Four decades removed, Warren County’s PCB protests revisited.
By Will Atwater The Autumn of 1982 was turbulent for Warren County, N.C., residents. Then-Gov. Jim Hunt decided to place a toxic waste landfill in…
By Will Atwater The Autumn of 1982 was turbulent for Warren County, N.C., residents. Then-Gov. Jim Hunt decided to place a toxic waste landfill in…
By Rachel Crumpler In the wake of the pandemic and incidences of violence in North Carolina’s prisons, advocates and state officials believe there are reforms…
By Taylor Knopf North Carolina’s six local behavioral health management companies — known as LME-MCOs — will see some significant restructuring soon. For years, patients,…
By Jennifer Fernandez CHAPEL HILL — After more than a year delving into 30 policy issues around infant and early childhood mental health, the EarlyWell…
By Michelle Crouch Co-published with The Charlotte Ledger Atrium Health, the state’s top collector of medical debt in recent years, has quietly stopped suing patients…
By Jaymie Baxley Rockingham County struggles with the same health issues that plague most of the state’s rural communities. Residents suffer from high rates of…
By Anne Blythe People go to the annual North Carolina State Fair for all kinds of reasons. It might be the topsy-turvy rides. Or perhaps…
By Rachel Crumpler Patients, health care providers and clinics were thrust into a new era of reproductive health care access on July 1 when the…
By Lindsey Banks The Charlotte Ledger The North Carolina budget that passed last month brought disappointment for child care providers and advocates who were hoping…
By Will Atwater Valerie Tyson was the first member of Concerned Citizens of West Badin to address the crowd gathered in the park. “We are…