Top 10 1. Child care providers rally at the legislature for stabilization funding Federal child care relief funding runs out in less than seven weeks. Hundreds of providers, parents, and advocates showed up...
Top 10 2. Can collaboration on NC national forests coexist with litigation? Three lawsuits filed in 2024 against the U.S. Forest Service highlight concerns that the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest Land...
Top 10 3. Divisive or beneficial? Questions linger as UNC system looks to cut diversity programs The leadership of North Carolina’s public university system is expected to vote this week to repeal its diversity policies, raising...
Top 10 4. Trout anglers roil the waters over fewer fish from hatchery Haywood County fly anglers are trying to counteract a massive reduction in the trout stockpile, viewing it as a detriment...
Top 10 5. Renovating an airport terminal costs a lot more than you might think Recently, the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority awarded a contract to Lindsey Architecture, P.C. to provide the architectural and engineering design...
Top 10 6. NC nonprofit argues Duke opposes rooftop solar due to profitability, proposes alternative carbon plan A prominent clean energy nonprofit issued a new proposal to revise Duke Energy’s carbon plan to expand rooftop solar throughout...
Top 10 7. Northern Moore site picked for luxury driving resort Developers looking to build a high-end automotive motorsport park have chosen a 400-acre tract near the Moore-Montgomery county line for...
Top 10 8. Trans person filmed in WCU bathroom In its final week of classes, Western Carolina University became the subject of a video that went viral on social...
Top 10 9. $12.5M settlement reached in UNCSA sexual assault lawsuit A 2021 lawsuit filed against the University of North Carolina School of the Arts alleging years-long sexual misconduct has been...
Top 10 10. Alamance-Burlington Board of Education approves budget cuts, what it means for educators and students The Alamance-Burlington Board of Education approved budget cuts and a plan to ask county commissioners for more funding for the...
Top 10 1. With smaller budget surplus, NC House looks for other funding for private school vouchers A lower-than-expected revenue surplus could delay extra funding for a private school voucher program. State House leaders are looking for...
Top 10 2. New charter school report shows growing student waitlist in North Carolina During the 2023-24 school year, 169 of the state’s 210 charter schools reported having a waitlist, according to a new...
Top 10 3. Buyer on the horizon for Canton paper mill Pactiv Evergreen has inked a deal to sell the shuttered Canton paper mill to a buyer that would demo and...
Top 10 4. Lee County Schools to join lawsuit against social media companies Although the vote was close, the Lee County school board on Tuesday agreed to join several neighboring counties in suing...
Top 10 5. Many NC jails violate legal requirements by skipping meds for opioid use disorder For almost six years, R struggled with addiction. He said he tried to quit using opioids and benzodiazepines more than...
