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State health department reaching out to veterans who may qualify for food assistance

About 14,000 North Carolina veterans and their families are likely eligible for the state’s newly expanded Medicaid benefits, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is now working to get the word out that they may also qualify for Food and Nutrition Services (also known as food stamps or SNAP.)

Funding will help people who have been imprisoned more successfully reenter their communities

Officials with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services said the FIT Wellness program provides psychiatric and physical health care services and connections to community supports like housing, transportation and phones for people in the state prison system who have serious mental illness.

Photo of a fire engine from the Roanoke Island Volunteer Fire Department parked next to the Bodie Island Double Keepers’ Quarters.

Bodie Island Double Keepers' Quarters at Cape Hatteras National Seashore closed after midday fire

Several area fire and emergency services units responded, and the fire was extinguished with no reported injuries.

Authorities say the initial assessment showed the fire at Fulcher's Red Fox Stables was suspicious in nature and the investigation is now being treated as an arson and murder.

Debris burn in Craven County spreads to 100 acre wildfire, which was quickly contained

The National Weather Service said fire danger is increased on Friday for parts of eastern North Carolina, with an even greater threat on Saturday.

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Okinawa, Japan.

Alcohol Banned For U.S. Forces In Japan After Fatal Car Crash

A Japanese man was killed early Sunday in a car crash involving a U.S. service member and alcohol was likely a factor. U.S. forces in Japan are now banned indefinitely from consuming alcohol.

Medicare Seeks Savings And Innovation With A Switch In Doctors' Pay

A Medicare project will test a new approach for paying primary care doctors that could save money while encouraging physicians to explore alternative ways to serve patients.

This 2009 photo provided by Jerry Murphy shows Omar Gonzalez, who was married to Murphy's mother, Samantha, until they divorced in 2012. Authorities have identified Gonzalez as the man who got into the White House after scaling a fence on Sept. 19.

Contractor With Criminal History And Gun Was Allowed On Elevator With Obama

The security lapse happened when President Obama visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The incident continues to raise questions about the Secret Service's efficacy.

The interior of Harrison Auditorium on the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University campus was half full for the memorial service for alumnus Joseph McNeil. His smiling image was projected on a large on-stage screen.

NC A&T community honors and memorializes civil rights icon Joseph McNeil

A memorial service was held at NC A&T's Harrison Auditorium on Thursday for alumnus and civil rights leader Major General Joseph McNeil. He died on September 4, 2025, at the age of 83.

Staff at the Secretary of State's Office inspect the damage to the new Ten Commandments monument outside the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., on Wednesday morning. Police say a car crashed into it less than 24 hours after it was installed.

Arkansas' Ten Commandments Monument Lasted Less Than 24 Hours

Police say a man drove a 2016 Dodge Dart into the 6,000-pound granite slab less than a day after it was installed on the grounds of the state Capitol. The man reportedly took video as he accelerated.

Iraqis search for trapped citizens over the collapsed buildings after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake hit northern Iraq in Derbendihan district of Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, on Sunday.

Strong Earthquake Hits Near Iran-Iraq Border, Killing More Than 400

Officials say hundreds have been killed in both countries and more than 6,000 have been injured.

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