Top 10 1. Speakers question Duke Energy’s proposed rate increase Chris Stiles/The Robesonian Numerous Duke Energy customers made their voices heard Tuesday, March 31 in opposition to the company’s...
Top 10 2. Critics call the poultry farming system rigged. Craig Watts is fighting to overturn it. Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News Craig Watts unlocked a small room made of plywood, flipped on the lights and tapped the...
Top 10 3. Drilling down on AI use in dentistry Anne Blythe/NC Health News It’s no longer futuristic or science fiction to think that your trip to the dentist might...
Top 10 4. How a coalition built primary strategy that defeated 3 NC House Democrats Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press The seeds of the resistance that kicked several incumbent Democrats out of office in the primary...
Top 10 5. Cabarrus County Clerk of Courts faces competency hearing Glenn Counts/WSOC News Cabarrus County Clerk of Courts Bill Baggs is facing a removal hearing scheduled for the 14th of...
Top 10 6. Lawmakers consider statewide vote on property tax reform Jenna Lapp/Brunswick Beacon A state-wide referendum could appear on the ballot Nov. 3 asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment...
Top 10 7. Wilmington establishment one step closer to legalizing shipping container bar in downtown district Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily The Eagle’s Dare, a business on Third Street, is one step closer to keeping its cargo...
Top 10 8. Lack of temporary housing funds for Helene survivors is delaying repairs in WNC Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public Radio Two funding problems regarding Hurricane Helene recovery were laid bare Thursday morning to a...
Top 10 9. EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water Will Stone/WUNC News Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water, the Trump administration...
Top 10 10. New Hanover County seeks design firms for former Cape Fear Museum repurpose project WECT News New Hanover County is soliciting qualifications from firms to provide design services for repurposing the old site of...
Top 10 1. Wells Fargo touts union leaving NC + other branches, disputes intimidation claim Chase Jordan/The Raleigh News & Observer Two years ago, a labor union trying to organize Wells Fargo workers made inroads...
Top 10 2. Study finds public water utilities face mounting financial strain Will Atwater/Carolina Public Press Delivering safe, reliable drinking water to customers’ homes is getting more expensive for water utilities that...
Top 10 3. A question about $25k. Source of campaign donation draws allegations. Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Cumberland County election board member Brenda (Bree) Eldridge made a $25,000 donation to the county Republican...
Top 10 4. Duke University students demand help for longtime immigrant campus workers at risk of deportation Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC News The termination of Temporary Protected Status for Honduran nationals means the end of legal work authorizations for...
Top 10 5. Climate change is stamping out North Carolina’s best defense against wildfires Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio The North Carolina Forest Service issued a statewide burn ban for North Carolina over the weekend. This...