If we’re not open, none of the businesses are going to get their workers,” says Marcia Whitney, a western N.C. child care center president.

Uptown Charlotte and neighborhoods, including the Historic West End are hot zones, a heat mapping study reveals.

Barriers such as employers refusing to hire people with a criminal record and lack of transportation can make reentry an ...

As Christmas nears, many children will be anticipating a visit from Santa. But despite drops in North Carolina’s unemployment rate and a slowly recovering economy, many of North Carolina’s children ...

Hurricane Helene displaced an untold number of residents in a rural region where homelessness was already on the rise.

The respite house opening in Wake County signals North Carolina’s evolving approach to mental health, with the state increasing investment in peer-run programs.

Cone Health hasn’t focused as aggressively on growth, but that could change now that a nonprofit spinoffof Kaiser Permanente is taking over.

He’ll make America sick again,” said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of public health law at Georgetown University on RFK's vaccination stance.

For as much cheer and joy as the holidays bring, they also can be hectic, stressful and emotionally overwhelming. There’s the rush to get ready, traditions to adhere to, and the parties and family ...

The VA Caregiver Support Program provides resources such as monthly stipends, respite care, support groups and training.

Decades ago, North Carolina legislators sought to change the way mental health care is delivered. They closed psychiatric hospitals arguing that patients would be better treated in the community, in ...

Between federal COVID relief funds and the $1.4 billion sign-on bonus North Carolina received for expanding Medicaid, state lawmakers were able to make significant investments in mental health ...