Top 10 5. ICE agents search NC workplace in Kings Mountain, some employees in custody NBC News Employees at a North Carolina business said they were held inside for hours on Wednesday as ICE executed...
Top 10 6. Federal lawsuit alleges abuse, exploitation of teen at Asheville Academy for Girls, Trails Carolina Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog A South Carolina woman has sued Asheville Academy for Girls, its owner and 15 other related...
Top 10 7. Florida company may build overdue tower on Fayetteville’s Hay Street parking deck Paul Woolverton/CityView The City of Fayetteville is in negotiations with a Florida company and other parties to build a long-awaited...
Top 10 8. Last-ditch legal effort tries to halt NC regional library system breakup over LGBTQ+ content Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press With less than two weeks before Yancey County officially exits its regional public library system, opponents...
Top 10 9. Asheville Regional Airport opens the doors to its new 136,000-square-foot terminal Felicia Sonmez/WFAE Radio Catching a flight out of Asheville Regional Airport? Starting today, you’ll pass through a brand new terminal....
Top 10 10. OWASA details downtown Chapel Hill water line replacement, major road closure Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro A significant project by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority is set to close parts of West...
Top 10 1. Key GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could spell political disaster for Republicans Alexander Bolton/The Hill Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), one of the most vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents facing re-election in 2026, warned...
Top 10 2. Mayors discuss ‘Triad envy’ and JetZero challenges Chris Burritt/Business North Carolina For decades overshadowed by the growth of the Charlotte and Raleigh regions, the Triad has grabbed...
Top 10 3. Money from an increased transit sales tax might replace — not supplement — existing spending on roads, fueling more spending on non-transportation projects Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio When the North Carolina lottery began in 2005, the idea was that all money would go to...
Top 10 4. UNC pauses HR actions, awaiting guidance on UNC System-wide personnel cap Alice Scott/The Daily Tar Heel UNC is temporarily pausing all human resource actions while awaiting further guidance on how the...
Top 10 5. Judge orders NASCAR teams to turn over financial data to stock car series, limits details The Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a dozen NASCAR teams to provide 11 years of financial data...
Top 10 6. ‘I vote present’: Democrats object to NC Senate vote on LGBTQ bill Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio The state Senate approved a bill Tuesday that includes multiple controversial LGBTQ policies. Democrats objected to a...
Top 10 7. Western North Carolina petitions EPA to keep federal climate protections in place after Helene Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer listened to her constituents’ testimonies, adding that recent cuts at the federal level...
Top 10 8. UNCA’s stadium proposal confirms a long-running rumor — and raises many more questions Jack Evans/Asheville Watchdog On June 13, the University of North Carolina-Asheville confirmed a rumor that had circulated for months: It...
Top 10 9. Air dome manufacturer to begin construction of Fayetteville plant Evey Weisblat/CityView Yeadon Domes, an international manufacturer of air domes, will begin construction on its Fayetteville facility following the Fayetteville...
