Top 10 8. Confusion over third-party audit, privacy concerns put nail in coffin for NHCS AI pilot Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily An AI camera pilot program, politicized since its approval by the General Assembly, remained controversial even...
Top 10 9. First rain and then fire chase people from their homes in North and South Carolina Jeffrey Collins & Brittany Peterson/The Associated Press When Nicole Taylor and her family moved to their new home in the...
Top 10 10. DEQ chief: Emerging compounds ‘top priority’ for state Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online Addressing PFAS and other emerging compounds is a “top priority” for the North Carolina Department of...
Top 10 1. NC’s Dan Bishop confirmed as Trump deputy budget director Will Doran/WRAL News Dan Bishop, a hardline conservative politician from Charlotte, is now one of the country’s top officials in...
Top 10 2. Dollar Tree sells NC-born Family Dollar to private equity firms Will Michaels/WUNC Radio Dollar Tree has made a deal to sell Family Dollar, the bargain store chain that was founded...
Top 10 3. UNC Board of Elections disqualifies Nyssa Tucker, second lawsuit filed Caleb Herrera/The Daily Tar Heel On Friday evening, the Board of Elections announced Leah Frazier as the 2025-2026 Graduate and...
Top 10 4. North Carolina government makes big tax revenues quickly from first year of sports betting Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press North Carolina government cashed in early when it came to reaping fiscal benefits from authorized...
Top 10 5. Pause and effect: Threat of Trump funding freeze is making the future tense for North Carolina nonprofits Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press As President Donald Trump and his appointees rifle through the country’s balance sheets looking for federal...
Top 10 6. Blue Ridge Southern back on rails, restoring lifeline to area businesses Haywood County CofC Watco’s Blue Ridge Southern routes in the region have been shut down since Tropical Storm Helene, but...
Top 10 7. The high cost of clean creeks: Who should pay for the mounting litter problem? Will Atwater/NC Health News On Saturday, March 15, volunteers gathered at sites like West Point on the Eno River, where...
Top 10 8. Charlotte study explores ways to reconnect the West End to uptown and redevelop I-77 Elvis Menayese/WFAE Radio A two-day charrette kicked off on Tuesday in Charlotte to gather community input on ways to redevelop...
Top 10 9. New bill could limit short-term rental restrictions Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot A once-stalled piece of legislation has been reintroduced in the General Assembly and could affect...
Top 10 10. Mystery solved: What was the military relic in Clyde that caused so much commotion? Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer A four-block area of downtown Clyde was evacuated and roped off Sunday afternoon as a potential...
Top 10 1. Charlotte City Council member Bokhari resigning to take key Trump administration transit job Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Republican Tariq Bokhari plans to resign from the Charlotte City Council and will become the No. 2...
Top 10 2. Turf war erupts over organ donation services Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & The Charlotte Ledger A lawsuit filed earlier this month seeks to stop Atrium Health from...