Two years after sports betting was legalized, counselors say gambling problems are rising — especially among teenagers and younger men ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act shifts a greater share of the food program’s administrative costs to North Carolina and the state’s counties.

Despite modest growth in the number of OB physicians and certified nurse midwives, dozens of North Carolina counties have no clinicians or facilities for care.

State leaders warn that shrinking child care capacity and rising subsidy waitlists threaten access for working families.

New research ties glyphosate–metal mixtures to possible kidney damage and a key safety study is retracted, raising concerns for heavy users.

Law schools and legal aid groups are partnering with the N.C. Department of Adult Correction to guide incarcerated people through driver's license restoration.

The new statewide plan assigns care managers to children within 24 hours and allows health records to follow them as they move between homes.