Top 10 5. Fleet Forces Commander Caudle nominated to be next CNO, ACMC Chris Mahoney tapped for Vice Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Mallory Shelbourne/USNI News President Donald Trump tapped Adm. Daryl Caudle to serve as the next chief of naval operations, nearly...
Top 10 6. Exclusive: Congressman Tim Moore failed to properly disclose hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of personal stock purchases made around Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ in a potential STOCK Act violation Dave Levinthal/Fortune Rep. Tim Moore (R-N.C.) appears to have missed a required disclosure deadline under a federal transparency law, failing...
Top 10 7. Louisiana is poised to hike its sports betting tax to help colleges pay their athletes David A. Lieb/The Associated Press Louisiana is poised to hike taxes on sports betting to pump more than $24 million...
Top 10 8. A Netflix series shot in Wilmington and Southport to premiere soon. Here’s what to know John Staton/Wilmington StarNews A gritty, soapy thriller of a TV series whose locations showcase Wilmington will soon be seen by...
Top 10 9. Sheriff’s office pay plan backfires Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise An initiative launched nine months ago to increase pay for Guilford County Sheriff’s Office...
Top 10 10. Permanent BAD social district to go before city council in mid-August Port City Daily After a successful three weekends launching a pilot program in February, the Brooklyn Arts District Collective is...
Top 10 1. Nine years later: How Mecklenburg’s partnership with Peebles has produced nothing Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Mecklenburg County’s nine-year partnership with The Peebles Corporation could be nearing its end. The county hired the...
Top 10 2. NAACP won’t invite Trump to its Charlotte convention Amanda Harry/QCity Metro The NAACP won’t invite President Donald Trump to its national convention, scheduled for July 12 – 16...
Top 10 3. North Carolina redistricting trial begins, with racial gerrymandering allegations the focus Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans that helped them retain majorities in...
Top 10 4. NC lawmakers could take back $500 million from research grant organization Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio Two years ago, state lawmakers allocated $500 million to a group that helps academic researchers turn their...
Top 10 5. Few Helene victims in NC had flood insurance. Future of federal program unclear. Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Less than 1% of people affected by Tropical Storm Helene in Western North Carolina had...
Top 10 6. Nearly 20 years after purchasing the land, Wake County approves design for Lake Myra County Park WRAL News It’s a project that was first identified in 2003 – the lack of a Wake County park facility...
Top 10 7. Durham, Raleigh among best-run cities in America, study shows Keaton Eberly/CBS 17 News As local governments face ongoing challenges such as high inflation and rising crime rates, a pair...
Top 10 8. Alamance Commission approves budget after debate over increased taxes April Laissle/WFDD Radio Alamance County Commissioners have approved next year’s budget, which includes a property tax increase aimed in part...
Top 10 9. Cumberland County, Fayetteville could receive millions from Purdue Pharma opioid settlement Morgan Casey/CityView Cumberland County and the City of Fayetteville are expected to receive millions of dollars from the national opioid...
