Fayetteville Woman Wants Teachers To Help State’s Foster Care Crisis
After one educator changed the course of her life, Shannon Battle wants teachers to consider a different calling—becoming respite caregivers for children in foster care.
Column: It’s Never Too Soon to Prepare for Hurricane Season
Insurance owner Alexandra Lysik says it’s always a good idea to review your home and business policies to know what’s covered by hurricane or tropical storm damage.
The Lumbee Tribe Wants Better Health Care. It May Be On Its Own.
Researchers and health care providers say money from the Indian Health Service won’t be enough to meet the tribe’s needs.
Cape Fear Valley Health Lays Off 138 People as It Cuts 200 Jobs
The healthcare system says cost-cutting moves aren’t enough to offset federal funding cuts and rising costs.
North Carolina, the Wild West of Hemp
Hemp businesses operate without regulation, but worry about raids. State officials, meanwhile, say they lack tools to protect public health.
North Carolina’s Newest Medical School Officially Opens in Fayetteville
The Methodist University Cape Fear Valley Health School of Medicine is ready to welcome its inaugural class of 64 medical students on July 20.
Cape Fear Valley Health Expands Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment for Teens
A new 16-bed unit in Harnett County opens as children across North Carolina wait for treatment in crowded emergency departments, health system officials said.
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North Carolina’s Medical School Boom
New schools in Charlotte and Fayetteville—and soon Wilmington—could help ease the state’s doctor shortage.
Cape Fear Valley Health Wants to Move Operating Rooms to Meet Rising Demand
Cape Fear Valley Health is asking the state’s permission to relocate all 11 operating rooms at its Fayetteville Ambulatory Surgery Center to its main campus.
School Board Approves $1.07 Million Contract to Fund 14 School Nurses
The Cumberland County Board of Education approved a roughly $1.07 million agreement Tuesday to continue its partnership with the Cumberland County Department of Public Health for 14 school nurses during the 2026–27 school year.
Trump Cuts Threaten to Halt Two Decades of HIV Vaccine Research
Duke has led a national HIV research consortium since 2005, with several promising vaccines ready for trials. Now the NIH is ending its major grant.
Cumberland Wants State to Make Chemours Fix Filters, Pay for Public Water
Cumberland County commissioners say the state has not sufficiently made the chemical company comply with obligations to assist after contaminating drinking water wells with PFAS.
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