Henderson County health officials are tracking a local outbreak of whooping cough. The Health Department has confirmed 27 cases, with most occurring among school-aged children, officials said in an April 25 news release. Parents, guardians and close contacts of the affected individuals are being notified by letter or phone call,...

Despite repeated efforts to pass a medical marijuana legalization bill by a powerful Republican lawmaker, North Carolina remains one of just a few states to not permit the drug’s medical or recreational use statewide. This has largely been due to there not being enough support among GOP lawmakers, who control...

North Carolina still elects a labor commissioner, whose main job is to ensure safe workplaces. That includes maintaining safe elevators that urban dwellers rely on to get to their office and apartments, which is why many associate the job with the commissioner’s photo on the inspection form. This year’s November...

If you’ve been placing online sports bets since FanDuel, DraftKings and the like went live in North Carolina last month, you might want to prepare for a bigger tax bill next year — even if you lose. That’s because of a quirk in the federal tax law, which Tony Mecia...

About one in six people released from North Carolina prisons in 2023 were homeless, according to figures provided to NC Newsline — a rate the state hopes to cut in half by 2030. That goal is one part of an executive order issued by Gov. Roy Cooper in January to...

Harvesting enough trees to meet federal timber targets nationally is inappropriately taking precedent over ecological considerations when the U.S. Forest Services sets goals for projects in national forests, including in North Carolina, according to a recent federal lawsuit from environmental groups. Setting timber targets for the volume of lumber extracted...

In the fall of 2001, police in New Jersey raided an Ocean County warehouse to break up an illegal dogfighting ring, acting on a tip from the advocacy group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. They seized more than $30,000 in cash and four pit bull terrier dogs, two...

New information was released Thursday about what caused a plane to crash at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report said the “aircraft attempted to land, bounced and began a missed approach and crashed.” A UNC Health physician and pilot were taken to the hospital Wednesday after...

Western North Carolina Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Henderson) has been unanimously sanctioned by the bipartisan House Communications Standards Commission for violating federal law and the rules of the House of Representatives, according to a press release issued today by the Henderson County Democratic Party — the group that filed the complaint...

The Moore County Board of Education recently adopted a policy revision prohibiting attendees of closed-session meetings from taking photos or recording proceedings. Seemingly a result of board member David Hensley recording prior audio and taking photos during closed sessions, board policy 1314 now has an addition: “No Board member, administrator...

If there was one thing the crowd of 230 people in E.E. Smith’s auditorium could agree on Tuesday night, it was that Fayetteville’s beloved historically Black high school needs new facilities. Applause and cheers came from Golden Bulls and community members alike as Cumberland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Marvin Connelly...

On a Sunday night in March, a Delta flight from Atlanta to Raleigh was late, but the delay didn’t diminish the spirits of a team of North Carolina State University students coming off a weekend victory. One student spotted the university’s chancellor, Randy Woodson, in the boarding area. After some...

Mission Hospital’s patient care profits have skyrocketed since its purchase by HCA Healthcare in 2019, largely because of cost cutting measures that have led to significantly lower staffing levels than at hospitals across the state and nation, according to public data. A 12-page working draft report out of Wake Forest...

Last week, Treasurer Dale Folwell filed a brief in support of a federal antitrust action to block Novant Health’s purchase of two North Carolina hospitals. He argued the merger would worsen care and increase tax demands on the state health plan. In January, the Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust...

A federal judge has halted the enforcement of a North Carolina law that made it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction when they had simply violated the voting law by mistake. The ruling was celebrated by groups representing poor...