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Flu deaths are surging in North Carolina, and the state's vaccination rate has dropped
22+ hour, 3+ min ago (487+ words) With flu deaths spiking in North Carolina, state health officials are urging people to get their annual flu vaccines. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services reported Wednesday that 63 additional people died from the flu in the state, bringing this…...
A North Carolina Hospital Was Slated To Open in 2025. Mired in Bureaucracy, It’s Still a Dirt Field.
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (899+ words) Madison County, tucked in the mountains of western North Carolina, has no hospital and just three ambulances serving its roughly 22,000 people. The ambulances frequently travel back and forth to Mission Hospital in Asheville, the largest and most central hospital in…...
NCGOP wants investigation of alleged Wilmington election fraud, local Democratic party calls it a "political stunt"
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (471+ words) State and local Republicans shared allegations that one voter received text messages offering cash from three Democratic candidates in the Wilmington city council race in exchange for votes. To date, no other voters in the area have come forward with…...
Applying to a North Carolina college? Save on fees this College Application Week
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) Governor Josh Stein has declared the week of October 20 College Application Week in North Carolina. Throughout this week, 45 colleges and universities across the state are waiving their application fees for students who submit a college application through College for North…...
Suspect held after allegedly firing from boat into waterfront bar in North Carolina
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (431+ words) Updated September 28, 2025 at 8:17 PM EDT Three people were killed and five wounded in Southport, N.C., on Saturday night when police say a gunman attacked a bar from the water, driving his boat up alongside an open-air dock-front bar and opening fire....
Here's what to know about how Hurricane Erin will impact North Carolina
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (475+ words) As rip tides from Hurricane Erin create dangerous conditions along the North Carolina coast, many residents and visitors have evacuated the Outer Banks, and local officials have warned people to stay away from the beaches. Erin lost strength early Tuesday…...
Congress has passed its sweeping tax passage. How are North Carolina politicians reacting?
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (701+ words) With a final vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, a sweeping tax bill that will touch almost every sector of the economy and overhaul industries like energy and health is headed to President Donald Trump's desk for a…...
North Carolina's young Asian population is growing, along with an appetite for AAPI history
8+ mon, 1+ day ago (1621+ words) Efforts to mandate Asian American Pacific Islander history in North Carolina schools continue to be stalled on the state level. Meanwhile, Green Hope High School in Cary plans to pilot the Asian American history elective for Wake County Public Schools…...
A Wilmington Republican is once again pushing for Chemours to pay for filtration of forever chemicals
8+ mon, 4+ week ago (1027+ words) Utilities in and around Wilmington have spent more than $240 million installing filters since learning of PFAS contamination in the Cape Fear River. For a third time, Rep. Ted Davis is pushing for legislation that would make companies pay for the…...
Legislative battle continues over how to address health care costs in North Carolina
9+ mon, 1+ week ago (1711+ words) Lindsi Franklin's son, Isaac, was 9 years old in June 2024 when doctors found an abscess in his stomach and a section of diseased bowel. He was diagnosed with severe Crohn's disease " Isaac's immune system had decided that his own intestines were…...