Top 10 2. I-40 repairs to take at least two years; wall to be built from the bottom up Paul Nielsen/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Repairing Interstate 40 so that two lanes can be opened in each direction will require a...
Top 10 3. Young voters disproportionately affected by Griffin challenges Rusty Jacobs/WUNC Radio Duke University student Sofia Dib-Gomez was excited to vote in the election back in November. She registered...
Top 10 4. Some in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina embrace Trump’s push to abolish FEMA Makiya Seminera/The Associated Press Emily Russell remembers feeling hopeful after she managed to get an appointment with the Federal Emergency...
Top 10 5. RPD needs major wage increases, outgoing police chief says Zachery Eanes/Axios Raleigh Estella Patterson, Raleigh’s outgoing police chief, says she believes she will have successfully brought the Raleigh Police...
Top 10 6. F1 team plans $85M manufacturing facility in Concord in the heart of NASCAR country Catherine Muccigrosso/The Charlotte Observer A Formula 1 racing team wants to expand its operations to the center of NASCAR country...
Top 10 7. SC House approves energy bill that limits environmental oversight of new power plants Sammy Fretwell/The (Palmetto) State In a push to help South Carolina meet future energy needs, the state House of Representatives...
Top 10 8. State charter review board renews four schools, approves two remote academies Kristen Blair/Education NC The North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board (CSRB) approved renewals for four public charter schools at its...
Top 10 9. Chapel Hill launches $20 million affordable housing fund with help from UNC Health Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro A partnership between the Town of Chapel Hill and the UNC Health system is officially ready to...
Top 10 10. Tiny homes constructed by Amish community get delivered with plans to return Nick Fogleman/The Watauga Democrat In December, a group of Amish volunteers from Pennsylvania partnered with local organizers in Boone to...
Top 10 1. A GOP challenger emerges for Phil Berger’s NC Senate seat in 2026 Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan/The (Raleigh) News & Observer A local sheriff from his district is challenging the most powerful Republican lawmaker...
Top 10 2. CVS working ‘tirelessly’ to improve Aetna Rylee Wilson/Becker’s Payer Issues CVS Health’s new executives are working “tirelessly” to improve margins in the company’s insurance business, CFO...
Top 10 3. Jackson, Stein announce settlement in Pactiv grant lawsuit Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Nearly $6 million in taxpayer money will be coming back to Haywood County after Attorney General...
Top 10 4. Last night at Council: Leaders of housing authority board ousted amid organizational ‘turmoil’ Laura Hackett/Blue Ridge Public Radio On Tuesday, the Asheville City Council ousted the local housing authority’s chair and vice-chair after...
Top 10 5. DPI, State Board approve legislative priorities and welcome superintendent’s cabinet Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC The State Board of Education voted to approve its joint 2025 legislative agenda with the N.C....
Top 10 6. Retailers including Trader Joe’s and Kroger have begun limiting egg purchases Ayana Archie/WUNC Radio Major retailers across the country have begun limiting the number of cartons of eggs shoppers can buy,...
