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Martin County residents keep pressing state officials for funding to reopen hospital
A tattered tarp hangs over a sign in front of Martin General Hospital, which closed in 2023.

Key takeaways: By Jaymie Baxley When Martin General Hospital close...

Posted: June 29, 2026, 8:23 am
‘We just want clean water.’ Residents sue Robeson County over landfill contamination
Protesters march against the proposed Robeson County landfill expansion, holding signs opposing PFAS contamination in drinking water.

By Morgan Casey Border Belt Independent Viv Tolson Wayne rang the ...

Posted: June 27, 2026, 8:00 am
NC Senate passes bill to restrict homeless encampments, expand drug penalties
UNC Chapel Hill social work student Pat Hecker chats with a homeless man on Chapel Hill's Franklin St. during the 2016 Point In Time survey of homeless North Carolinians.

By Ashley Fredde The North Carolina Senate approved legislation We...

Posted: June 26, 2026, 8:30 am

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