Firefighters

Fayetteville Firefighters will have access to certain medication to expand its lifesaving services, including Tylenol.

One year later, a WFDD investigation has revealed that only $241,000 was distributed to just 656 residents. And ESR was paid $100,000 to do it.

A researcher urges caution as the fire service looks to reduce cancer risk from PFAS.

The legislation being implemented starting on Thursday creates new felony crimes for setting fire to a prison, an occupied commercial structure and an unoccupied commercial structure. Another law orders more serious felonies for high-priced organized thefts at retailers.

Wake County commissioners approved the efforts this year, using the county’s share of the American Rescue Plan Act.

Frisco’s fire department hasn’t said what caused the fire that destroyed the “Frisco UFO,” also known as the Frisco Futuro House.

The Winston-Salem Journal reports that the North Carolina Department of Labor levied $5,600 in fines on Winston Weaver Co. based on information from interviews with company employees.

A North Carolina environmental agency has approved a plan to test the soil and groundwater for contamination at the site of a massive fertilizer-plant fire in January.

The wildfire started June 19 by a lightning strike. It's burning soil underground that's thousands of years old and full of carbon. One expert calls the situation a tragedy.

The Police Department currently has 168 vacancies, or about 20% of the force, according to Matthew Cooper, president of the Raleigh Police Protective Association.