Mecklenburg County public health

Mecklenburg County commissioners kicked off their three-day budget retreat Wednesday to discuss priorities for the fiscal year ahead. Mecklenburg Health Director Dr. Raynard Washington told commissioners his major goals center around greater equity.

The department store Belk is filing for bankruptcy. The retailer is headquartered in Charlotte, and the Belk family name has been a mainstay around here for decades. The first store opened in Monroe in 1888, and Belk now operates 300 stores across the Southeast. But like many other department stores, Belk has struggled recently.

The number of sexually-transmitted infections in Mecklenburg County is increasing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

It’s been almost a year since President Trump announced that Mecklenburg would be a target for a national initiative to eradicate new HIV diagnoses and…

Updated 5:29 p.m.Workers began pumping chlorine into water below the rafting channel at the U.S. National Whitewater Center in Charlotte Wednesday, to…

Mecklenburg County’s health director says one way to possibly curb childhood obesity is to prohibit fast food restaurants from opening near schools. Dr.…

Starting next week, Mecklenburg County’s public health department will once again be run by the county. Carolinas HealthCare System has staffed and…