Most residential and businesses property losses in North Carolina due to Tropical Storm Helene not covered by flood insurance ...

Leaders at McDowell County DSS resigned after NC DHHS concerns about child abuse claims going unreported. Future of local ...

Federal cuts have hit NC DHHS funding for local programs, including for HIV, tobacco cessation and well-water testing that ...

NC House and Senate bills would restrict student use of cellphones, but in different ways. With bipartisan support, ...

Kate Denning is a Carolina Public Press intern whose reporting focuses on education issues. She is a 2025 graduate of North ...

Norfolk Southern has train service hauling freight again in NC mountains. Additional rail lines still need major work.

Shelved plans from '60s for TVA project in NC unlikely to make comeback. Dam failures, costs and ecology will make new dams ...

Leaders in federal, state and local governments often have different ideas about how to mitigate future floods in NC.

Despite complicated politics of trying to rebuild and mitigate against future floods, local knowledge provides path for ...

Law enforcement in Western NC surprised not to see looting or contractor fraud they had feared. Efforts to warn public may ...

NC mountains were no strangers to pockets of hunger. Helene further limited access to healthy food. New developments could ...

Plaintiffs upset over access to CPCC board meetings and limited information on controversial proposed public safety training facility.