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semi white crystal methamphetamine on a black background, both shattered pieces and full crystals

Communities struggle with meth outside spotlight of opioid crisis

by Carolina Public Press July 17, 2021July 16, 2021

photo shows 7 syringes full of a COVID vaccine in sealed packages laying on a black tablecloth.

Infectious Disease

Parts of Western NC see vaccine demand drop to a ‘trickle’

by Carolina Public Press May 16, 2021May 15, 2021

shows people behind a fence with razor wire on the top, they're in the yard of Central Prison in Raleigh. Many prisoners have refused vaccine.

NC prisons running out of people willing to accept COVID vaccine

by Carolina Public Press April 17, 2021April 19, 2021

Aging

Long-term care facility restrictions lifted

by Carolina Public Press March 26, 2021March 25, 2021

A woman in a paper surgical mask worn against COVID leans out the window of the drivers seat of her car so a woman in a mask can give an injection in her right arm.

Infectious Disease

New guidance on life after COVID vaccination

by Carolina Public Press March 14, 2021March 14, 2021

photo shows a series of white pipes, plumbing that is not regulated by housing codes in most NC counties

Thousands without adequate plumbing could be helped by minimum codes

by Carolina Public Press February 27, 2021February 26, 2021