Top 10 3. Brunswick County, planning board sued by developer over Sailor’s Haven denial Port City Daily A Wilmington developer is taking Brunswick County and its planning board to court over a project that...
Top 10 4. Charlotte mayor Vi Lyles secures Democratic nomination despite political fallout of train killing Adriana Gomez Licon & Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press A Democratic mayor secured a comfortable win in a primary election...
Top 10 5. NC landfills create hidden risk: PFAS-contaminated sludge and groundwater Will Atwater/NC Health News On a warm July morning, Joe Suleyman — dressed in a neon vest, short sleeves and...
Top 10 6. District parties search for stability as congressional race looms Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Both major parties in North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District have for years been plagued by political...
Top 10 7. Maggie Valley hopeful state will pick up Helene costs that FEMA doesn’t Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Maggie Valley is batting .500 to date when it comes to settling claims with the Federal...
Top 10 8. Fourth Democrat files for congressional seat Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise A former federal employee from High Point who says she lost her job earlier...
Top 10 9. UNC police investigate latest pro-Palestinian vandalism at South Building, Wilson Library Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro UNC is investigating a round of vandalism that took place in the early Monday morning hours at...
Top 10 10. Amid neighbors’ complaints, Half Moon Heights developer commits to erosion control Bill Moss/Hendersonville Lightning Residents in the Wolf Chase subdivision next to a 93-home development on a slope above their homes...
Top 10 1. Man faces federal charge in killing of Ukrainian woman on Charlotte train Alanna Durkin Richer & Erik Verduzco/The Associated Press The Justice Department on Tuesday charged a man accused of fatally stabbing...
Top 10 2. AP finds major disaster declarations are taking longer under Trump The Associated Press, Mississippi Today & Mississippi Free Press As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony’s new home, he took...
Top 10 3. GOP Senate candidate Whatley: ‘We don’t need separation of church and state’ Monica Casey/WRAL News Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley on Monday pushed pastors to run for public office, called on...
Top 10 4. EPA intends to rescind PFAS regulations as Chemours seeks to increase production Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily The battle over “forever chemicals” continues with federal regulators seeking to reverse course on three chemical...
Top 10 5. DOT outlines I-40 rebuild: With environmental permitting process over, real work begins Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News The signs are still there lining the fragile bank separating Interstate 40 from the Pigeon River...
Top 10 6. Second challenger to primary Pless: School board member Jimmy Rogers joins the race Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Another GOP challenger is throwing his hat in the ring for Rep. Mark Pless’s seat representing...
Top 10 7. SCiLL associate dean fired amid continued faculty turnover Aidan Lockhart & Regan Butler/The Daily Tar Heel School of Civic Life and Leadership Dean and Director Jed Atkins fired...
