Top 10 3. New Democratic challenger takes aim at Edwards, reshapes NC-11 race Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News The field for one of North Carolina’s most closely watched congressional races grew again this week...
Top 10 4. Probe into child’s death prompts 2nd state takeover of Bertie County DSS Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press State officials have intervened yet again at Bertie County’s Department of Social Services, making a dramatic...
Top 10 5. State officials are considering a water quality permit for a controversial natural gas pipeline Celeste Gracia/WUNC Radio On a clear August morning, Katie Whitehead cautiously wades through prickly bushes and knee-high grass to find...
Top 10 6. Charter Review Board narrowly approves ‘sub-campus’ expansion across Wake County lines Kristen Blair/Education NC In a 6-5 vote, the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB) narrowly approved an amendment allowing...
Top 10 7. WCU posts record freshman retention rate, but Helene dampened new enrollment The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Western Carolina University has posted a record retention rate this school year for returning freshmen. The retention...
Top 10 8. Town of Summerfield completes investigation into reported ‘wrongdoing’ involving former employees JD Franklin III/WXII News The Town of Summerfield has completed its internal investigation into alleged wrongdoing by former employees. Officials...
Top 10 9. ‘I’ve cried my way through applications’: WS/FCS educators grieve the loss of their positions Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Just four months before being let go, Natalie Long-Stutts was one of eight educators in the district...
Top 10 10. Former NC A&T basketball players under investigation for alleged NCAA sports betting violations Brayden Stamps/CBS 17 News Former student-athletes from North Carolina A&T State University and five other schools are being investigated for...
Top 10 1. ‘It needs to stop’: NC Republicans, Democrats react to fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk WRAL News Politicians from across North Carolina offered condolences to the family of Charlie Kirk after he was shot and...
Top 10 2. Fewer North Carolinians are uninsured as Medicaid expanded, U.S. Census figures show Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC Radio The number of uninsured Americans rose across 18 states and Washington, D.C. in 2024, but North Carolina...
Top 10 3. Gov. Stein announces $20M investment in NC film industry, bestows Order of Long Leaf Pine Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily In a boost for the state’s creative economy, Governor Josh Stein met with film industry professionals...
Top 10 4. Furniture industry confronts disruption, report says Guy Lucas/High Point Enterprise A mixed bag of economic indicators combined with a surprise package of new tariffs seems likely...
Top 10 5. Ex-GOP Congressman Madison Cawthorn arrested Michael Luciano/Mediaite Former Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-NC), who is reportedly planning a political comeback, was arrested for failing to appear...
Top 10 6. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools consultant contract sparks school board tensions James Farrell/WFAE Radio Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ new $180,000 contract with the education consulting firm SYDKIMYL sparked fresh tensions among CMS board...
Top 10 7. One stop at a time, mobile reentry center helps people get back on their feet after incarceration Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News On a recent Friday in Greenville, a black bus parked outside the Joy Community Center and...