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More court-ordered patients, fewer staffed beds and longer stays have strained a system struggling to keep up with demand for treatment.
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Nigel Cook/APTyler Reddick won "The Great American Race" on Sunday with a last-lap pass at Daytona International Speedway that sent Jordan into a frantic celebration. -
Connie Hanzhang Jin/NPRFor the 2026 primary elections, NPR has collected deadlines and information on how to register to vote — online, in person or by mail — in every U.S. state and territory.
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President Trump used a Fort Bragg appearance on Friday to praise U.S. Special Forces for last month's raid that removed Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. But his visit also felt at times more like a political rally than an official trip to fete the military. -
The town accused the utility giant of engaging in a decades-long public deception campaign downplaying the risks of fossil fuels and climate change. The judge says the case presents "nonjusticiable questions." -
WUNC music reporter Brian Burns chats with pedal steel guitarist Luke Schneider ahead of his show at The Fuzzy Needle on February 20. -
A judge has sentenced a mass shooter to life in prison without parole for killing five people in 2022 when he was 15. Superior Court Judge Paul Ridgeway declined Friday to issue a sentence that could have given him the chance for parole one day -
Those agencies, as well as the State Bureau of Investigation, told a legislative committee that lagging salaries are making it difficult to recruit and retain employees for key positions. -
In-person early voting for the 2026 primary election begins today in all 100 counties of North Carolina. Voters will have until 3 p.m. on February 28 to cast their ballot before the Primary Election Day on March 3. -
Measles exposure in Wake, Durham and Orange occurred at various locations on Feb. 5 and Feb. 6. Johnston County also reported a measles case Wednesday — the first it's had since 2018. -
“We Built This”: New exhibit at NC Central profiles the Black architects, builders of North CarolinaA new Black History Month exhibit showcasing the Black men and women who built and designed some of North Carolina’s iconic buildings launched recently at North Carolina Central University’s James E. Shepard Memorial Library. -
8,500 acre Chatham Park Development could transform Pittsboro, N.C.
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