EMS leaders say they resort to wage and tax refund seizures because insurers often underpay, giving them no choice but to pursue patients ...

A new bill in the state legislature would protect patients from surprise ambulance bills. Critics worry it will drive up ...

One woman found peace in the kitchen again — but the shelter that helped her is at risk of losing its funding.

Four days before Transylvania County fatality, 16 months before suicides, treatment centers were told to cut staff ...

CleanAIRE NC’s new AirKeeper Dashboard offers neighborhood-level air pollution data amid regulatory rollbacks.

Parents facing their children's mental health crises wrestle with systemic barriers to getting their children the care they urgently need.

The state dropped one spot to rank No. 34 in the national 2025 KIDS COUNT Data Book, which tracks 16 indicators of child well-being.