Top 10 3. EMC moves groundwater standards, wetlands rules ahead Trista Talton & Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The Environmental Management Commission voted unanimously Thursday to send a rule outlining health-based...
Top 10 4. New NC Progressive House Caucus sets aggressive uncompromising agenda Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press North Carolina House Rep. Renée Price, D-Orange, used to go home feeling alone after a day...
Top 10 5. Paralyzed patient who remained at Mission for nearly four years is now in Virginia rehab center Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog A quadriplegic patient who remained at Mission Hospital for nearly four years despite the hospital suing...
Top 10 6. HealthySteps, which supports families in pediatric clinics, looks to expand in NC Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News Jamestown resident Ashley Robinson’s third child arrived three months early. A micro-preemie, Milo weighed just 1...
Top 10 7. Meet Lindsay Phillips, the 2025 NC Charter School Teacher of the Year Kristen Blair/Education NC Lindsay Phillips, a kindergarten teacher at Mountain Island Charter School (MICS) in Mount Holly, is the 2025...
Top 10 8. Alysa Kassay launches campaign for Congress in North Carolina’s 6th District Salisbury Post According to a release from her campaign, Alysa Kassay announced she will be running for the U.S. House...
Top 10 9. Durham Rising pushes council candidates to turn the heat up on Duke Chase Pellegrini de Paur/IndyWeek Durham labor groups looking to improve wages, housing affordability, and workers’ rights have set their sights...
Top 10 10. Sean Guerrero drops from Wilmington council race Port City Daily A candidate pool of eight has dropped to seven for three open seats on Wilmington City Council....
Top 10 1. People 65 and older no longer need a prescription for a COVID booster Anne Blythe/NC Health News In an effort to tamp down confusion and frustration about who can and can’t get a...
Top 10 2. NCDEQ requires Chemours to expand PFAS well-testing to thousands in Cape Fear Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily Many people in the southeastern corner of North Carolina could be on a faster path to...
Top 10 3. New Democratic challenger takes aim at Edwards, reshapes NC-11 race Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News The field for one of North Carolina’s most closely watched congressional races grew again this week...
Top 10 4. Probe into child’s death prompts 2nd state takeover of Bertie County DSS Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press State officials have intervened yet again at Bertie County’s Department of Social Services, making a dramatic...
Top 10 5. State officials are considering a water quality permit for a controversial natural gas pipeline Celeste Gracia/WUNC Radio On a clear August morning, Katie Whitehead cautiously wades through prickly bushes and knee-high grass to find...
Top 10 6. Charter Review Board narrowly approves ‘sub-campus’ expansion across Wake County lines Kristen Blair/Education NC In a 6-5 vote, the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB) narrowly approved an amendment allowing...
Top 10 7. WCU posts record freshman retention rate, but Helene dampened new enrollment The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Western Carolina University has posted a record retention rate this school year for returning freshmen. The retention...
