At a recent meeting of the NC Task Force on Child Care and Early Education, Stein tells members that child care needs more resources to help parents get back to work.

These funds are part of the 2025 Supplemental Appropriation for Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the Hawaii Wildfires.

Hurricane Helene devastated areas of western North Carolina last year, including school districts in the impact zone.

The nationwide shortage of critical intravenous saline fluid triggered by Hurricane Helene is over, though some other ...

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene's devastating pathway through western North Carolina, a vibrant tourist attraction ...

It’s hard to believe, but we’re fast-approaching the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and the devastation it wreaked ...

Residents in Poplar, North Carolina, are demanding action against what they say is an illegal mining operation polluting the ...

In a move to bolster North Carolina's resilience against natural disasters, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...

Western North Carolina residents head to court Monday in a fight against an "illegal" mine that swept into the mountains in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

A Watauga County Superior Court judge ruled Monday that a mine operating without a permit along the Nolichucky River in Poplar must cease activity immediately.

While seemingly a quiet season so far, officials say things could quickly spin up with favorable ocean temperatures and ...

Residents in Poplar, North Carolina, are fighting to shut down what the state recently deemed an "illegal" mine operation ...