Top 10 1. ‘Now or never’: What UNC’s $50M bet on Belichick says about its football future Brian Murphy/WRAL News Before the University of North Carolina ended up here — here being an introductory press conference for...
Top 10 2. North Carolina justices rule for restaurants in COVID-19 claims but against a clothing chain The Associated Press North Carolina’s Supreme Court issued mixed rulings Friday for businesses seeking financial help from the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Top 10 3. ‘He’s not a Democrat:’ NC House Rep. Cecil Brockman criticized for missing veto override vote Kevin Griffin/Greensboro News & Record When the time came for the final override vote on Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of...
Top 10 4. 20 acres in NC owned by the same family since the 1800s nearly sold off without their knowledge Diane Wilson/WTVD A couple living in Pittsboro, North Carolina learned that 20 acres of their land was nearly sold off...
Top 10 5. Project Grace marks milestone, looks for public art proposals Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz Work on Project Grace is moving full speed ahead at the corner of North Third and Grace streets...
Top 10 6. GLP-1 barriers begin to break down Jakob Emerson/Becker’s Hospital Review Barriers to accessing GLP-1 medications are beginning to break down as drug manufacturers, insurers, and lawmakers...
Top 10 7. New Cabarrus Chair Chris Measmer talks about the future of the commission, the EDC and Mike Downs Christopher Miller/Independent Tribune As part of a new era of county leadership, Chris Measmer, the new chairman of the Cabarrus...
Top 10 8. With job postings, DPI announces new administrative and organizational structure Mebane Rash/Education NC Janet Blount, the director of human resources for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction, has announced updates...
Top 10 9. WPD responds to reforming rape investigations as protestors gear up for Saturday event Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Protestors are planning to gather at Wilmington Police Department headquarters to push for reforming the agency’s...
Top 10 10. Getting contractor for Depot St. bridge may take longer than the repairs Paul Nielsen/The Mountaineer Repairing the closed Depot Street bridge may take just a month, maybe less, once work begins. But...
Top 10 1. NC’s ‘insurer of last resort’ tries a new idea to lower cost of claims on the coast Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio Inside the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s hail lab, lab technician Michelle McClain loads a...
Top 10 2. Helene-related unemployment likely to get worse before it gets better, experts say Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio Hurricane Helene has taken a devastating toll on the region’s economy, with Buncombe County’s unemployment...
Top 10 3. Spirtas: Canton will have waste treatment — if mill deal goes through Vicki Hyatt/The Mountaineer If Spirtas Worldwide and Two Banks, LLC (the corporation formed by Spirtas to purchase the Canton properties)...
Top 10 4. Oyster farmers argue penalty too harsh for minor violations Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online Go ahead and call Evan Gadow a Boy Scout. The shellfish farmer, lifelong North Carolinian, husband...
Top 10 5. What we’ve learned about the federal probe in Columbus County Carli Brosseau & Sarah Nagem/Border Belt Independent By the time Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene resigned in January 2023, it...