Novant Health Situational Monitor

North Carolina's post-killing criminal justice changes face funding shortfalls that could limit impact on public safety and crisis response.

• Sen....

• Prosecution boost: DA proposes elevating felony hit-and-run with serious injury to Class D felony, matching death-by-vehicle charges for mandatory...

I-95 is shut down in Clarendon County following a 65-vehicle pileup. This major incident creates immediate transportation disruption for travel through the South Carolina service area.

Fall wildfire season has begun in North Carolina with elevated risk from ongoing drought conditions.

• Primary cause: Burning debris like leaves and...

Opening statements set opposing narratives in the 2017 Paitin Fields murder trial. Prosecutors allege David Prevatte assaulted and strangled his...

• Dense fog advisory 3-9am Friday drops visibility to 1/4 mile or less across metros, requiring extra following distance and low beams for commutes
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Club Orion owner Stephen Jones and four employees were charged by ALE with allowing unlawful drug use and conduct after the September fatal shooting...

Two years after Helene, Western North Carolina communities are rebuilding with future floods, landslides, and outages in mind.

• Water and sewer...

• Water outage affecting select York County Utility customers in the Lake Wylie area.
• Service restored no later than 7 p.m. with no boil water...

Climate disasters and extreme heat are compounding vulnerabilities in rural North Carolina, threatening infrastructure and medical access.

• Hurricane...

Union County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested a Monroe man connected to multiple armed robberies spanning Union County and Rockingham.

Raleigh's Leesville Road campus schools dismissed students early Wednesday after a prolonged outage from underground line equipment failure. Power has...

South Carolina's flu season start signals rising pressure on hospital staff, patients, and capacity, as DPH urges everyone 6 months and older to...

N.C. 12 on Pea Island has reopened to alternating traffic through the temporary detour, ending emergency ferry service at 2 p.m. Wednesday. Outer Banks travelers should plan for delays and single-lane access.

A deadly nor’easter is driving significant coastal flooding to North Carolina’s northern Outer Banks, with damaging winds, rough surf and power...

Novant Health is offering free monthly health screenings plus a flu clinic in Wilmington on October 13 at 9 AM.

• No-cost checks for cholesterol,...

The proposed Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement targets chronic congestion on a key corridor serving the Port of Wilmington.

• Existing bridge...

Novant Health has named Kyle Bridges senior vice president of government relations, tasking the former congressional staffer with leading strategy and...

Mobile health units are adapting operations during COVID-19 as about half of U.S. hospital leaders reported reduced quality of care and worse outcomes for non-COVID patients.

A portion of I-40 West in Haywood County closes starting Sept. 14 just west of Exit 31 on Champion Drive through the work zone for bridge replacement, with reopening expected Thursday afternoon Sept. 17.