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Mission/HCA suit: county can't sue for $3M in EMS costs; NC AG Stein fights deposition
Buncombe County can't join a suit against HCA-owned Mission Health in which the county hoped to recover $3 million Emergency Medical Services it said it spent caring for patients not helped in the hospital. The judge's July 9 decision against the county is part of the high-stakes lawsuit over whether the massive for-profit...
Ranking WNC OLs in 2024 North Carolina high school football season
From Sam Browder to Nse Uffort, the Citizen Times and Times-News ranked the top offensive linemen for the 2024 NC high school football season in WNC. The start of the North Carolina football season is quickly approaching. Western North Carolina teams are completing summer workouts and competing in 7-on-7s to prepare for the upcoming NCHSAA and NCISAA seasons.
Top 10 hottest: Summer (so far) is sizzling across much of the state
It's been the hottest summer on record at Raleigh-Durham International Airport, and there are more places in North Carolina close to joining that club. Summer 2024 one of the hottest on record in much of NC (so far) We've seen the comments. "It's summer. It's supposed to be hot." And...
Who is Michael Whatley? North Carolina native heads up 2024 RNC with co-chair Lara Trump
North Carolina's ties to the 2024 Republican National Convention run deep. Day 1 of the RNC saw the vote to officially have former President Donald Trump as the Republican nominee for the 2024 presidential election. It also introduced the nation to some prominent North Carolinians. The Republican National Committee’s chair Michael Whately and co-chair Lara Trump both are from the Tar Heel state.
Bipartisan commission seeking solutions to challenges in NC election system
SALISBURY, N.C. — North Carolina's election system is getting a closer look. The bipartisan Commission on the Future of North Carolina Elections is reviewing how votes are cast, hoping to improve the process. Among their priorities are improving redistricting, updating the decades-old campaign finance system, and addressing challenges facing...
Democrats and Republicans don’t actually hate each other!
Scenes from a bipartisan effort in the North Carolina legislature: Rep. Kevin Crutchfield, Republican from N.C. House District 83, strode to the back of the Legislative Building. Four House pages were seated there, high school students who help out in the state legislature. “What’s one thing you’ve learned in your first few days here?” he asked. A young lady immediately […] The post Democrats and Republicans don’t actually hate each other! first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Opioid overdose shuts down lungs, brain. Here's how Narcan is reversing fentanyl's grip on North Carolina
Overdose deaths are a widespread problem North Carolinians have been struggling to combat in recent years. According to the state health department, American Indian/Indigenous and Black communities are the most at risk. From 2019 to 2021, both populations saw reports of overdoses more than double. The number of overdoses is up 117% for the Indigenous population and 139% for Black people. Overdoses increased 53% among white people during the same timeframe.
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