Top 10 8. GOP names school board member to fill vacant seat Amy McCraw/Hendersonville Lightning A committee of the Republican Party in Henderson County on Thursday evening named a sheriff’s office captain...
Top 10 9. GOP-backed elections rule could violate state law Rusty Jacobs/WUNC Radio New guidelines for voting adopted by the state elections board’s Republican majority might conflict with state law....
Top 10 10. NASCAR promises not to re-distribute charters amid heated antitrust suit with Michael Jordan’s team Jenna Fryer/The Associated Press NASCAR has promised a federal court it will not re-distribute any charters pending the conclusion of...
Top 10 1. AG agrees with findings of possible compliance problems at HCA’s NC hospitals Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Attorney General Jeff Jackson agrees with the findings of an independent monitor that HCA may...
Top 10 2. Nearly a year after Helene, a private college in western NC is still recovering Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio Nearly a year ago, Helene brought unprecedented flooding to western North Carolina – wiping out roadways, triggering...
Top 10 3. Helene victims still waiting for Whatley Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Scenic Chimney Rock has historically been an out-of-the-way place, nestled tightly against the Broad River in...
Top 10 4. “Anxiety and Concern”: Triangle Small Businesses Say They’re Feeling Trump’s Tariffs NC Voices Earlier this month, President Donald Trump officially implemented tariffs ranging from 10% to 41% on 70 countries. Small...
Top 10 5. The price increases that should cause Americans more alarm Elisabeth Rosenthal/KFF Health News Wary of inflation, Americans have been watching the prices of everyday items such as eggs and...
Top 10 6. Surry Board of Elections chair resigns after arrest on child abuse, drug possession charges John Peters/The Mount Airy News The chairman of the Surry County Board of Elections resigned shortly before noon on Thursday,...
Top 10 7. Self-proclaimed religious leader arrested in Durham on forced labor, money laundering charges WRAL News Two self-proclaimed religious leaders were arrested Wednesday on federal indictments for their alleged roles in a nationwide forced...
Top 10 8. Democrats eye new presidential primary calendar in 2028, with South Carolina’s top spot in jeopardy The Associated Press The Democratic National Committee is seriously considering scrambling the party’s 2028 presidential primary calendar. And South Carolina...
Top 10 9. NHC school board rejects resolutions on Solly’s Law, Leandro funding Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Two resolutions aimed at the state government — one advocating for the release of hundreds of...
Top 10 10. Has tax revenue taken a hit from Helene? Town collections hold; county is down Sarah White/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Haywood County’s tax collection rate has fallen for the third year in a row, but municipalities...
Top 10 1. Number of licensed child care homes continues to decline after end of stabilization grants Katie Dukes/Education NC The number of licensed family child care homes (FCCHs) in North Carolina has decreased by 22% since...
Top 10 2. As Chimney Rock shops reopen, shopkeepers recount what it took to get there Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News As you enter Chimney Rock, you will see bulldozers and construction workers and other visceral reminders...
