Two cases of a contagious respiratory illness have been confirmed at an elementary school in Wayne County, according to the county health department.

A felon tried to flush fentanyl down a toilet just as he was busted with a gun and various drugs during a raid this week in the Halifax County town of Roanoke Rapids, deputies said.

The $55 million grant program helped North Carolina community colleges launch and expand health care programs to meet local ...

After more than 30 years of litigation and two years since oral arguments, the NC Supreme Court hasn’t released a ...

According to the North Carolina health department’s measles dashboard, the disease is spreading around Buncombe County and ...

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Burke County has experienced its first measles case, Burke County Public Health confirmed in a Feb. 23 press release.

The Wayne County Health Department has confirmed two cases of pertussis (whooping cough) from two students at Spring Creek Elementary. Health Department staff have worked closely with school officials ...

A raccoon found on Clay Street in Greensboro has tested positive for rabies, marking Guilford County’s seventh confirmed case of animal rabies in 2026.The Guilf ...

With at least 23 measles cases reported in North Carolina since December, critical public health decisions begin inside the ...

Anyone with flu-like symptoms is asked not to visit with patients, to reduce the spread of any diseases.