Top 10 3. 14 former NC State athletes have filed a lawsuit alleging abuse by ex-head trainer Aaron Beard/The Associated Press Fourteen former N.C. State male athletes have filed a civil lawsuit in state court alleging sexual...
Top 10 4. Johnston County lawyer charged with embezzling over $1M from law firm and clients WRAL News A local attorney is charged with embezzling over $1 million from his Johnston County law firm and various...
Top 10 5. Brunswick commissioners respond to calls for clean water, apply for grant Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily After years of community pressure, Brunswick County has taken a formal step toward extending a new...
Top 10 6. As Raleigh expands, so does the need for firefighters, department says Haylee Kennedy/CBS 17 News The Raleigh Fire Department is searching for new recruits, because as the city expands so too...
Top 10 7. $33 million budget shortfall leads to widespread layoffs in Medicaid Ombudsman program Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog Nearly 40 employees connected to North Carolina’s Medicaid Ombudsman program, including nine at Pisgah Legal Services,...
Top 10 8. Charlotte City Council member Marjorie Molina concedes District 5 primary loss Ely Portillo/WFAE Radio Charlotte City Council member Marjorie Molina conceded her loss in the District 5 Democratic primary to challenger...
Top 10 9. Grocery store proposal for Glen Lennox draws resident concerns, questions around development agreement Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro Emily Baragwanath loves her backyard. In fact, the yard and trees bordering the property line were major...
Top 10 10. What’s happening with shots in NC in 2025? Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press The weather is starting to cool here in North Carolina, bringing with it the joys...
Top 10 1. The U.S. hopes to break China’s grip on rare earth metals, which are crucial in modern technology Jay Price/WUNC Radio A flurry of public and private sector dealmaking in recent weeks has raised the profile of a...
Top 10 2. North Carolina watches for signs of bird flu as fall migration begins Will Atwater/NC Health News Mid-September signals the soon-to-arrive familiar fall rhythms: leaves preparing to turn from green to gold and...
Top 10 3. State workers could face another health premium hike, depending on Duke-Aetna contract fight Will Doran/WRAL News Top North Carolina officials are closely watching contract negotiations between Duke Health and health insurance company Aetna...
Top 10 4. County outlines $15 million in missing FEMA funding Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Haywood County is still waiting on $15.2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency almost a...
Top 10 5. Trump admin cuts $38.4 million in research funding at UNC: climate change, AIDS, DEI Daneen Khan/The Daily Tar Heel Last May, UNC Professor Philip Berke received an email from Kristi Noem, the Secretary of...
Top 10 6. Mission cardiac patient dies after telemetry monitor disconnection; hospital declines nurses’ request for emergency meeting Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog A Mission Hospital cardiac patient died in late July after becoming disconnected from telemetry monitoring for...
Top 10 7. Canton seeks operators for wastewater plant Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News When the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill in Canton closed after more than a century of operations...
