Top 10 2. Footing the flood bill: Towns feel financial strain while waiting on FEMA reimbursements Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Local governments in Haywood County have been hemorrhaging cash to pay for flood recovery and repairs,...
Top 10 3. Months after Helene, some western NC businesses reopen — with new debt and financial worries Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline After Hurricane Helene left his Asheville store beyond repair, Russ Towers had a plan — and the...
Top 10 4. U.S. Department of Agriculture suspends scholarship program at NC A&T State University, 18 other historically Black colleges, website shows Michaela Ratliff/WGHP News The U.S. Department of Agriculture has suspended a scholarship program that serves students from rural or underserved...
Top 10 5. Patient dies in Mission emergency department bathroom after call for help goes unanswered Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog A patient in Mission Hospital’s emergency room died in the bathroom last week after calling for...
Top 10 6. As states mull Medicaid work requirements, two with experience scale back Renuka Rayasam & Sam Whitehead/NC Health News President Donald Trump’s return to the White House sent a clear signal about...
Top 10 7. Calls for urgency on bipartisan bills in Congress to reauthorize funding for the Secure Rural Schools Act Mebane Rash/Education NC For 25 years, funding for what’s called Secure Rural Schools (SRS) has made a difference to schools...
Top 10 8. Statewide wins, Harris’ loss, and getting off the mat: NC Dem chair talks first term, new priorities Paul Specht/WRAL News Anderson Clayton became North Carolina Democratic Party chair on a promise: to boost its members’ representation —...
Top 10 9. Crossnore to establish a second ‘resilience-focused’ public charter school in Winston-Salem Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Inside a colorful classroom in Williams Academy in Avery County, Kindergarten Teacher Charlene Gragg welcomes her students...
Top 10 10. City council to hold public hearing on proposed economic incentives for air dome factory Evey Weisblat/CityView The Fayetteville Cumberland Economic Development Corporation is asking the Fayetteville City Council to approve economic incentives to attract...
Top 10 1. U.S. Department of Education cancels teacher training grants for Triad universities Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio The U.S. Department of Education has canceled over $600 million in teacher training grants across the country....
Top 10 2. How to rebuild I-40? Start at the river and work up Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Until now, all eyes were on the immediate job of stabilizing I-40 enough to reopen one...
Top 10 3. Stein announces recovery grants to provide support for local businesses Nick Fogleman/The Watauga Democrat Gov. Josh Stein joined Dogwood Health Trust to unveil a $30 million small business grant initiative...
Top 10 4. NC Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey confirms heart surgery Kevin Griffin/Greensboro News & Record Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey is recovering following a heart surgery earlier this month. Causey, who...
Top 10 5. Wisconsin Republicans propose $10K income tax break for hurricane and wildfire relocations Todd Richmond/The Associated Press People who lost their homes to Hurricane Helene or California wildfires could get a sizeable tax...
Top 10 6. FEMA deemed hundreds of thousands eligible for housing help. Why did so few use it? Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public Radio Thousands of WNC residents who were deemed eligible for Federal Emergency Management Agency housing...