Top 10 3. Storms tore up two of America’s most iconic trails. Federal cuts have disrupted repairs WUNC & The Associated Press Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail is a challenge, especially for adventurers making the entire run...
Top 10 4. Did prison have to ‘be a death sentence’ for man with mental illness? Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News When the calls from prison suddenly stopped in February 2024, Erik Ramsey’s family started worrying. Frequent...
Top 10 5. Federal government terminates visas of 3 Duke community members Claire Cranford & Ana Despa/The (Duke University) Chronicle The federal government terminated the visas of two Duke graduate students and...
Top 10 6. State Board of Community Colleges discusses Hurricane Helene Emergency Scholarship grants Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC Last fall, the General Assembly established a Hurricane Helene Emergency Grant Program for postsecondary students to...
Top 10 7. NC orders county jail to depopulate, citing ‘serious risks’ Lucille Sherman/Axios Raleigh North Carolina’s state health department has ordered the Vance County jail to drastically reduce the number of...
Top 10 8. A paralyzed patient has stayed at Mission Hospital for nearly 4 years. He refuses to leave. The hospital is suing him and his family for trespassing. Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog For nearly 18 years, Eric Penland Jr. has heard the monotonous sound of the ventilator that...
Top 10 9. Big city in a radar gap is problematic, says congressman Alan Wooten/The Center Square Hugo and Helene are rare, as is the ever-dangerous tornado outbreaks that sometimes plague the South....
Top 10 10. Key section of Swannanoa River Road reopens in Asheville Helen Chickering/Blue Ridge Public Radio A key corridor in Asheville is back in service as of Friday afternoon, as Swannanoa...
Top 10 1. Challenged NC voters get 15 days to prove they’re legit, appellate panel says Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press More than 61,000 voters challenged by NC Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin have 15 business days...
Top 10 2. Johnston County evolves from bedroom community to economic destination Brian Shrader/WRAL News For decades, Johnston County didn’t look all that different from other parts of rural North Carolina. It...
Top 10 3. City considers banishing special use permits after Holly Tree rec facility ‘disaster’ Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Special-use permits are on the chopping block as Wilmington city council and staff feedback favors conditional...
Top 10 4. NCDOT will mine rock from the Pisgah National Forest. Here’s where it’s looking. Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog A series of deals between federal and state agencies, finalized last week, will allow the North Carolina...
Top 10 5. Legislative battle continues over how to address health care costs in North Carolina Grace Vitaglione/NC Health News Lindsi Franklin’s son, Isaac, was 9 years old in June 2024 when doctors found an abscess...
Top 10 6. Education department requires certification of compliance with federal civil rights laws — and spells out consequences Mebane Rash/Education NC The U.S. Department of Education said in a press release Thursday that it is requiring K-12 school...
Top 10 7. ‘Never seen something like this before:’ effects of Helene on wildfires expected to last decades Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public Radio North Carolina Forest Service crews work to dig a fire line near Holbert Cove...