The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services are alerting providers, parents and caregivers of an outbreak of infant botulism that prompted a nationwide recall of ByHeart Inc. Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.

But even paying down the debt posed different options for state officials. The simple solution was to pay off state-issued bonds early, the treasurer said.

After six weeks of political gridlock, the federal government shutdown may finally be moving toward resolution. Over the weekend, the Senate advanced a funding measure that would reopen government operations through January 30, 2026.

Legislators in North Carolina have been called back into session by Gov. Josh Stein to address Medicaid funding.

Ernest Oly Horton, 64, of 763 Harris Henrietta Road, Forest City, allegedly assaulted Mickey Gene Graham Jr. on Nov. 4, 2025, using a tie rod, causing serious injury and acting with intent to kill, according to public court records.