federal assistance. Deputy Fire Marshal Brian Kolhoff reported the progress to gain financial assistance from the North Carolina Department of...

Jessica Baugh & Dania Al Hadeethi/The Daily Tar Heel According to the UNC Policy Manual, the University affirms its commitment to free speech and expression for its students, faculty, staff and visitors under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and Article 1 Section 14 of the North Carolina Constitution....

Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Even though East and Gulf Coast longshoremen agreed to return to work Thursday evening, their three-day strike at the port in Wilmington could have a ripple of negative effects on the North Carolina economy, potentially hampering recovery efforts in Western counties. Lumber products and other...

Stephen Beech/High Point Enterprise COVID-19 doubles the risk of a heart attack, stroke or dying up to three years later, according to a new study. The danger is even higher among people with blood types A, B or AB who were infected with the virus compared to those with type...