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A correctional officer seen from behind stands in front of a prison barbed wire fence

NC prisons face ‘dire’ staffing crisis

by Rachel Crumpler February 5, 2026

Shows a person covered by a sheet with laser targeting showing on the sheet laying on a table that's part of a linear accelerator radiation machine. Two radiation techs are helping the patient get ready. An attempt by WakeMed to add a linear acceerator to its cancer treatment program led to a high-stakes conflct with Duke Health over a certificate of need and NC CON laws.

State Health Policy

Raleigh hospital’s attempt to expand cancer services leads to revealing CON law dispute with neighboring systems

by Anne Blythe February 4, 2026

Children's Health

As teen crash deaths climb, North Carolina students push safe driving

by Jennifer Fernandez February 3, 2026February 3, 2026

Shows an unmade hospital bed in an emergency department. There's a rumpled pillow in a bed with rumpled sheets, an IV pole, and different monitoring machines surrounding the bed. EDs are seeing a surge in adolescents landing in their beds as a result of cannabis toxicity.

When the high ends in the hospital

by Charlotte Ledger and Correspondent February 2, 2026February 2, 2026

Outdoor porch of a child care center's snack station with a “Crunch Time” banner, fruit, and a coffee maker.

Children's Health

North Carolina has record net loss of licensed child care programs since mid-2023

by Education NC January 31, 2026February 1, 2026

Co-chairs of the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid on Jan. 13, 2026.

NC Medicaid leaders seek funding strategy as federal work requirements — and their costs — loom

by Jaymie Baxley January 30, 2026