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A group photo of dozens of people working with the Specialty Mental Health Supervision program to support people with serious mental illness. They are posing by the water.

NC expands specialized mental health supervision to all 100 counties

by Rachel Crumpler June 9, 2026June 9, 2026

People seated facing a dais in a room with the North Carolina seal on the wall. They are listening to a child welfare case being heard by lawmakers from the N.C. General Assembly House Oversight Committee.

Children's Health

NC lawmakers eye more child welfare changes after Charlotte girl’s death exposes chronic gaps in the system

by Jennifer Fernandez and Ashley Fredde June 8, 2026June 9, 2026

Commercial building exterior with a stainless-steel utility enclosure, yellow safety bollards, and a covered side entrance on a rainy day. This is a cooler extension that acts as an overflow morgue at Asheville's Mission Hospital.

Healthcare Workers

Death takes a holiday: NC medical examiners plan coordinated vacation to protest low pay

by Asheville Watchdog June 7, 2026June 5, 2026

Aerial view of a water-filled open-pit lithium mine surrounded by farmland and forests in North Carolina's Piedmont region.

Environmental Health

When water meets rock: Water quality impacts from lithium mining

by Coastwatch June 6, 2026June 5, 2026

Children's Health

‘A calling’: Paid foster parents are changing outcomes for NC children

by Jennifer Fernandez June 5, 2026June 4, 2026

hand holds a small test tube with instruction cards, gloves and a little scooper in the background

Mixed federal messages on drug checking leave North Carolina harm reduction programs in limbo

by Taylor Knopf June 3, 2026June 2, 2026