Top 10 1. Southeast Raleigh grapples with gentrification, affordable housing needs Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio In College Park and other southeast Raleigh neighborhoods, modern-looking, multi-story homes are going up next to much...
Top 10 2. Premiums must rise at least $20 for State Health Plan members, new NC treasurer says Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi/The Raleigh News & Observer Newly elected State Treasurer Brad Briner said Thursday that health insurance premium...
Top 10 3. Five economic trends to watch in 2025 Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise To help you navigate the economic year ahead, the Kenan Institute kicks off 2025 with...
Top 10 4. Attorney went around opposing counsel for order blocking certification of a disputed state Supreme Court election Rusty Jacobs/WUNC Radio An attorney representing the Republican candidate in a tight race for the North Carolina Supreme Court went...
Top 10 5. Mission pharmacy program plagued by high turnover, staffing shortage Asheville Watchdog A Mission Hospital pharmacy program that provides and tracks patients’ medications to ensure their safety has been plagued...
Top 10 6. Local officials feel good about Pactiv mill parcel sale in Canton Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Apprehension over the fate of a huge industrial parcel in the heart of Canton is now...
Top 10 7. EPA intervenes in NC 1,4-dioxane case, pollution surged after judge blocked regulation Peter Castagno/Port City Daily The City of Asheboro dramatically increased discharges of a toxic chemical flowing downstream into the water...
Top 10 8. Flooded barrier islands, rising mainland risks: USGS study Jennifer Allen Cape/Coastal Review Online A recent U.S. Geological Survey study projects that rising sea levels and stronger, more intense...
Top 10 9. Dean Jones and Starr Jones bring a bit of Hollywood to Burlington with launch of N.C. Film & Television Working Arts School Keith T. Barber/The (Burlington) Times-News The inspiration to build a film school from scratch in Alamance County began 11 years...
Top 10 10. US Army Corps of Engineers to assist county with debris removal Luke Barber/The Watauga Democrat Watauga County is progressing with hurricane debris removal efforts after contracting with the US Army Corps...
Top 10 1. County officials losing patience with FEMA Jimmy Potts/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Haywood County commissioners asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency to “step it up” regarding its response...
Top 10 2. High Point proposes ‘mill district’ Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise The public will have an opportunity next week to weigh in on a proposed new...
Top 10 3. Major data breach hits NC schools. Plus, what’s next for Chromebooks? Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Radio NC public schools have been hit with a major data breach of teachers’ and students’ personal information....
Top 10 4. North Carolina Supreme Court’s conservative majority divided on disputed judicial race Rusty Jacobs/WUNC Radio There’s a legal principle — enshrined in a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court case known as Purcell —...
Top 10 5. NC addiction treatment programs partner to reduce maternal deaths from substance use Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News Overdose is a significant cause of maternal death in North Carolina, according to the state’s latest...