Top 10 6. Senate permitting bill would expand federal role in transmission siting Diana DiGangi/Utility Dive A bipartisan permitting reform bill introduced in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday would, in most cases, prevent...
Top 10 7. State ties Waynesville’s hands on development: New laws limit authority to pass new regs, town attorney says Paul Nielsen/The Waynesville Mountaineer Waynesville’s hands may be permanently tied when it comes to regulating the growing number of large...
Top 10 8. Possible settlement in antitrust lawsuit against Mission Hospital Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog A major antitrust lawsuit against Mission Hospital and its owner HCA Healthcare appears close to settlement for...
Top 10 9. Tillis’ memoir due out Tuesday laden with profanity, bravado Alan Wooten/The Center Square Mercurial and bullying to anyone in his path, President Donald Trump and a number of key...
Top 10 10. Report: Wilmington ranks among top U.S. metros for job growth Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz Wilmington’s total number of jobs grew by close to 30% between 2015 and 2025 – the fifth-highest growth...
Top 10 1. Contest for NC House seat in Guilford marred by controversy, but race is still on Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press The House Democratic Caucus and the Guilford County Democratic Party may have pulled their support, but...
Top 10 2. NC receives first $45.2M payout from Meta child safety settlement Trevon Spencer/NC Newsline North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson said Thursday the state has received its first $45.2 million payment...
Top 10 3. NC sports betting exceeds $500M for 12th consecutive month Brian Murphy/WRAL News Sports bettors in North Carolina wagered more than $500 million for the 12th consecutive month in August...
Top 10 4. Mosley’s legal team hopeful of appellate court win by end of December Alan Wooten/The Center Square Possible evidence of fraud in the case of Prisha Mosley appeared to resonate with judges at...
Top 10 5. This Cary hotel opened independent last year. Now it’s the town’s first Hyatt Andrea Galliano/The Raleigh News & Observer Cary has its first Hyatt-branded hotel, but the hotel has already been open for...
Top 10 6. Fort Bragg land transfer passes both chambers of Congress The Greater Fayetteville Business Journal The United States Senate recently voted to approve a transfer of approximately 20 acres of...
Top 10 7. NPR research estimates NC heat-related deaths may be much higher than reported Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio Heat is the No. 1 weather-related killer in the United States, but it might be even more...
Top 10 8. Over 470 rental units are coming to Ballantyne, near Charlotte’s first Wegmans Desiree Mathurin/The Charlotte Observer More housing is coming to south Charlotte’s Ballantyne neighborhood. And it’s near the long-awaited Wegmans. Site...
Top 10 9. State ties Waynesville’s hands on development: New laws limit authority to pass new regs, town attorney says Paul Nielsen/The Waynesville Mountaineer Waynesville’s hands may be permanently tied when it comes to regulating the growing number of large...
Top 10 10. Most NC public schools can’t afford to maintain student devices Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News Nearly 75% of school districts in N.C. report they don’t have a sustainable funding source to maintain...
