In early September, video of a man stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death on a light rail car in Charlotte shocked the country. People from across the political spectrum ...

North Carolina's first full budget since 2023 reflects Medicaid expansion, Healthy Opportunities Pilot funding, SNAP changes and new federal health policies.

North Carolina bill restricts public homeless encampments and increases penalties for certain drug offenses near homeless service providers.

ECU Health has proposed converting Martin General into a Rural Emergency Hospital under a federal designation.

As Christmas nears, many children will be anticipating a visit from Santa. But despite drops in North Carolina’s unemployment rate and a slowly recovering economy, many of North Carolina’s children ...

As the holiday season approaches, conversations about family gatherings and meals are ramping up. For many hosts, planning a festive spread involves more than choosing recipes — it means accommodating ...

The lawsuit, filed in federal district court, alleges the county has known for years that the landfill leaches PFAS into drinking water.

In a surprise move on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a proposed settlement with chemical manufacturer Chemours over the company’s contamination of major waterways in three states, ...

SouthLight's Social Determinants of Health team helps patients connect to housing, transportation and other resources to support recovery.

North Carolina is poised to receive $150 million from a new multi-state legal settlement with pharmaceutical company Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, for their alleged role in fueling ...

The Central Prison Healthcare Complex bustles with activity. Inside the 600,000-square-foot Raleigh facility, incarcerated men from across North Carolina shuffle through the five-story building for ...

A bill to expand the use of involuntary psychiatric treatment in North Carolina, and further study the intersection of the state’s mental health and the justice systems, is well on its way to becoming ...