Top 10 3. Charlotte’s new medical district is open. Where’s the affordable housing? Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & The Charlotte Ledger Jacqueline Stowe has seen big promises come and go. The 76-year-old grew...
Top 10 4. As vouchers near 100,000, first evidence of churn can be seen Mebane Rash/Education NC As of Oct. 6, 2025, the total number of students receiving vouchers in North Carolina is 98,917,...
Top 10 5. WakeMed ‘whole health campus’ will include two new hospitals in one place Richard Stradling/The (Raleigh) News & Observer WakeMed will soon break ground on a new campus in Garner that will put...
Top 10 6. LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda died over the weekend in ATV accident, company says WFAE Radio LendingTree CEO Doug Lebda died Sunday in an ATV accident. The Charlotte-based company announced his death Monday morning....
Top 10 7. Maggie Valley may freeze new police position due to state funding hit Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer An unexpected hit to the town’s budget has Maggie Valley aldermen debating whether to freeze putting...
Top 10 8. More than $6.5B in medical debt relieved through NC program. Stein calls it ‘life changing news’ Will Doran/WRAL News More than $6.5 billion in medical debt has been relieved for more than 2.5 million North Carolinians...
Top 10 9. NC House lawmakers resurrect debate over privatizing North Carolina’s state-run liquor Ahmed Jallow/NC Newsline The debate over whether North Carolina should continue running its own liquor system came up again this...
Top 10 10. Students for Justice in Palestine calls out UNC’s Israel-adjacent investments at demonstration Kayla Bradshaw & Jackson Auchincloss/The Daily Tar Heel At a UNC Students for Justice in Palestine tribunal demonstration on Thursday,...
Top 10 1. Brockman met teen through phone app, DA says Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise Rep. Cecil Brockman, D-Guilford, met the 15-year-old he’s accused of having sex with through...
Top 10 2. Rural health transformation program won’t make up for federal budget cuts, experts agree Liz Carey/NC Health News A new program touted to give $50 billion in federal funding to rural hospitals won’t necessarily...
Top 10 3. NC isn’t meeting federal special education requirements. State officials point to the teacher shortage Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News North Carolina public schools aren’t evaluating students for special education in a timely manner, they’re not resolving...
Top 10 4. Whooping cough surges in North Carolina; fading vaccine immunity likely plays a role Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News Most people likely know pertussis by its more common name — whooping cough, which comes from...
Top 10 5. Gov. Stein’s task force hears why child care is an ‘essential service’ for families, economy, and military readiness Katie Dukes/Education NC At the Oct. 6 meeting of the North Carolina Task Force on Child Care and Early Education,...
Top 10 6. Lawmakers consider ‘Work and Save’ plan to close NC’s retirement gap Ashley Fredde/NC Health News For some North Carolinians, the road to retirement is anything but even. While some workers can...
Top 10 7. Southport alleyway debacle: Alderman, former mayor allege political motives, misuse of funds Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily More details have emerged on a Southport alleyway dispute since Monday, when the Southport Board of...