Top 10 2. Child care is the priority of Watauga County business leaders for Helene recovery and beyond Liz Bell/Education NC The Saturday in September after Hurricane Helene hit Watauga County, David Jackson found himself walking the aisles...
Top 10 3. Attorney general pledges to continue fight against Pactiv Evergreen Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer North Carolina’s new attorney general, Jeff Jackson, made a stop in Canton on Thursday to discuss...
Top 10 4. ‘Taking dictation from the Hornets’: City attorneys say Charlotte economic development leader misled City Council Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio As the city of Charlotte was negotiating a multimillion-dollar deal to help build a new practice facility...
Top 10 5. How Trump’s expected executive actions could impact North Carolina Brian Murphy & Will Doran/WRAL News Republican President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on Monday, vowing swift action...
Top 10 6. OrthoCarolina plans to sell its physical therapy business to a private-equity backed firm Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger OrthoCarolina, one of the nation’s largest independently owned orthopedic practices, is close to...
Top 10 7. Southport planning board discusses 2050 plan, ETJ concerns linger Peter Castagno/Port City Daily A Brunswick County town is in the final stages of finalizing a draft comprehensive plan to...
Top 10 8. Election directors in NC are glad to finally get a break — for now Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Between late September and the holiday break, Pasquotank County Election Director Janae Hedgepeth didn’t take a...
Top 10 9. City: Few impacts from code reform law Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise High Point officials say the city is already compliant with provisions of a new state...
Top 10 10. Winston-Salem police say information should have been released earlier in shooting of top Robinson aide Paul Garber/WFDD Radio Winston-Salem’s chief of police says the department should have been more forthright with information about a shooting...
Local Charlotte water There’s a water-rights battle shaping up in the Catawba River basin that may generate a push for legislative intervention during...
Top 10 1. Post-Helene housing crunch likely to increase costs for WNC workers, experts say Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio Renters in fast-growing Buncombe County received a rare glimmer of hope late last summer: The...
Top 10 2. The North Carolina Education Lottery, by the numbers Ben Humphries/Education NC It would be challenging to find a gas station or corner store in North Carolina that doesn’t...
Top 10 3. New mill owner aims for flood-free Canton as he touts opportunities Vicki Hyatt/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The new owner of the Canton paper mill has vowed to do everything in his power...
Top 10 4. Many Americans doubt Trump will be able to lower prices in his first year, an AP-NORC poll shows Linley Sanders & Amelia Thomson-Deveaux/The Associated Press Worries about everyday expenses helped return President-elect Donald Trump to the White House....
Top 10 5. The Department of Adult Correction has a new leader. What challenges will she face? Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News The N.C. Department of Adult Correction has a new leader: Leslie Cooley Dismukes was sworn in...