Lisa Worf

Inmates with mental illness often wait months for care to give them a shot at being deemed capable to assist in their defense. Disability Rights North Carolina wants a judge to order the state’s Department of Health and Human Services to take immediate steps to drastically reduce those times.

The citation says Barnes Farming did not take adequate measures to protect employees from heat-related illness and scheduled just one 5-minute break for the six-hour day. Shaded or cool areas were not provided for those breaks, and while a 10-gallon cooler was available, there were no cups so employees had to place their head under the spigot to drink.

The American flag must be flown every day in a new North Carolina subdivision that's being built for people over 55. But can you require patriotism?

Dr. Mandy Cohen said mass gatherings like the Republican convention will be a "very big challenge" if COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the state, as they are currently.

North Carolina has new Congressional districts — and it was a process. When lawmakers went back to the drawing board last month, they had a lot to say.

The domestic furniture manufacturing industry collapsed when U.S. companies shifted jobs to China. But in North Carolina, a new training course teaches the skills for much needed upholsterers.

It's one of the loudest debates in education: whether spending more money adds up to better test scores and graduation rates.

To get, and keep, students on track, teachers are trying a different method of classroom management called no-nonsense nurturing.

In the aftermath of several police shootings of unarmed black men, many police departments are holding community forums to talk to residents about policing.

There's a new cyberbullying law in North Carolina — but it's not for students who torment other students. It's one of the first of its kind that punishes students who target teachers online. Teachers groups and free speech organizations are split on what the law hopes to accomplish.