Top 10 1. State early childhood director updates legislators on child care loss and large waitlist growth for subsidies Liz Bell/Education NC North Carolina has experienced a 13% net loss of child care programs since 2019, with record lows...
Top 10 2. Black Mountain retiree lives in motel, worked as dishwasher after losing home in Buncombe real estate scheme Sally Kestin/Asheville Watchdog After losing his home and retiring as a remodeling contractor, Richard Helbig worked at an Ingles bakery...
Top 10 3. Fate of Mid-Currituck Bridge hangs on April vote Kip Tabb/Outer Banks Voice At the Albemarle Regional Planning Organization (ARPO) meeting held in Hertford on the morning of March...
Top 10 4. UNC study: NC students spend 2-3 hours on phones at school Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News New research using a sample of North Carolina middle and high school students found that they spend...
Top 10 5. Sinema admits a romance with her security guard as she fights ex-wife’s lawsuit Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema acknowledges having a romantic relationship with a member of her...
Top 10 6. A computer on every lap? NC schools rethinking one-to-one device access. Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press Due to exhausted funds and concerns about excessive computer-screen time, some North Carolina public and private...
Top 10 7. Safety concerns persist on NC’s public buses as records show hundreds of incidents Sarah Krueger/WRAL News Hundreds of safety incidents occur every year in and around public buses in our area. Recently, WRAL...
Top 10 8. Mooresville seeks dismissal of lawsuit over mayor’s town hall incident WSOC News The town of Mooresville wants a judge to toss out a lawsuit over the mayor walking around town...
Top 10 9. 3 people suspended, 1 resigns in Southport, following probe into missing funds Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily Four parks and recreation employees were put on paid leave in Southport this week, though one...
Top 10 10. N.C. A&T unveils its new smart intersection test facility David Ford/WFDD Radio North Carolina A&T State University has unveiled a new test facility in Greensboro to improve traffic safety....
Top 10 1. With repeat-offenders under scrutiny, NC lawmakers question probation-parole system Will Doran/WRAL News Two high-profile killings shook North Carolina in the past year, and police accused homeless men with lengthy...
Top 10 2. In rural America, a teacher pipeline from abroad starts to dry up Michael Melia/The Associated Press Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina’s Allendale County has looked overseas for help....
Top 10 3. State early childhood director updates legislators on child care loss and large waitlist growth for subsidies Liz Bell/Education NC North Carolina has experienced a 13% net loss of child care programs since 2019, with record lows...
Top 10 4. North Carolina is home to about 100,000 service members. Here’s how they’re affected by the Iran War Jay Price/WUNC News North Carolina National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, fill Dorton Arena in Raleigh...
Top 10 5. Raleigh joins cities diverting some 911 calls from police Mary Helen Moore/Axios Raleigh An experiment underway in Raleigh aims to protect 911 callers in mental health crises from unnecessary...