Wastewater samples and ER visits show a moderate uptick statewide, with adults 65 and up bearing the brunt of hospitalizations.

Atrium Health Union West is doubling down after just four years, adding 88 rooms and 11 ER bays as Union County keeps booming.

Copperfield Health & Rehabilitation in Concord logged an actual-harm abuse citation, one of several red flags among the region's lowest-rated facilities.

Olivia Whitford Wooten has lived with ALS for 1,133 days. A Charlotte nonprofit is flying her family to Boston in September.

Israeli mass-singing phenomenon Koolulam makes its Charlotte debut Sept. 26, raising money for cancer patients' music and art therapy.

The flat-rate skincare brand is taking a 1,761-square-foot spot near Drybar and Williams Sonoma at Specialty Shops SouthPark.

Atrium Health says it invested $2.38 billion in North Carolina community benefit in 2025, covering everything from free care to school-based virtual visits.

Somerset Court of Cherryville agreed to pay $1,000 and require staff discharge training after state regulators found serious neglect tied to the alleged 'dumping' of a resident.

Mecklenburg County has confirmed Cyclospora cases as North Carolina joins a multi‑state outbreak. Officials urge careful washing of produce and prompt medical attention for persistent diarrhea.

A Charlotte plant recalled Spicy Breakfast Burritos sold in vending machines across eight states after sausage and undeclared soy were found; the company says no illnesses have been reported.

The North Carolina Medical Board reprimanded Dr. Robert P. Quinn after a patient said he told her to put hand sanitizer in her ear; the board called the advice unsafe. The consent order cited shortcomings in his exam and record-keeping.

Exterior work and drywall are finished at the Katie Blessing Center; phase one will house a 48-bed unit and on-site urgent care and is expected to welcome patients in early 2027.

Mecklenburg County confirmed a mosquito pool tested positive for West Nile; no human cases have been identified and officials urged repellents and to drain standing water.