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North Carolina Health News · Sep 23, 2026
What’s next for the Atrium-WakeMed deal?
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Coastal Review · Sep 23, 2026
National Estuaries Week celebrates vital coastal ecosystems
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NC Newsline · Sep 22, 2026
NC treasurer ‘profoundly concerned’ by county’s approval of hospital merger
Updated: September 23 @ 9:20am Less than 24 hours after the Wake County Board of Commissioners voted to advance plans to consolidate WakeMed and Atrium Health, North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner says he is “profoundly concerned” that the deal is proceeding. Briner dismissed claims by merger supporters that Atrium’s latest offer was an improvement. “Nothing […]
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Coastal Review · Sep 22, 2026
Hearing set on proposal to add military training ops in Carteret
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NC Newsline · Sep 22, 2026
‘A lot less bad’: Wake commissioners approve updated deal to combine WakeMed and Atrium
The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 late Monday to approve a controversial merger between WakeMed and Atrium Health. The vote came after a five-hour public hearing during which deputies cleared protesters from the chambers as commissioners were preparing to vote on the transfer agreement. Atrium has pledged $2 billion in hospital improvements. WakeMed […]
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WHQR · Sep 22, 2026
In split vote, NHC commissioners reappoint two Endowment directors, debate expanding committee process
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Border Belt Independent · Sep 22, 2026
East Arcadia Residents Oppose Potential Sale of School Building
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North Carolina Health News · Sep 22, 2026
Wake commissioners clear the way for Atrium-WakeMed combo at contentious meeting
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Public Radio East · Sep 22, 2026
Conflict on the White Oak: Cedar Point and waterfowl hunters clash over proposed buffer zone
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Coastal Review · Sep 22, 2026
Hatteras event honors community, its working waterfront
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Asheville Watchdog · Sep 21, 2026
Answer Man: Was any of St. Joseph’s Hospital chapel preserved? Is Isis Music Hall still for sale?
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NC Newsline · Sep 21, 2026
New poll shows NC voters across party lines see childcare as workforce, affordability issue
North Carolina’s midterm elections are on Nov. 3, and some voters in both parties are thinking about childcare before they hit the polling place. A share of the state’s voters say finding and affording childcare is an issue, with many also saying the cost of care is affecting their finances and availability to work. The […]
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