Top 10 2. Two Republican activists file assault charges against each other following Cumberland GOP meeting Paul Woolverton/CityView Tensions among Cumberland County Republicans led to a physical altercation at a raucous GOP meeting on Thursday night,...
Top 10 3. Fayetteville State University wants to train more nurses to work in southeastern NC Morgan Casey/Border Belt Independent Over a dozen Fayetteville State University School of Nursing students on Tuesday made their way to...
Top 10 4. Accountability and growth among top issues in NC municipal elections Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Louisburg Mayor Christopher Neal thinks there’s about a 95% chance next week’s mayoral election will go...
Top 10 5. Stein signs ‘Iryna’s Law’ despite saying it lacks ‘vision,’ concerns over death penalty provisions Adam Wagner/WUNC Radio With a video message on Friday, Gov. Josh Stein announced that he has signed the criminal justice...
Top 10 6. State OKs Showplace West plans Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise The prospective buyer of a long-vacant office building in downtown High Point has cleared a...
Top 10 7. Governor’s advisory council considers challenges and opportunities in youth well-being Sophia Luna/Education NC The governor’s Advisory Council for Student Safety and Well-Being meeting on Sept. 29 included discussions about challenges...
Top 10 8. Trouble brewing in Beantown: Tents pop up despite court-ordered cleanup Sarah White & Kathy Ross/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Some residents in the Dogwood Lakes neighborhood and the lower end of Beantown...
Top 10 9. THC-infused treats spook state leaders, with Halloween just around the corner Will Doran/WRAL News At their last formal meeting before Halloween, held Tuesday, some of North Carolina’s top elected officials were...
Top 10 10. City’s desire to acquire property for green space surprises elected officials, details obscure Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Next week, the Wilmington City Council is set to discuss the acquisition of a property for...
Top 10 1. Toddler did not have any dental procedures before dying at Greensboro dental office Richard Craver/The (Greensboro) News & Record A 2-year-old Greensboro boy who died July 17 at Valleygate Dental Surgery Center had...
Top 10 2. How could the government shutdown affect NC public schools? Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Radio With a federal government shutdown now in effect, State Superintendent Maurice “Mo” Green has sent guidance to...
Top 10 3. Is Charlotte train stabbing suspect mentally fit for trial? Court-ordered evaluation process may take months. Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News After Decarlos Brown Jr. was arrested in late August and accused in the fatal stabbing of...
Top 10 4. Helene’s impact on roads and housing lingers, making it harder for some Watauga students to get to school Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio It’s been just over a year since Helene swept through Western North Carolina, leaving a trail of...
Top 10 5. Risk of Hand Foot Mouth Disease rises in Haywood Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Haywood County has seen an increase in cases of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in school-aged...
Top 10 6. UNC has paid nearly $1M for PR help since 2024, in part to find its ‘Way’ again Korie Dean/The (Raleigh) News & Observer Last fall, a group of key UNC-Chapel Hill stakeholders gave interviews to an external...