Top 10 6. Canes’ success spilling over to Raleigh business sector Elaina Athans/WTVD Visit North Carolina says the Carolina Hurricanes’ run for the Stanley Cup could bring up to $15 million...
Top 10 7. Charlotte votes raise questions about business influence and ‘the Charlotte Way’ Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Two key votes by the Charlotte City Council in the past month have left some residents and...
Top 10 8. Apex homeowners face tax increase to expand public safety, utilities WRAL News Apex property owners will pay more in fiscal year 2026-27 for public safety staffing, fleet replacement, parks and...
Top 10 9. Law firm drops log cabin seller after Observer investigation, citing ‘millions’ owed Amber Gaudet/The Charlotte Observer A Charlotte law firm tasked with handling the “winding down” of a North Carolina business that...
Top 10 10. WorldAtlas names Asheville a top NC place to live, but locals describe a mixed market Shelly Garzon/WLOS Asheville recently landed on a WorldAtlas list of the best places to live in North Carolina. While the...
Top 10 1. Carolina Hurricanes’ home approved for $310M in upgrades Alan Wooten/The Center Square With a work schedule absent ticketed events already carved out, any hiccups on the way to...
Top 10 2. DeCarlos Brown deemed incompetent to stand trial in Iryna Zarutska murder case for now Hunter Sáenz & Hannah Goetz/WSOCTV DeCarlos Brown, the man accused of killing Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail in...
Top 10 3. Squabbles over early voting sites are déjà vu for several NC counties Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press When history repeats itself, it’s usually not so quickly. During the lead-up to the primary election,...
Top 10 4. Crypto ATM regulations move quickly through NC House with concessions to industry Laura Leslie/NC Newsline A proposal to regulate the growing cryptocurrency ATM industry in North Carolina was fast-tracked through the state...
Top 10 5. Could NC’s new tax credit for K-12 scholarships help public schools? Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News In the first successful veto override of this year’s legislative session, North Carolina lawmakers are opting the...
Top 10 6. NC couple, execs stole $20M from union for ritzy trips, meals & salaries, jury finds Tammy Grubb/The Raleigh News & Observer A Chapel Hill couple and other top union officials were convicted Friday in federal...
Top 10 7. Canes’ creative team produces the flair, energy that keeps fans pumped Carly Haynes/WRAL News Picture this: the Canes are playing at home. You’re in line to fill your novelty “beer stick”...
Top 10 8. NC school nutrition programs, facing $15 million in debt, call on state for support Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC School nutrition programs have long operated on thin margins, but budget pressures are intensifying. Faced with...
Top 10 9. Christ School plans new faculty residences, academic space Will Hofmann/Asheville Citizen Times Christ School is planning to expand, adding 12 new housing units and a new academic building,...
Top 10 10. Cape Fear Valley Health announces opening of new Community Mental Health Center in Dunn Greater Fayetteville Business Journal Cape Fear Valley Health is expanding access to behavioral health services with the opening of the...
