Top 10 5. UNC study shows future air quality measures may need to be more localized, researchers find With new national clean air protections in place, a UNC-Chapel Hill study suggests that future air quality measures may need...
Top 10 6. Mexico fentanyl production migrates north as Chapitos death threats loom Huddled in the back of a fruit and vegetable stand in the south of Culiacán, the hitman scanned the area...
Top 10 7. Biden opposes plan to sell US Steel to a Japanese firm, citing the need for ‘American steel workers’ President Joe Biden came out in opposition to the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel of Japan, saying...
Top 10 8. North Carolina community colleges focus on short-term, high-demand workforce programs Nearly 5,000 students received a total of approximately $3 million in aid through the short-term workforce development grant program during...
Top 10 9. Virginia dementia registry project poised to become state law A Virginia Commonwealth University-led project cataloging dementia cases and other neurodegenerative diseases across the state is poised to be codified...
Top 10 10. Convicted of fraud, ex-NC housing authority leaders remain on nonprofit’s staff and board Two women convicted in federal court of fraud while working at the Chatham County Housing Authority continue to hold key...
Top 10 1. The very small battlefield over the NC House in this fall’s elections The fight over whether Republicans keep their supermajority in the General Assembly will come down to just a handful of...
Top 10 2. Shrimpin’ ain’t easy Flicking heads off shrimp is one of the first jobs you learn when you’re born a Davis. Joseph “Jody” Davis...
Top 10 3. Told her baby was dead, then alive, a Charlotte mother was thrust into a nightmare LaChunda Hunter was sitting at her dining room table one February morning when her phone rang. It was the hospital....
Top 10 4. Dollar General, Target among latest retailers to remove or restrict self-checkout Dollar General is backing away from the self-checkout trend in retail. The company is pulling out self-checkout stands in 300...
Top 10 5. It’s March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball games People in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year’s NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, as...
Top 10 6. If Trump’s mass deportations work, Virginia would see its population drop for the first time since the 1830s When Donald Trump appeared in Richmond the weekend before Virginia’s presidential primary, he vowed that if he’s returned to the...
Top 10 7. Navassa Superfund site cleanup begins; community looks to future opportunities About 30 people gathered at Navassa’s Town Hall last week, and another 18 tuned in virtually, to hear representatives from...
Top 10 8. Southport board OKs land offer to NC Wildlife Commission The federal government has placed restrictive uses on the city-owned parcel, shown here in the purple-shaded area, because of its...
Top 10 9. Wilmington continues to ‘grow up’ due to land costs, demand and building trends As a coastal community, Wilmington’s skyline has traditionally been pretty flat. Increasingly, though, developers want to build taller and taller...
