Cindy Palmer faces probation after plea deal in cases of unlawful child removals. Cherokee County attorney faces March trial date.
Posted inCrime & Justice
NC counties look for alternatives to spending millions on bigger jails
With costs of repeatedly expanding jail beds mounting, some counties willing to bet some of their funding on promise of anti-addiction efforts and other programs.
Posted inCrime & Justice
NC counties base jail decisions on controversial consultant work
Recommendations to build bigger jails often come from same firms that land jail design contracts. Consultant methods may stack deck in favor of big investments in jail construction.
Posted inEnvironment
Environmental lawsuit challenges NC biogas production from hog waste
Civil rights and environmental advocates question DEQ permitting of hog biogas operations, point to disproportionate impact on communities of color.
Posted inHealth
NC hospital organizations say few workers getting vaccine exemptions
Not all hospitals responding to questions, but those who do are saying vaccine exemptions for their workers are relatively rare.