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It’s almost flu season. Should you still get a shot, and will insurance cover it?
Amid political chatter about vaccines and the government entities that oversee them, it’s understandable to wonder where all this leaves the 2025-26 flu vaccine. In short: Yes, the flu shot is still a thing. And four doctors we spoke to said they recommend you get your flu shot this year.
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Marshall sees small business comeback after Hurricane Helene
Last fall, communities across western North Carolina were devastated by Hurricane Helene. A year later, the town of Marshall has reopened and is forging a path forward.
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OPINION: Don’t let the country be ruined
“Let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming… so that the country may not be ruined.”
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Hurricane Erin’s massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Officials have ordered evacuations of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands even without a hurricane warning because that tiny ribbon of highway called N.C. 12 will likely be torn up and washed out in several places, isolating villages for days or weeks.
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Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf, winds along North Carolina’s Outer Banks
Evacuations have been ordered on a few islands along North Carolina’s Outer Banks even though Hurricane Erin is unlikely to make direct landfall.
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A groundbreaking climate author sees hope in the Sun
In 1989, Bill McKibben wrote the first mainstream warning about climate change. Considered the preeminent climate change journalist in the country, McKibben has written often about the dangers ahead, but his new book heralds solar power as the light in the darkness of the Trump era. Bill McKibben tried to warn us. In 1989, McKibben,…
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North Carolina will cut Medicaid rates in October, putting care at risk
The General Assembly has still not agreed on a full budget and the “mini-budget” it passed last month fell $319 million short of what is needed to fund Medicaid. The state’s health secretary told lawmakers that if they don’t fill that gap, some services would have to be reduced.
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Iconic North Carolina tourist attraction damaged by Helene will be demolished
Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene’s devastating pathway through western North Carolina, a vibrant tourist attraction offering visitors a serene escape in the Blue Ridge Mountains is being torn down.
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Flash flood warning sirens in Haywood County could save lives in future storms
Deadly flash floods from Tropical Storms Fred and Helene struck parts of Haywood County, NC. New siren system offers early warning.
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The vast majority of US adults are stressed about grocery costs, an AP-NORC poll finds
President Trump’s tariffs and federal cuts to food banks and SNAP benefits threaten to increase food insecurity in a state where more than 1.6 million people, including 1 in 5 children, do not get enough to eat. NEW YORK (AP) — The vast majority of U.S. adults are at least somewhat stressed about the cost…
