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A woman with long blondish hair wearing a red shirt is pictured on a screen during a showing of a fireworks safety documentary.

July Fourth safety guide for fireworks, heat and water this weekend

by Jennifer Fernandez July 3, 2026July 2, 2026

Tarboro resident Kelly Spivey founded Kelly's Community Pantry eight years ago to help people with food insecurity. With SNAP cuts and school children out for summer vacation she likes to keep the five shelf locker on her property well stocked with free provisions

Children's Health

When school’s out, who will feed the kids?

by Diana Lopez June 22, 2026June 26, 2026

Photo shows two huskies, Melo and Pneuma, one mostly white and one brown with white markings sitting in front of a flowering bush. They were healthy before their deaths in April, 2026 at a boarding kennel in Swannanoa, NC called Inner Knowing Canine Connections.

State Health Policy

Dog deaths at Swannanoa boarding facility point to holes in NC animal welfare protections

by Skye Crawford June 10, 2026June 15, 2026

North Carolina nursing home located in Mecklenburg is pictured.

Aging

Delayed, denied, diffused: Families face an uphill battle in nursing home cases

by Ashley Fredde May 26, 2026May 25, 2026

children climbing up a ladder at a park playground

A crisis team that stays: How a new NC program is keeping kids out of the ER

by Taylor Knopf May 11, 2026May 9, 2026

A photo of an Atrium Health Hospital next to a photo of a WakeMed hospital.

WakeMed touts benefits of Atrium deal after weekend backlash

by Michelle Crouch and Rose Hoban May 6, 2026May 7, 2026