The Haywood County Board of Elections will hold two educational seminars about voter photo identification requirements.
Republican state lawmakers filed a bill Tuesday to expand health care coverage to low income North Carolinians, closing the health care coverage gap.
RALEIGH — A group of House Republicans is taking another whack at what they call an alternative to Medicaid expansion so uninsured North Carolina residents can obtain health coverage.
RALEIGH — A plan by State Treasurer Dale Folwell to reform the nearly insolvent State Health Plan faces legislative pushback, prodded by hospitals and large medical providers. Folwell has no plan to abandon the reforms, which actuaries say would prevent the plan from going broke within four years.
RALEIGH — A bill in the N.C. House would authorize public colleges and universities to allow the sale of alcohol at stadiums, athletic facilities, and arenas located on school property.
RALEIGH — The child welfare component of the state’s NC FAST computer system is a $92 million money pit. Its epic malfunction is putting children’s safety at risk.
RALEIGH — The House has unanimously passed Senate Bill 214, to drop voter identification requirements from 2019 elections, and sent it to Gov. Roy Cooper on Wednesday, March 13.
Cambia Health Solutions (Cambia) and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) have announced a strategic affiliation between the two not-for-profit companies. The goal of the affiliation is to improve quality, lower costs, and deliver an exceptional experience for consumers.
United Community Banks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) (“United”) was recently recognized as one of America’s best performing banks by Forbes magazine for the sixth consecutive year.
Hospitals in North Carolina are now starting to post costs for medical services online, responding to a new federal requirement that took effect Jan. 1.
HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA), a leading healthcare provider with 185 hospitals and approximately 1,800 sites of care in 21 states and the United Kingdom, announced it has completed the purchase of Mission Health, a six-hospital system in Asheville and Western North Carolina, for approximately …
Crime
A Maggie Valley man has been arrested on three counts of statutory sex offense with a child by an adult.
A man who held his grandmother captive for three days is going to prison for at least seven years.
Two men have been arrested on charges that they used false prescriptions to obtain and traffic opioids.
A Canton man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder.
Waynesville Police are investigating a break-in at Taylor Ford in Waynesville that happened overnight Wednesday.
There has been a serious uptick over the past few days of concerned citizens calling the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office reporting they were on the receiving end of a phone scam involving office personnel.
A Canton man is behind bars after allegedly stabbing another man in the neck.
A Waynesville man was arrested after allegedly choking a woman and threatening her dog.
Jury trials on drug trafficking cases provide a unique glimpse into the local drug crisis. The recently concluded trial of Casey May and Lauren Young was no different.
A Maggie Valley man has been indicted on dozens of child sex offense charges.
A Tennessee woman was arrested in Canton after leading law enforcement on a chase that started in Buncombe County but ended in Haywood.
Charges have been filed in the death of Chloe Evans.
