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Highlands, NC, was recently named "America's best small mountain town" Travel & Leisure. (Shutterstock)

community Good News Friday: NC Has ‘America’s Best Small Mountain Town’

Saturday is the first official day of fall and being in North Carolina makes it that much sweeter. Read on for NC Fall categories that we’re the best at.

Leah Sherrell September 22, 2023 2:40 pm EDT

Health

Cardinal & Pine Political Reporter Michael McElroy explains how negotiations over casinos could jeopardize Medicaid expansion.

Health How Casinos Could Derail Medicaid Expansion in NC

About 600,000 North Carolinians have been waiting for Medicaid expansion for more than a decade. Backdoor wrangling over casinos could jeopardize it.

Staff Reports September 20, 2023 1:30 pm EDT

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Rosalind Pichardo, the founder of the Philadelphia organization Operation Save Our City, demonstrates how to administer Narcan at the Health and Human Services Humphrey Building on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Washington. Health officials held an event on Friday to mark the availability of the opioid overdose-reversal drug naloxone without a prescription. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

community Here’s How One NC County Is Recovering from the Opioid Epidemic

This eastern NC County is using the cash to buy more Narcan, an emergency overdose treatment. They’re also partnering with local orgs to reach more people. Share this with someone in Wilson.

Leah Sherrell September 14, 2023 1:02 pm EDT

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community There’s a Sense of Optimism Three Months After the Canton Paper Mill Closed

In May, one NC town lost the paper mill that fueled its economy. We found a surprising thing when we returned three months later. People are optimistic.

Dylan Rhoney August 29, 2023 3:24 pm EDT

Crime

Law enforcement respond to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus in Chapel Hill, N.C., on Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, after the university locked down and warned of an armed person on campus. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Crime Faculty Member Fatally Shot in UNC-Chapel Hill Building, UNC Students and Staff React

North Carolina's flagship university was locked down for several hours Monday after a shooting at the campus chemistry labs. A suspect has been arrested.