A new committee will explore ways to strengthen support for the roughly 4,700 people with mental health diagnoses leaving state prisons each year.

Craven County Schools serves locally sourced food to students through partnerships with North Carolina farmers.

The burden and cost of caring for aging parents falls hardest on low-income households, a new report suggests.

Chemicals used to reduce coolant’s climate impact end up breaking down in the atmosphere into trifluoroacetic acid, or TFA, a pollutant that persists in the environment. Many researchers classify TFA ...

Only 4% of hiring was for new positions, according to an analysis that points to retention, safety and geography as the biggest challenges.

The project fills a gap in a state where recovery housing falls short of need, and money, stigma and a lack of affordable housing stand in the way.

The agreement resolves a dispute over health care costs that left thousands of state employees wondering whether they could afford to keep their doctors.