In 2022, there were 29 drowning deaths of NC children, up from 20 the year before, the latest available state data shows ...

SUN Bucks, a new food assistance program, gives families with school-age children a stipend of $120 per child to help pay for ...

The payments came after Eastpointe Health Services was ordered to merge with Trillium, the audit finds. Thousands of emails were also deleted ahead of the consolidation.

Hackers increasingly exploit rural hospitals’ lapses in cybersecurity. But new initiatives aim to combat these cyberattacks.

Organizations helping with substance use disorder unanimously recognize housing as the key element and a “foundation” of successful recovery.

In Florida, an initiative started by the Cocoa Beach Rotary Club called Drown Zero aims to provide protection at beaches without lifeguards on duty.

Map of suicide rates (ages 10 or older) in North Carolina by county of residence in 2021. Some pockets of the state are confronting higher suicide rates. Credit: NC Violent Death Reporting System 2021 ...

Luana Gibbs’ son Ryan and his girlfriend Sarah in April 2017. They died in June of an overdose death, Gibbs said, which sparked her work to address the opioid crisis in Hyde County. Credit: Luana ...

According to the EPA, the presence of enterococci and other fecal bacteria indicators in water can stem from several sources, such as stormwater runoff, sewage discharged from recreational boats, ...

Hurricane Dorian churns its way toward North Carolina on the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 4. Credit: NASA, NOAA Now that Hurricane Dorian has passed, many people will look back on what can be done ...