Top 10 5. ‘Panicking’: Why recent college grads are struggling to find jobs Scott Horsley/WFAE Radio Azraiel Raines dreamed of working for the State Department, when she graduated from Idaho State University with...
Top 10 6. Juvenile curfew pushed for consideration in Wilmington Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily More than 400 cities nationwide have a curfew for youth and if one council member gets...
Top 10 7. Stopping the spread: What’s next for local whooping cough outbreak? Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer A whooping cough outbreak has hit Haywood County, with six cases confirmed as of July 10...
Top 10 8. Canton to purchase former ABC store parcel Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News A land purchase approved by Canton’s governing board July 10 will bring more parking to the...
Top 10 9. Company plans new type of housing Pat Kimbrough/High Point Enterprise Alex Dummit says she founded her High Point company to combine business and philanthropy. As CEO...
Top 10 10. Dare County Housing Task Force to create housing nonprofit Kip Tabb/Outer Banks Voice After more than a year and a half of discussion and meetings, the Dare County Housing...
Top 10 1. The ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ has passed. Here’s how it could affect health care in NC Jaymie Baxley & Anne Blythe/NC Health News On Tuesday evening, just days after President Donald Trump signed into law the...
Top 10 2. Stein vetoes bill seeking to keep NC governments from regulating pet shops Adam Wagner/WUNC Radio Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed House Bill 96, saying language preventing local government regulation of pet shops...
Top 10 3. New NC law mandates school cellphone restrictions and social media instruction Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press Public school regulation of cellphone use is now law in North Carolina after Gov. Josh Stein...
Top 10 4. North Carolina EV battery industry holds steady amid tax credit rollbacks Stella Mackler/WFAE Radio Move over tobacco — there’s a new cash crop in town. Part of the “battery belt,” North...
Top 10 5. Buncombe County Commissioner’s business created conflicts for her, county staff Sally Kestin/Asheville Watchdog Jennifer Horton was still relishing her history-making victory last November as Buncombe’s first Black woman county commissioner...
Top 10 6. Redistricting trial ends, judges to consider arguments about racial gerrymandering Paul Garber/WFDD Radio A federal trial over North Carolina’s Congressional and state senate maps wrapped up Wednesday in Winston-Salem. At...
Top 10 7. Zebulon’s former town manager announces run for mayor months after resigning WRAL News Zebulon’s former town manager Gilbert Todd has announced he will run for mayor in November. His announcement on...
Top 10 8. Gastonia reopens indoor cooling shelter, but its future is uncertain Chloe Collins & Kara Fohner/Gaston Gazette The city of Gastonia opened the old Salvation Army building Monday to use it...
Top 10 9. Maggie Valley starts repair process on two Helene-related bridge projects Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer A temporary fix from a delayed blow from Tropical Storm Helene that destroyed a key sewer...