Top 10 8. Crews remove more than 140 truckloads of house debris Joy Crist/Coastal Review Online Cleanup efforts are continuing this week in Buxton and Rodanthe following the collapse of nine oceanfront...
Top 10 9. UNCW mandates 24-hour reservations for spirit rock Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily UNCW is extending its space reservation system to its spirit rocks next week after a conflict...
Top 10 10. Eastern Music Festival to dissolve after failing to reach a labor agreement David Ford/WFDD Radio On Monday, the Eastern Music Festival Board of Directors announced its vote to dissolve the organization. The...
Top 10 1. Rep. Carla Cunningham’s immigration stance sparks challenges in NC House primary Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Two candidates have launched campaigns in the 2026 North Carolina House District 106 Democratic primary to oust...
Top 10 2. Former Swain sheriff answers to tribal court in significant moment for Cherokees Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press A group of silent protesters lined the entrance of the Cherokee Justice Center on Sept. 29...
Top 10 3. ‘There could very well be consequences’: Trump’s team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps Andrew Howard, Liz Crampton & Elena Schneider/Politico President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Republicans to redraw congressional maps...
Top 10 4. Jackson, WNC leaders advocate for expanded disaster aid for small businesses Nick Fogleman/The Watauga Democrat David Jackson, president and CEO of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, urged federal officials to...
Top 10 5. New NC legislation could encourage more affordable, safer apartments Ashley Fredde/NC Health News A bill recently sent to Gov. Josh Stein by the North Carolina legislature could be a...
Top 10 6. ‘Messy situation’: Buxton beach closed after 8th house falls Catherine Kozak/Coastal Review Online It started two weeks ago, when one small, unoccupied house here fell into the ocean, long...
Top 10 7. As Currituck works on Beach Management Plan, beach nourishment seems unlikely Kip Tabb/Outer Banks Voice On September 19, Currituck County announced that it is developing a Beach Management Plan. The plan...
Top 10 8. Confrontation at voting site leads to election complaints in Fayetteville mayoral race Paul Woolverton/CityView Two campaign workers for Fayetteville mayoral candidate Mario Benavente filed complaints with the North Carolina State Board of...
Top 10 9. Schools face myriad of challenges on policing Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot With the Board of Education’s ongoing discussions regarding the viability of unarmed security guards and...
Top 10 10. A new transit survey and the future of Asheville’s bus system Katie Myers/Blue Ridge Public Radio Susan Bean got off the bus a stop or two too late. The bus —...
Elections Edwards gets a primary U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-11th, appears likely to face a challenge in next spring’s Republican primary. Adam R. Smith, an...
Top 10 1. UNC Asheville’s future rests with Kimberly van Noort. Where is she taking it? Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog The Blue Ridge Room, a parquet-floored hall in the University of North Carolina Asheville’s Highsmith Student Union,...