Researchers recommend “awe walks,” where you take time to note the many wonders in the vast outdoors around us, “to promote prosocial positive emotions in older adults.” They can also be an antidote ...

A planned apartment complex in Atrium Health’s medical innovation district includes affordable housing. Critics say it’s not ...

Caldwell and other sheriffs told NC Health News that they believe Iryna’s Law can improve public safety, but that it shouldn’t be considered a solution to the revolving door of crime. They said the ...

Challenge to constitutionality of certificate of need law, regulating medical facilities expansion, could be headed back to NC Supreme Court.

A Moore County lawsuit claims sexual abuse at Jackson Springs Treatment Center, spotlighting issues in background checks and oversight of NC youth psychiatric facilities.

After years of planning, the state has launched a specialized plan to reduce strain on families and county agencies working in child welfare.

Benevolence Farm’s expansion comes as more than one in four people in North Carolina leave state prisons homeless — a gap the state aims to close through new reentry housing efforts.

Lawmakers are currently debating whether to extend health insurance subsidies in the middle of open enrollment.

North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner has made waves during his first year in office among state employees, who will see a sharp uptick in their health insurance premiums starting next month. Briner ...

When it comes to the American landscape, litter is nearly as ubiquitous as trees and waterways. Now new research indicates it’s expensive too. A recent Duke University study estimates that litter ...

The gears of government are turning slower by the day with a gridlocked U.S. Congress, and they’re threatening to seize altogether as another shutdown looms. For North Carolina’s older adults — many ...