Legislators first reduced that time during the pandemic. Since then, the crash rate among 16-year-old drivers has risen 13 percent.

Bills in the N.C. General Assembly facilitate work requirements for Medicaid beneficiaries if the federal government gives the okay.

Repurposed newspaper racks are giving residents free, discreet access to supplies that can reduce their risk of overdose and ...

Federal workers, grant recipients worry as they await details of a restructuring plan promoted by US DHHS Secretary Robert F.

Erik Ramsey’s suicide in solitary confinement highlights rising mental illness and a jump in such deaths in North Carolina ...

Former EPA employees warn that rural communities across the United States will be left with fewer protections.

Advocates say school-based telehealth care reduces absenteeism, ensures students receive routine care, and can even boost test scores.

The layoffs at HHS purged FOIA workers across federal health agencies, including the FDA, the NIH and the CDC.

Edgecombe, Beaufort and Nash leaders recently described how they're working to cut opioid overdoses, and they all went to the source.

Six months after Hurricane Helene, the battered facility is treating hundreds of thousands of gallons daily — and preparing for what’s next.

The legislation would increase state oversight of local social services departments' work on foster care and find placements more quickly.

As NC delays setting limits on 1,4-dioxane, utilities like CFPUA face mounting costs to protect drinking water from upstream pollution.