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Fired Cherry Hospital worker will not get job back

Wed, 08 Dec 2010 16:29:00 -0500

A former Cherry Hospital employee who was fired for abusing a patient will not be getting his job back. The State Personnel Commission ruled Wednesday that it has no legal authority to re-instate O'Tonious Raynor.

Commission to decide fired Cherry Hospital worker's fate

Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:46:44 -0400

The State Personnel Commission held a hearing Thursday to decide whether a fired Cherry Hospital worker should get his job back following an altercation with a patient last March.

Patient's mother: Fired Cherry Hospital worker shouldn't return

Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:02:40 -0400

Essie Freeman, 78, has a personal interest in North Carolina's zero-tolerance policy on abuse in psychiatric hospitals.

Hundreds of DOT facilities violate federal law for disabled

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:54:21 -0400

A Raleigh license plate office deemed out of compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act is also one of five locations in Wake County where disabled drivers can pick up their handicapped parking placards.

Tax troubles force mental health group to close

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:57:44 -0400

The same tax issues that scuttled a state position for the former director of the Mental Health Association in North Carolina have now forced the organization to shut its doors.

State reconsidering appointment of mental health director

Thu, 20 May 2010 19:09:48 -0400

State officials are reconsidering the appointment of a mental health advocate to a key position at the Department of Health and Human Services, one day after WRAL News uncovered tax issues at his current job.