Top 10 3. Buncombe’s silver tsunami: As growth in residents over 65 soars, funding for services doesn’t keep pace A silver tsunami has washed over Buncombe County for nearly 25 years and shows no signs of receding. During the...
Top 10 4. County weighs in on ETJ issue Discussion continues at the county level after proposed state legislation this past month could have ended Moore County’s 11 municipalities’...
Top 10 5. With depleting funds, WMPO explores alternatives to fill $7B gap in transpo plan The Wilmington Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization reviewed some alternative funding sources for future transportation projects at its Wednesday meeting....
Top 10 6. North Carolina Republicans cry foul over call for early voting plans State and county elections officials in North Carolina are accustomed to sudden and frequent change to voting rules and schedules....
Top 10 7. Democratic legislative leaders call on budget writers to ‘bridge the divide’ as federal child care funds expire Democratic leaders from both the House and Senate led a news conference Thursday calling for child care investment in this...
Top 10 8. ‘Road map’ for providing more care for people with disabilities has bipartisan support Advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a long list of needs that they would like state lawmakers...
Top 10 9. Northgate Mall developers add affordable housing and a grocer to redevelopment plans The developer that owns Northgate Mall in Durham tweaked its rezoning proposal for the defunct mall and now proposes adding...
Top 10 10. Planning board approves maps for railroad zoning district A new economic engine for Waynesville is one closer to reality with the proposed mapping of special districts along the...
Top 10 1. NCDOT ranks CF Memorial Bridge in top 10 for funding, Hampstead signaling top-earner The dueling Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement projects have been scored by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, spelling out...
Top 10 2. New CLC poll predicts a bumpy election ride Last month, the Carolina Leadership Coalition and the Carolina Partnership for Reform commissioned Meeting Street Insights to conduct a statewide...
Top 10 3. Revised transit plan would scrap half of Silver Line, Matthews mayor says The Charlotte Area Transit System may not be able to build the 26-mile Silver Line light rail under a new...
Top 10 4. Another N.C. beach house just fell into the ocean. Others may follow. Another home has crumbled into the sea in Rodanthe, N.C., the scenic Outer Banks community where rising seas and relentless...
Top 10 5. The Triangle’s highest-paid CEOs Compensation levels for CEOs hit new heights last year, but they were more of a mixed bag for leaders of...
Top 10 6. Twenty-percent of all crashed cars are being totaled Cars just aren’t worth repairing anymore. One in every five cars seen by an insurance adjuster is estimated to cost...
Top 10 7. Avian influenza gene found in Forsyth County wastewater discharge; dairy cattle suspected source A gene found in a strain of avian influenza – H5N1 – was detected in industrial discharge from the Forsyth...
