Top 10 3. Speeding up the process: FEMA pays for cutting through its own red tape Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Haywood County has turned to a rarely used method to speed up the FEMA buyout process...
Top 10 4. Duke study casts doubt on effectiveness of ShotSpotter in Fayetteville Evey Weisblat/CityView An independent evaluation of Fayetteville’s use of the automated gunshot detection technology ShotSpotter will test some Fayetteville City...
Top 10 5. FTC has long said products must back up health claims. A MAHA lawsuit would upend that. Arthur Allen/KFF Health News Don’t get Nathan Jones started on xylitol, the active ingredient in his chewing gum, nasal spray,...
Top 10 6. How a former NASCAR executive with deep Chapel Hill ties plans to move UNC athletics forward Brian Murphy/WRAL News Steve Newmark grew up in Chapel Hill surrounded by North Carolina athletics leaders. He was close with...
Top 10 7. Pro-Palestinian mural ‘damaged beyond repair’ during removal Regan Butler, Caleb Herrera & Alice Scott/The Daily Tar Heel A mural depicting Palestinian resilience in the Hanes Art Center,...
Top 10 8. GOP names school board member to fill vacant seat Amy McCraw/Hendersonville Lightning A committee of the Republican Party in Henderson County on Thursday evening named a sheriff’s office captain...
Top 10 9. GOP-backed elections rule could violate state law Rusty Jacobs/WUNC Radio New guidelines for voting adopted by the state elections board’s Republican majority might conflict with state law....
Top 10 10. NASCAR promises not to re-distribute charters amid heated antitrust suit with Michael Jordan’s team Jenna Fryer/The Associated Press NASCAR has promised a federal court it will not re-distribute any charters pending the conclusion of...
Top 10 1. AG agrees with findings of possible compliance problems at HCA’s NC hospitals Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Attorney General Jeff Jackson agrees with the findings of an independent monitor that HCA may...
Top 10 2. Nearly a year after Helene, a private college in western NC is still recovering Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio Nearly a year ago, Helene brought unprecedented flooding to western North Carolina – wiping out roadways, triggering...
Top 10 3. Helene victims still waiting for Whatley Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Scenic Chimney Rock has historically been an out-of-the-way place, nestled tightly against the Broad River in...
Top 10 4. “Anxiety and Concern”: Triangle Small Businesses Say They’re Feeling Trump’s Tariffs NC Voices Earlier this month, President Donald Trump officially implemented tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on 70 countries. Small...
Top 10 5. The price increases that should cause Americans more alarm Elisabeth Rosenthal/KFF Health News Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and...
Top 10 6. Surry Board of Elections chair resigns after arrest on child abuse, drug possession charges John Peters/The Mount Airy News The chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections resigned shortly before noon on Thursday,...
Top 10 7. Self-proclaimed religious leader arrested in Durham on forced labor, money laundering charges WRAL News Two self-proclaimed religious leaders were arrested Wednesday on federal indictments for their alleged roles in a nationwide forced...