Top 10 6. Journalism veteran returns to NC to lead Charlotte Observer newsroom Théoden Janes/The Charlotte Observer Matt Leclercq, a longtime North Carolina journalist whose career began covering rural communities near Fayetteville, has...
Top 10 7. Raleigh leaders mark key step in a major downtown development project for Red Hat Amphitheate move Michael Perchick/WTVD News Raleigh leaders marked a key step in a major downtown development project with a steel beam topping...
Top 10 8. No embezzlement, but other problems in Randleman, NC auditor says. Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press A state audit earlier this month found a lack of evidence for claims of embezzlement by...
Top 10 9. City Council looking for ways to avoid tax hike in $322 million budget Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView The Fayetteville City Council spent its second budget work session searching for ways to avoid a property...
Top 10 10. New and improved: NCDOT launches updated DriveNC website and mobile app WRAL News The North Carolina Department of Transportation has launched its newly redesigned DriveNC website and a new mobile app....
Top 10 1. Woman accused of shooting Wake County attorneys will remain in jail without bond Megan Cloherty & Shaun Gallagher/WRAL News The woman accused of shooting two attorneys outside of the Wake County Courthouse in...
Top 10 2. Uninsured population in NC set to rebound after years of decline Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press After Medicaid expansion passed in 2023, North Carolina seemed ready to enter a new era of...
Top 10 3. NCDOT waited nearly a year to clear debris in west Charlotte. Residents still aren’t happy Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio In the 1970s, N.C. 16 fractured west Charlotte, cutting the neighborhood off from Johnson C. Smith University...
Top 10 4. Delayed, denied, diffused: Families face an uphill battle in nursing home cases Ashley Fredde/NC Health News When first responders responded within minutes to a 911 call from Clayton Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center...
Top 10 5. Alderman’s DWI case could be dismissed by judge Port City Daily A Southport elected official may not be charged in a driving while impaired case as a judge...
Top 10 6. ‘Not in our benefit’: Chatham residents speak out against proposed Fearrington Preserve Community Emma Cooke/WCHL Chapelboro The Chatham County Board of Commissioners met on Monday to continue last month’s public hearing for Fearrington...
Top 10 7. New flood damage renews questions about WNC recovery Annie Dance/The Carolina Journal As western North Carolina continues rebuilding from the devastation left behind by Hurricane Helene, another round...
Top 10 8. DMF to give update on blue crab stock assessment progress Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The Division of Marine Fisheries wants to bring the public into the blue crab stock assessment...
Top 10 9. No primaries, longer terms for the mayor: Durham looks at election changes Justin Laidlaw/IndyWeek Elections in Durham are omnipresent. In the odd years, city council and mayoral races take center stage, whereas...
Top 10 10. Uncertainty prompts delay of some county projects Nancy McCleary/The Sanford Herald County Manager Lisa Minter has proposed pushing back major construction projects to be able to provide...