Top 10 1. Raleigh leaders approve property tax increase as part of $1.77 billion budget Mark Bergin/WRAL News The Raleigh City Council unanimously passed a $1.77 billion budget on Monday. The fiscal year 2027 budget...
Top 10 2. NC lawmakers eye more child welfare changes after Charlotte girl’s death exposes chronic gaps in the system Jennifer Fernandez & Ashley Fredde/NC Health News Outrage over the death of Moore County toddler Rylan Ott in 2016 compelled...
Top 10 3. Dry spell. Large parts of NC cope with months of low rainfall. Lucas Thomae Facebook/Carolina Public Press After an exceptionally dry spring, North Carolina’s farmers are in need of several timely rains....
Top 10 4. Wake County waterways carry rare warning: Don’t eat any fish Mary Helen Moore/Axios Raleigh In some Wake County waterways, signs announce to anglers that the fish cannot, under any circumstances,...
Top 10 5. The list of school boards defying the school calendar law continues to grow Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News North Carolina’s school calendar law requires most traditional public schools to start no earlier than August 24...
Top 10 6. Major sports investor wants to bring MLB to Raleigh. Is it competition or collaboration with Dundon? Brian Murphy/WRAL News A billionaire investor in multiple major U.S. sports teams wants to bring a Major League Baseball team...
Top 10 7. Crews set out to pull more abandoned boats from area waters Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online Nearly a dozen abandoned marine vessels left to rot in North Carolina’s coastal waters are expected...
Top 10 8. Following budget talks, Orange County commissioners prepare to raise taxes for more school funding Aaron Keck/WCHL Chapelboro Voicing a desire to better fund its public school systems while managing funding losses for other areas...
Top 10 9. Former city resident remains in limbo as she fights old criminal charge Mackenzie Thomas/Hendersonville Lightning A former North Carolina resident is asking the state to reconsider criminal charges against her that have...
Top 10 10. Carolina Curious: How did fuel cost spikes impact NC schools? Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Think about how much you’ve spent every time you’ve filled your car up with gas lately. Now,...
Top 10 1. Looking for revenue, NC lawmakers agree to raise taxes on sports gambling operators Brian Murphy, Will Doran & Jack Hagel/WRAL News As co-favorites to win the Stanley Cup before the season and the...
Top 10 2. Trump administration doubles down on coal power in North Carolina Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News Duke Energy could receive $28.4 million in taxpayer money to upgrade two coal-fired power units in...
Top 10 3. New research shows infill development brings best savings to government, increases tax base Kelly Kenoyer/WHQR The analysis indicates that growth within urban areas can be better for cities’ bottom line, compared to building...
Top 10 4. Offshore wind changes spark reactions Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz A stretch of ocean off the coast of Brunswick County made national news earlier this year when the...
Top 10 5. Mixed federal messages on drug checking leave North Carolina harm reduction programs in limbo Taylor Knopf/NC Health News For the third year in a row, drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have trended downward....
