Top 10 8. Orange County rejects proposed 55+ housing community, citing rural location Emma Cooke/WCHL Chapelboro The Orange County Board of Commissioners recently rejected a proposed senior housing community located at Morrow Mill...
Top 10 9. Chemours to expand well testing for PFAS contamination Coastal Review Online Tens of thousands of additional private drinking water wells are now eligible for PFAS contamination testing around...
Top 10 10. Forsyth County seeks clarity from state about whether adopted siblings can marry April Laissle/WFDD Radio Forsyth County is seeking clarity from the North Carolina General Assembly about whether adopted siblings can legally...
Top 10 1. FHI 360 furloughs more NC staff as USAID hits continue at Durham research nonprofit Brian Gordon/The (Raleigh) News & Observer FHI 360, a global research nonprofit headquartered in downtown Durham, announced more indefinite furloughs...
Top 10 2. DOGE in Wilmington: How delays and a funding pause impact the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge Daniel Sheehan/Wilmington StarNews The Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement project was slated to have a big year in 2025. Last...
Top 10 3. Maggie Valley in Pless’ crosshairs again Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer N.C. Rep. Mark Pless is carrying the ball for five Maggie Valley property owners who feel...
Top 10 4. Blue Ridge Parkway visits high despite Helene. Trump officials don’t want it publicized Will Hofmann/Asheville Citizen Times Despite a natural disaster, two Western North Carolina national park sites remained among the most visited...
Top 10 5. Answer Man: What is the City doing to prevent more sediment from entering reservoirs? Lead testing results update? John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: What measures are they taking...
Top 10 6. Elliott brings ‘local eyes and ears’ to new role with Hurricane Helene recovery office Moss Brennan/The Watauga Democrat Former Watauga County Schools Superintendent Scott Elliott has taken on a new role to assist with...
Top 10 7. How Trump could potentially claw back CHIPS funding Ashley Belanger/ARS Technica Donald Trump’s sudden decision last week to attack the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act after he previously...
Top 10 8. North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation welcomes new chief advancement officer Chantal Brown/Education NC The North Carolina Community Colleges Foundation has brought on a new chief advancement officer. The foundation is...
Top 10 9. ‘DEI is dead.’ HUD axes DEI programs in Asheville’s $225M Helene recovery plan Laura Hackett/Blue Ridge Public Radio A Trump Cabinet official says the Department of Housing and Urban Development will not approve...
Top 10 10. Almost 600 units proposed for Brunswick County development Port City Daily The planning board in neighboring Brunswick County will take up multiple projects Monday. Around 600 units —...
Education Target Belichick A 4,100-word March 7 story by ESPN unearthed more details about the hiring of football Bill Belichick and dissension between...
Top 10 1. Stocks’ sell-off worsens as Wall Street wonders how much pain Trump will accept for the economy Stan Choe/The Associated Press The U.S. stock market’s sell-off cut deeper on Monday as Wall Street questioned how much pain...