Increase in meth deaths outpacing growth in opioid-related fatalities in NC
While opioid-related deaths are more numerous and receive more attention, methamphetamine-related deaths in North Carolina are increasing more rapidly.…more
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Children face struggles in some North Carolina counties, stats show
Data on high rates of children in foster care or facing neglect in some counties may point to need for resources, but may not capture big picture.…more
Guard fired after scrap with inmate questions handling of case as SBI investigates
No one disputes that two guards had an altercation with an inmate at the Cherokee County Detention Center in Murphy. But the sheriff’s version of how he……more
State DHHS takes over child welfare duties in Cherokee County
Problems with child placements in foster-care system in Cherokee County has prompted the state agency to intervene. The county now faces litigation.from angry families.…more
Fighting to protect North Carolina trees from invasive pests
Conservation groups and government agencies are trying whatever it takes — from predatory beetles to poisons — to protect mountain hemlock trees from invasive woolly adelgids.…more
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