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Vaccine baits coated in fishmeal will be dropped by air in 17 counties including Ashe, Avery and Watauga. When bitten, the bait releases liquid triggering an immune response that protects against infection.

Second Harvest Food Bank CEO Eric Aft says the cuts come at a time when the need is growing. In February the agency provided meals to more than 76,000 people in an 18-county area of Northwest North Carolina. That was an increase of more than 50 percent from just two years ago.

A federal scholarship aimed at boosting students from underserved and rural areas attending historically Black colleges and universities has been put on hold.

North Carolina’s wildlife rabies vaccination program gets underway this week as part of an annual effort to help protect North Carolinians and their pets.

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is getting a nearly $2 million investment from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a new…

School districts across North Carolina are alerting parents and families to new changes in the free and reduced-cost meal program. That includes summer…

More than a million low-income North Carolina children and their families will receive help with food assistance during the summer months. It's part of…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is extending waivers that give school districts across the country more flexibility to provide free summer meals for…

The Guilford County Board of Education is whittling down what issues it will focus on in the coming months. Discussions include a statehouse bill that…

Many state school districts are worried about reaching vulnerable students who qualify for free and reduced-price meals, as buildings remain closed…