The county’s health director said most of the unvaccinated may just not know they need it or know how to get it.

When the number of vaccinated children drop too low in a school, the risk of infection increases there and in the wider ...

A major thoroughfare connecting Durham and Chapel Hill is shut Thursday afternoon after a car crashed into a power pole, ...

North Carolina's hazard mapping program is trying to better predict which landslide-prone places face threats in future ...

A jackknifed tractor-trailer blocked traffic along a key road for about two hours in northern Durham County on Saturday ...

The News & Observer identified 26 people running for the legislature in 2026 who changed their party affiliation in 2025, ...

Traffic on one of Chapel Hill's most traveled roads, NC 54, is being diverted Thursday thanks to a car crash and subsequent ...

A proposed 355-home single-family subdivision in Hampstead won approval from the Pender County Planning Board in a 5–2 vote ...

Candidate filing for the 2026 midterms has come and gone, and races for the state legislature will be among the most ...

An update to New Hanover's land use plan is nearing completion as the county copes with its rapid growth. Here's what could change.

Other storylines NC Health News will follow in 2026 include the growing conflict between environmental advocates and industry ...