Top 10 3. Judge upholds North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, dismisses civil liberties suit A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a civil rights group challenging North Carolina’s anti-rioting law, whose criminal...
Top 10 4. Council shifts $2 million from downtown park to unspecified ‘higher priority infrastructure’ In a split decision, Whiteville City Council voted Tuesday to pull $2 million in funding that had been allocated to...
Top 10 5. Josh Stein walking a tricky line in NC gubernatorial race An already-tense election is proving even trickier for Jewish candidates to navigate, especially Democrats. Since Oct. 7, deep divisions have...
Top 10 6. ‘A loss’: Crops struggle for North Carolina farmers amid heat, drought High temperatures and weeks of clear skies might have you wondering when it’s going to rain. But for North Carolina...
Top 10 7. Local government bill draws concern from Forsyth County leaders Multiple Forsyth County leaders spoke out against a local government bill that would change all of their respective municipal elections,...
Top 10 8. Despite success of alcohol bracelets, only Waynesville Police have gotten behind them A pilot program that outfitted DWI offenders with alcohol monitoring bracelets proved successful in breaking the cycle for those with...
Top 10 9. Opinion: Amid budget and staff cuts, should UNCA continue with seemingly exorbitant Ideas Fest? I have an idea for the University of North Carolina Asheville and the Asheville Ideas Fest folks: Consider ending it....
Top 10 10. Swain County commissioner expelled from meeting Following a heated exchange with another county commissioner during a closed session, Swain County Commissioner David Loftis was expelled from...
Top 10 1. Apple delays plans for RTP campus. Company says it’s still committed to region Consumer electronics giant Apple Inc. is delaying plans to build a corporate campus in Research Triangle Park. But the company...
Top 10 2. NC Real Estate Commission’s property flood history disclosure rule begins soon Advocates believe homebuyers will be able to make more informed decisions after a rule requiring sellers to disclose detailed information...
Top 10 3. Communities across N.C. work to curb suicides amid worsening mental health crisis Rik Emaus came home one afternoon in August 2021 to find his teenage daughter distraught. “She just had this absolute...
Top 10 4. In 7-3 vote, Charlotte City Council approves $650M for Bank of America Stadium renovations The Charlotte City Council voted 7-3 Monday night to approve spending $650 million worth of tax money to help renovate...
Top 10 5. State: Two companies in Wilmington must add dust control measures The state is requiring two companies with facilities near the Port of Wilmington to adopt additional control measures after investigating...
Top 10 6. Judge Boyle rejects preliminary injunction in wetlands case North Carolina environmental organizations are celebrating a recent decision in a coastal North Carolina man’s challenge to remaining federal wetland...
Top 10 7. Bill could offer owners of threatened oceanfront homes along the NC coast a way out An oceanfront home in Rodanthe on the Outer Banks collapsed into the Atlantic in late May. It was the sixth...
