Extreme heat can be dangerous for runners, cyclists and anyone spending time outdoors: 6 tips for staying safe Above photo: Think carefully before running or cycling in the heat of the day. Saul …
Lead water pipes created a health disaster in Flint, but replacing them with cheaper plastic — as some cities are doing — carries hidden costs Above image: Plastic water pipes may be cheaper, but …

‘They must leave’: Coalition begins push for HCA to relinquish Mission

By Andrew R. Jones Asheville Watchdog A broad coalition of western North Carolina doctors, patient advocates, clergy members, a state senator and others are calling on HCA Healthcare to give up …

Smartphones? Email? Poor digital skills become roadblocks to adapting to home for formerly incarcerated people

By Rachel Crumpler Juan Acosta, 36, left Sanford Correctional Center on June 15, after serving about 17 years in state prison. He went to Walmart that day and purchased an Android phone — one …

Too few retailers check IDs when N.C. kids buy tobacco. That could jeopardize federal substance use treatment funds.

By Emily Vespa North Carolina is teetering on the edge of losing roughly $5.4 million in federal funds for combating the opioid epidemic and supporting substance use disorder treatment. If the …
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