Top 10 1. Can fixing relief programs lower NC property tax bills? Greg Childress/NC Newsline State lawmakers should focus on fixing existing state programs to provide property tax relief for seniors and...
Top 10 2. Prosecutor seeks $3.5B in refunds to North Carolina families, businesses Alan Wooten/The Center Square Refunds to families and businesses in North Carolina totaling $3.5 billion are being sought by the...
Top 10 3. Moore County Airport makes progress on support fund Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot The Moore County Airport is one more than one-third of the way toward reaching its...
Top 10 4. Broyhill to make comeback at High Point Market Thomas Lester/Furniture Today Gordon Brothers‘ plans to reintroduce and revitalize the Broyhill brand will be on full display at the...
Top 10 5. Growth rate slowed in US metro areas in 2025, with steepest drops along the southern border Mike Schneider/The Associated Press Growth rates in U.S. metro areas dropped the steepest last year in communities along the border...
Top 10 6. I-77 critics say DOT board member threatened Charlotte if the city rejects toll lanes Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio A board member for the North Carolina Department of Transportation said Wednesday night that if Charlotte rejects...
Top 10 7. New report shows firearm homicides in North Carolina on the decline DJ Simmons/WFDD Radio A new study shows firearm homicides and nonfatal shootings in North Carolina are trending downward. The N.C....
Top 10 8. ‘Devil in the details.’ NC educators struggle with teaching about religion. Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press In the wake of the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Tim Hall, a K-12 Social...
Top 10 9. Cape Fear Valley Health names Daniel Weatherly as new CEO Morgan Casey/CityView After a five-week search, the Cape Fear Valley Health System Board of Trustees named Daniel Weatherly as its...
Top 10 10. Some NC lawmakers want more psychiatric beds. Advocates say that won’t solve the state’s mental health needs. Taylor Knopf/NC Health News Every Saturday, Linda McDonough picks up her 26-year-old daughter in Raleigh so they can spend the...
Top 10 1. Changes to NC policies and laws could reduce hiring of ‘wandering officers’ Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Anyone who wants to work as an officer for the High Point Police Department will have...
Top 10 2. What is an eVTOL? The future of air transportation in North Carolina and beyond Mebane Rash/Education NC For those of you who lived and worked in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene, you have...
Top 10 3. ‘We don’t want to be hustled’: NC communities push back on AI data centers Will Atwater/NC Health News Stokes County resident Tim Mabe likes to use a boat analogy to convey the size of...
Top 10 4. Charlotte City Council calls special meeting on I-77, then abruptly cancels it Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio The Charlotte City Council has not explained why it canceled Wednesday afternoon’s special meeting on the Interstate...
Top 10 5. UNC is searching for a new men’s basketball coach. Here’s who has to sign off on the new hire. WRAL News The president of the UNC System, which oversees all public universities in North Carolina, must give written approval...