NC bill aims to close breast cancer screening coverage gaps
RALEIGH, N.C. — A bill in the state House would close health insurance coverage gaps for life-saving breast cancer screenings...
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North Carolina lawmakers push to raise age to buy tobacco to 21
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina legislators want to raise the legal sales age for tobacco products to 21, a move...
Gov. Stein to deliver first State of the State address
Among the guests, Debbie Dalton of Mecklenburg County whose son Hunte died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016. CHARLOTTE, N.C....
Black babies in NC dying at 3 times the rate of white infants, state report says
Black infants in North Carolina die at three times the rate of white infants, a new report shows. CHARLOTTE, N.C....
NC Senate makes major request for Helene recovery package
Senate leaders introduced their $533 million plan for the next relief package, more than what the House requested. RALEIGH, N.C....
NC lawmakers propose raising tobacco age limit to eliminate teen vaping
The North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force is recommending raising the tobacco sales age to 21 and implementing stricter sales...
$500 million NC Helene relief bill passes
It now goes to the state Senate for consideration. If approved, it will be the state's fourth round of disaster...
Federal judge puts temporary hold on Trump plan to cut medical research funding
North Carolina is among the states suing the Trump administration over a plan scientists say would threaten America's standing as...