Top 10 1. NC attorney weighs in on Helene FEMA aid application process Santiago Ochoa/WFDD Radio Three months after Tropical Storm Helene tore through North Carolina, the federal government has committed half a...
Top 10 2. Patient seen in Duke University Hospital cafeteria after emergency department pipe burst Shaun Gallagher/WRAL News Cleanup at Duke University Hospital entered its second day Saturday after a burst pipe flooded the hospital’s...
Top 10 3. ‘Hard times on top of hard times’: Lessons learned from families and child care providers following Helene Jessica Wakeman/NC Health News Three weeks after Helene hit western North Carolina, Marcia Whitney thought she was close to a...
Top 10 4. Esparza reflects on historic appointment as first NC Latino Cabinet member Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Gabriel Esparza, who resides in Charlotte, will become North Carolina’s first Latino Cabinet member when he’s sworn...
Top 10 5. GameChangers 2024: Crime cashes in on migration boom Parker Asmann & Henry Shuldiner/Insight Crime As a growing number of people fled their homes across Latin America and the...
Top 10 6. Two women involved in Edward Teach controversy dispute public apology Peter Castagno/Port City Daily A local brewery and its owner concluded a year-long defamation lawsuit triggered by a viral social...
Top 10 7. Canton auditor praises staff but warns of complications Jimmy Potts/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The Town of Canton received a clean bill of financial health during its most recent audit,...
Top 10 8. Airport makes long way back from COVID Paul B. Johnson/High Point Enterprise Piedmont Triad International Airport leaders hope that passenger counts in 2025 ascend to levels not...
Top 10 9. School board considers options for Jackson Community School Hannah McLeod/Smoky Mountain News Jackson Community School — Jackson County’s alternative learning center — is the most expensive school in...
Top 10 10. Dog eat dog: The cutthroat Midwest breeding ring behind North Carolina pet stores Brooke Elliott/WCHL Chapelboro Stores across the state are running flash sales on puppies for the holiday season: Friendly Pets in...
Top 10 1. Lawsuit challenges hospital regulation, industry lobby group opposes Peter Castagno/Port City Daily A Novant executive is the incoming chair of a powerful hospital lobby group seeking to maintain...
Top 10 2. Why Trump’s tariffs on Mexico would mean higher avocado prices at the grocery store James Doubek/WUNC Radio Of all the products that would be affected by President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico, avocados...
Top 10 3. Part of Pilot Mountain State Park reopening in 2025 David Ford/WFAE Radio A scenic section of Pilot Mountain State Park, long closed due to access issues, is slated to...
Top 10 4. Here’s a look at the $100 billion in disaster relief in the government spending bill Rebecca Santana & Travis Loller/The Associated Press Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address...
Top 10 5. Nissan and Honda to attempt a merger that would create the world’s No. 3 automaker Mari Yamaguchi & Elaine Kurtenbach/The Associated Press Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger...