Galen Bacharier

The new round of funding will pay for 19 projects across the region, including restoring utilities and repairing roads and sidewalks.

The new round of funding is the most substantial FEMA aid North Carolina has received since the beginning of the government shutdown.

Stein, a Democrat, has maintained that the Republican-led legislature needs to approve additional funding to reverse the cuts to providers.

The suit alleges that the Trump administration has placed new, unlawful restrictions on grant programs for emergency workers.

North Carolinians enrolled in SNAP will not receive partial benefits until next week, the state health department said Tuesday.

Almost the entirety of western North Carolina was knocked offline after Hurricane Helene hit the mountains last year.

North Carolinians who plan to buy health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s marketplace are set to see significant cost hikes as the open enrollment period begins Nov. 1.

The state of North Carolina and a coalition of businesses and groups are donating almost $18 million to the state's food banks, Gov. Josh Stein's office said Thursday, as they prepare for a surge of need due to a pause in the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, known as SNAP.

The grant funds represent the rest of a $10 million award designed to employ displaced workers to help recovery and humanitarian efforts.

A key lawmaker in the House wants to give health officials the go-ahead to dip into reserve money and prevent cuts to Medicaid.