Top 10 1. In a day of tributes, Lindsey Graham is remembered as a tireless Washington mainstay Claudia Grisales, Barbara Sprunt/NPR President Trump heralded the late Sen. Lindsey Graham as a “legend” and “giant of the U.S....
Top 10 2. UNC football faces possible College Sports Commission investigation WSOC News The football team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill may soon be under investigation by...
Top 10 3. NC National Guard settles case over free speech rights Mackenzie Thomas/Carolina Public Press A dispute over First Amendment rights has resulted in the North Carolina National Guard settling a...
Top 10 4. Carolina North advisory group tours site of future UNC Chapel Hill expansion Flynn Snyder/WRAL News On Monday, a group of key stakeholders at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill toured...
Top 10 5. Mission Hospital faces new scrutiny over services, Medicare compliance Dee Pridgen/828 News NOW8 A new annual review of HCA Healthcare’s compliance with the agreement governing its purchase of Mission...
Top 10 6. Election 2026: Tar Heel Democrats greet Warren, Democratic Socialists of America Alan Wooten/The Center Square Democrats in North Carolina, convening Saturday for the annual state convention and Unity Dinner, are going...
Top 10 7. County to oversee future development in Pinewild Matt Lamb/The Southern Pines Pilot The Pinehurst Village Council has decided to forgo signing an interlocal agreement recognizing Moore County’s...
Top 10 8. 13 immigration-related arrests this weekend at federal checkpoint at Wilson Creek, sheriff says Ely Portillo/WFAE Radio Thirteen people were arrested by federal law enforcement officers this weekend at a checkpoint near Wilson Creek...
Top 10 9. Kinlaw’s Supermarket files plans to rebuild after nearly 2-year wait Luis F. Fuentes/CityView Nearly two years after a fire decimated Kinlaw’s Supermarket, the longtime Fayetteville staple has filed plans with...
Top 10 10. How local shops along eclectic Central Avenue view Charlotte’s rapid growth Laura Horne/The Charlotte Observer When Pape Ndiaye opened House of Africa in Plaza Midwood 30 years ago, the neighborhood was...
Top 10 1. Will a logging project save the Blue Ridge Parkway from fire — or imperil it? Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog Consider the dead tree. To the living things of the forest, and to the environmentalists who love...
Top 10 2. ‘We live the mission of the community college’: Meet Dr. Monty Sullivan, selected to lead the NC Community College System Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC The day that North Carolina’s State Board of Community Colleges announced the selection of Dr. Monty...
Top 10 3. NC attorney general: Last-minute Medicaid rule change will cost counties millions Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News Congress included an exemption in last year’s federal Medicaid work requirement law for people who are...
Top 10 4. Tackling the NC food deserts that Helene created Walker Livingston/Carolina Public Press Every Wednesday afternoon in the heart of Swannanoa, volunteers hand out seasonal produce while community members...
Top 10 5. I-77 toll lane community benefits package could reach $300 million Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio The N.C. Department of Transportation is offering a sweeping community benefits package that could total as much...
