Top 10 1. North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor is sworn in Gary D. Robertson/The Associated Press North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor was sworn into office on Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded...
Top 10 2. Patrick McHenry lets loose on the Republican insurgents he left behind Eleanor Mueller & Zachary Warmbrodt When a 29-year-old Patrick McHenry entered Congress in 2005, few would have believed the man...
Top 10 3. Conspiracies, misinformation beset Lake Lure after Helene; residents tell different story Connor Giffin & Ryley Ober/USA Today Network Paul Brock stood at a microphone before a panel of government officials at...
Top 10 4. Local entrepreneur says red tape preventing business from opening Luke Barber/The Watauga Democrat A local entrepreneur is protesting the Town of Boone’s system development fees after discovering that opening...
Top 10 5. FEMA has approved nearly $600 million to aid Helene recovery in NC, agency says Jacob Biba/Asheville Citizen Times Three months after Tropical Storm Helene hit Western North Carolina, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has...
Top 10 6. North Carolina still trails on school funding, new report finds James Farrell/WFAE Radio North Carolina ranked 48th in the country in terms of public education funding for the third year...
Top 10 7. North Carolina banks $300M from film industry in 2024 Port City Daily The film industry brought hundreds of millions of dollars to the state in 2024, thanks to the...
Top 10 8. FEMA leases Durham building for Helene recovery operations Laura Leslie/WRAL News The Federal Emergency Management Agency is increasing its footprint in the Triangle in the wake of Tropical...
Top 10 9. Word from the Smokies: Ramsey Cascades Trail reopens following multiyear rehabilitation Holly Kays/Smoky Mountain News For the first time in nearly three years, the trail to Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s...
Top 10 10. Vehicle fuel, charging prices better national norms Alan Wooten/The Center Square As 2024 closes, prices for a gallon of unleaded fuel in North Carolina are more than...
Top 10 1. Kody Kinsley reflects on milestones before stepping down as health secretary Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News After three eventful years, Kody Kinsley is stepping down from his role as North Carolina’s top...
Top 10 2. As tumultuous 2024 ends, Canton mill site’s future remains uncertain Felicia Sonmez/WFAE Radio The former Pactiv Evergreen paper mill in Canton has been shut for more than a year and...
Top 10 3. ‘Too close to the line’: Officers, sheriff sued by shop owners in vape store raids Alexa Wandersee/Port City Daily Three deputies from the Onslow County Sheriff’s Office are being sued for seizing thousands of dollars...
Top 10 4. Newly-passed state law concerning to local municipalities Summer Stevens/The Coastland Times On December 11, state lawmakers enacted Senate Bill 382, a bill that provides disaster relief funds...
Top 10 5. Answer Man: Has pollution made local rivers a blue-green color? Mission and the VA Medical Center used their own water after city’s was restored? Who is Cowboy Dave? John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: My question is related to...