Top 10 8. Dare towns register their opposition to proposed housing bill HB 765 Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice A number of Dare County municipalities are expressing opposition to HB 765, a proposed measure titled...
Top 10 9. ‘More than a facelift’: Community celebrates newly-refurbished Memorial Stadium as space for all Ashevillians Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio Renée White laughed and jumped for joy Tuesday evening when she lay eyes on Asheville’s...
Top 10 10. Multiple people detained at North Carolina Central University rally for more student housing Monica Casey/WRAL News North Carolina Central University police detained five people Wednesday during a rally on campus. University students told...
Top 10 1. Less spending, taxing keeps North Carolina No. 4 in Rich States, Poor States Alan Wooten/The Center Square North Carolina is ranked No. 4 in the country in economic outlook in the 18th annual...
Top 10 2. House Dems, advocates for transparency blast NC Senate’s ‘broken’ budget Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline As the North Carolina Senate fast tracks a newly released two-year budget proposal through the chamber this...
Top 10 3. North Carolina wins lawsuit to stop landlords from overpricing rentals WRAL News In August 2024, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a civil lawsuit against the real estate...
Top 10 4. IRS can now share undocumented immigrants’ tax records with ICE Julian Berger/WFAE Radio The IRS can now share some undocumented immigrants’ tax records with immigration enforcement — a policy shift...
Top 10 5. Attorney General, regional LEOs band together to fight fraud Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Nearly two dozen law enforcement professionals from across Western North Carolina stood behind Attorney General Jeff...
Top 10 6. Section of I-74 named for High Point businessman The High Point Enterprise A section of Interstate 74 has been named in honor of the late Dave Phillips of...
Top 10 7. Older and disabled Medicaid recipients, advocates ‘extraordinarily worried’ about potential Medicaid cuts Grace Vitaglione/NC Health News Julie Crockett’s 8-year-old granddaughter, Sophia McConkey, relies on Medicaid every day. She has a rare genetic...
Top 10 8. Robbins approves demolition of former water plant Jonathan Bym/The (Southern Pines) Pilot Overlooking Bear Creek high atop its banks, the large structure that is the former Robbins...
Top 10 9. Nantahala National Forest wildfire at 120 acres. Forest Service closes Joyce Kilmer trails Ryley Ober/Asheville Citizen Times A wildfire burning in the Nantahala National Forest forced portions of the Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness to...
Top 10 10. Promoting awareness: Earth Day Jam provides opportunity to learn about food sustainability, nonprofits and community Karen Kistler/The Salisbury Post Awareness was one thing that many spoke about at this year’s Earth Day Jam. Whether it...
Top 10 1. Fayetteville utility warns of rising rates after PFAS funds frozen Liz McLaughlin/WRAL News More than a month after the Fayetteville Public Works Commission reported that $60 million in federal funding...
Top 10 2. Feeling the burn: Exodus of staff — for years — has made it hard for NC Forest Service to fight wildfires Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Extensive personnel shortages at the NC Forest Service hampered the agency’s ability to manage the...
