Top 10 6. ‘Mutual aid’ in the days and months after Hurricane Helene Ben Humphries/Education NC What happens in a region ravaged by a natural disaster, where communications are disabled and the power...
Top 10 7. The Trump administration plans major shift away from long-term housing for homelessness Jennifer Ludden/WUNC Radio The Trump administration is upending its homelessness policy, with deep cuts to funding for long-term housing. Instead,...
Top 10 8. UnitedHealthcare announced WakeMed facilities and providers now out of network WRAL News UnitedHealthcare officials announced WakeMed is leaving the network. On Saturday, UnitedHealthcare officials told WRAL News that WakeMed’s facilities...
Top 10 9. Fisheries to vote on proposed blue crab harvest rules Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The coastal county lawmakers that formed a new group to support commercial fishing have submitted a...
Top 10 10. Developers submit industrial park plans Pat Kimbrough/High Point Enterprise Developers have submitted plans for the first phase of a proposed major industrial park in south...
Top 10 1. Divided UNC Board of Trustees votes to raise in-state undergraduate tuition Shelby Swanson/The (Raleigh) News & Observer The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees voted to raise tuition for in-state undergraduates for...
Top 10 2. Why SEL is latest education acronym in crossfire of NC culture wars Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press You may not have heard of SEL, but it’s the latest educational tool that may have...
Top 10 3. Incompetent leaders, overworked nurses compromised cancer patients at Mission Hospital, oncologist testifies Sally Kestin/Asheville Watchdog The cancer patients on floor K9 were among the sickest at Mission Hospital, in need of close...
Top 10 4. New advisory board will address workplace dangers of extreme heat in NC Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC Radio North Carolina Labor Commissioner Luke Farley announced this week a new advisory body created to strengthen worker...
Top 10 5. NC State leaders consider tuition increase WRAL News North Carolina State University leaders on Thursday are considering a proposal to raise tuition. The university’s Affairs Committee...
Top 10 6. City Council seeks state audit of failed construction projects amid criminal investigation Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView In a unanimous vote during its Nov. 6 work session, the Fayetteville City Council formally requested that...
Top 10 7. Reining in vacation rentals: how much is too much? Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer A nearly two-year discussion on how to best regulate vacation rentals in Waynesville is nearing its...
Top 10 8. North Carolina prepares for implementation of new Workforce Pell grants Sergio Osnaya-Prieto/Education NC Gov. Josh Stein has directed one of his councils to make recommendations for the implementation of Workforce...
Top 10 9. Mecklenburg County plans teaching farm in Huntersville Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio Mecklenburg County purchased a historic farm in Huntersville and plans to turn it into a park sometime...
Top 10 10. Fort Fisher aquarium plans to close ahead of $65M renovation Coastal Review Online Plans are in motion for the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher to close early next year...
