Local leaders face significant challenges and argue Washington and Raleigh could do more to help them recover from the $60 billion storm.
How first Helene and then the cleanup battered the ecosystem in western North Carolina.
Floodwaters, rats, and mold once threatened to derail a Haywood County family’s future—until Medicaid helped them find safe housing. Now advocates warn stories like theirs may disappear under Republicans’ “big beautiful bill.”
Lawmakers are not set to return until three weeks after the state is scheduled to enact cuts that could cause some of the most vulnerable residents to lose their life-saving care.
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene's devastating landfall approaches, a program in western North Carolina schools is helping students cope with the tragedy.
This week, as we approach the first anniversary of Hurricane Helene–one of the worst natural disasters ever to hit western North Carolina–it’s important to take stock of how we’re doing. Where do we stand and what do we still need?
The 2025 calendar of fall festivals in North Carolina is full. Here are eight of our favorites, from the coast to the mountains of NC.
On Monday, President Donald Trump stood beside Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for what he called a “historic” announcement on autism.
During National Farm Safety and Health Week, a massively reduced fine for poor conditions that led to a farmworker's death is leading to questions about worker protections in North Carolina.
To control costs, nearly all health insurers use a system called prior authorization, which requires patients or their providers to seek approval before they can get certain procedures, tests, and prescriptions.
