Top 10 6. City council contradicts staff with 253-unit approval, Landfall-adjacent townhomes also cleared Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily A 20-acre plat annexed into Wilmington city limits in December has been greenlit for 253 apartment...
Top 10 7. Judge rules class action lawsuit against Weaver fertilizer company can proceed April Laissle/WFDD Radio A judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit related to a 2022 fire at the Winston Weaver fertilizer...
Top 10 8. Coastal Land Trust secures final million to buy ‘The Point’ Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online They did it. The final $1 million grant the North Carolina Coastal Land Trust needs to...
Top 10 9. How ongoing projects at the Port of Wilmington could help alleviate traffic congestion Molly Wilhelm/Wilmington StarNews The North Carolina State Ports Authority has submitted an application for a rail line upgrade to improve...
Top 10 10. Answer Man: Asheville Regional Airport razing general aviation hangars? Plans for the artwork in doomed John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies, and the real answers: Question: The Asheville Regional Airport Authority...
Top 10 1. Smithfield Foods plans IPO, invests in N.C. hog producers Chris Burritt/Business North Carolina Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer and employer of more than 10,000 in North Carolina,...
Top 10 2. Flood impacted businesses in limbo Jimmy Potts/The Mountaineer A last-minute rush for small business owners to apply for low-interest loans as part of the hurricane...
Top 10 3. As Lenovo Center authority settles on first renovations, process takes unexpected twist Luke DeCock/The (Raleigh) News & Observer In October 2022, preparing for the $300 million renovation of the Lenovo Center, the...
Top 10 4. As AI advances in NC health care systems, state leaders call for oversight Emily Vespa/NC Health News & The Charlotte Ledger As North Carolina’s health care systems increasingly expand their use of artificial...
Top 10 5. Mission pharmacy program plagued by high turnover, staffing shortage Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog A Mission Hospital pharmacy program that provides and tracks patients’ medications to ensure their safety has...
Top 10 6. No timeline for service restoration after Winston-Salem cyber attack April Laissle/WFDD Radio Nearly two weeks after a cyber attack crippled much of Winston-Salem’s online infrastructure, city officials still don’t...
Top 10 7. Man sues EBCI for wrongful prosecution Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News A man initially convicted in a Cherokee Tribal Court for playing a role in a debilitating...
Top 10 8. Brooklyn Arts District one step closer to being Wilmington’s pilot social district Shea Carver/Port City Daily An area of North Fourth Street in Wilmington could be welcoming patrons for the first time...
Top 10 9. NC By Train announces record growth for third year in a row Cole Sams/CBS 17 News With 2025 now underway, NC By Train will try to build on the record growth they...
Top 10 10. Supreme Court to decide fate of porn bans this month Nolan McKendry/The Center Square Lawmakers, free speech advocates and pornography sites across the country are waiting for the U.S. Supreme...