Top 10 3. ‘There could very well be consequences’: Trump’s team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps Andrew Howard, Liz Crampton & Elena Schneider/Politico President Donald Trump is ratcheting up pressure on Republicans to redraw congressional maps...
Top 10 4. Jackson, WNC leaders advocate for expanded disaster aid for small businesses Nick Fogleman/The Watauga Democrat David Jackson, president and CEO of the Boone Area Chamber of Commerce, urged federal officials to...
Top 10 5. New NC legislation could encourage more affordable, safer apartments Ashley Fredde/NC Health News A bill recently sent to Gov. Josh Stein by the North Carolina legislature could be a...
Top 10 6. ‘Messy situation’: Buxton beach closed after 8th house falls Catherine Kozak/Coastal Review Online It started two weeks ago, when one small, unoccupied house here fell into the ocean, long...
Top 10 7. As Currituck works on Beach Management Plan, beach nourishment seems unlikely Kip Tabb/Outer Banks Voice On September 19, Currituck County announced that it is developing a Beach Management Plan. The plan...
Top 10 8. Confrontation at voting site leads to election complaints in Fayetteville mayoral race Paul Woolverton/CityView Two campaign workers for Fayetteville mayoral candidate Mario Benavente filed complaints with the North Carolina State Board of...
Top 10 9. Schools face myriad of challenges on policing Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot With the Board of Education’s ongoing discussions regarding the viability of unarmed security guards and...
Top 10 10. A new transit survey and the future of Asheville’s bus system Katie Myers/Blue Ridge Public Radio Susan Bean got off the bus a stop or two too late. The bus —...
Elections Edwards gets a primary U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-11th, appears likely to face a challenge in next spring’s Republican primary. Adam R. Smith, an...
Top 10 1. UNC Asheville’s future rests with Kimberly van Noort. Where is she taking it? Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog The Blue Ridge Room, a parquet-floored hall in the University of North Carolina Asheville’s Highsmith Student Union,...
Top 10 2. Two Republican activists file assault charges against each other following Cumberland GOP meeting Paul Woolverton/CityView Tensions among Cumberland County Republicans led to a physical altercation at a raucous GOP meeting on Thursday night,...
Top 10 3. Fayetteville State University wants to train more nurses to work in southeastern NC Morgan Casey/Border Belt Independent Over a dozen Fayetteville State University School of Nursing students on Tuesday made their way to...
Top 10 4. Accountability and growth among top issues in NC municipal elections Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Louisburg Mayor Christopher Neal thinks there’s about a 95% chance next week’s mayoral election will go...
Top 10 5. Stein signs ‘Iryna’s Law’ despite saying it lacks ‘vision,’ concerns over death penalty provisions Adam Wagner/WUNC Radio With a video message on Friday, Gov. Josh Stein announced that he has signed the criminal justice...
Top 10 6. State OKs Showplace West plans Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise The prospective buyer of a long-vacant office building in downtown High Point has cleared a...