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

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

A proposal to allow hedge funds and private equity firms to own dental practices in North Carolina has stalled in the state House.

The $65 million PATH NC system will allow social workers to get data on what’s happening for NC’s most vulnerable kids.

Proposed language would recognize two sexes in North Carolina’s rules and public policies, echoing President Donald Trump’s executive order.

Residents and researchers teamed up to show the airborne spread of pig poop pollution from nearby factory farms in Duplin ...

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

Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina House of Representatives considered several bills affecting transgender youth this week. House Bill 606, which passed the House on May 6, would extend the ...

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.

Often legislative committee hearings are sleepy affairs, attended by lawmakers, lobbyists and the occasional person interested in the intricacies of government. That was not the case Tuesday on the ...