Top 10 6. Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource Will Atwater/NC Health News Despite the damage to its building and the disruption of service brought by Hurricane Debby in...
Top 10 7. In light of critics, Canton mayor gives FEMA mixed reviews Jimmy Potts/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer With Canton working to recover from the devastating damage of Hurricane Helene, Mayor Zeb Smathers did...
Top 10 8. Durham biotech firm Tune Therapeutics raises $175 million Zachery Eanes & Christine Clarridge/Axios Raleigh A Durham biotech firm founded on technology built at Duke University has raised $175...
Top 10 9. Amid request for a chain hotel, Brunswick beach town approves increase in hotel heights Savanna Tenenoff/Wilmington StarNews A Brunswick beach town council has chosen to go against many residents’ wishes with a change to...
Top 10 10. AMOREM planning to open High Country patient care unit, accept first patient in early 2025 The Watauga Democrat “It is important to let people know what you believe in and to not spread negativity about...
Top 10 1. Southeast Raleigh grapples with gentrification, affordable housing needs Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio In College Park and other southeast Raleigh neighborhoods, modern-looking, multi-story homes are going up next to much...
Top 10 2. Premiums must rise at least $20 for State Health Plan members, new NC treasurer says Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi/The Raleigh News & Observer Newly elected State Treasurer Brad Briner said Thursday that health insurance premium...
Top 10 3. Five economic trends to watch in 2025 Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise To help you navigate the economic year ahead, the Kenan Institute kicks off 2025 with...
Top 10 4. Attorney went around opposing counsel for order blocking certification of a disputed state Supreme Court election Rusty Jacobs/WUNC Radio An attorney representing the Republican candidate in a tight race for the North Carolina Supreme Court went...
Top 10 5. Mission pharmacy program plagued by high turnover, staffing shortage Asheville Watchdog A Mission Hospital pharmacy program that provides and tracks patients’ medications to ensure their safety has been plagued...
Top 10 6. Local officials feel good about Pactiv mill parcel sale in Canton Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Apprehension over the fate of a huge industrial parcel in the heart of Canton is now...
Top 10 7. EPA intervenes in NC 1,4-dioxane case, pollution surged after judge blocked regulation Peter Castagno/Port City Daily The City of Asheboro dramatically increased discharges of a toxic chemical flowing downstream into the water...
Top 10 8. Flooded barrier islands, rising mainland risks: USGS study Jennifer Allen Cape/Coastal Review Online A recent U.S. Geological Survey study projects that rising sea levels and stronger, more intense...
Top 10 9. Dean Jones and Starr Jones bring a bit of Hollywood to Burlington with launch of N.C. Film & Television Working Arts School Keith T. Barber/The (Burlington) Times-News The inspiration to build a film school from scratch in Alamance County began 11 years...
Top 10 10. US Army Corps of Engineers to assist county with debris removal Luke Barber/The Watauga Democrat Watauga County is progressing with hurricane debris removal efforts after contracting with the US Army Corps...