Top 10 1. Clearing up your water questions: Concerns about lead in the water? Surprising ability to treat high-turbidity water? What are the plans to prevent another outage? And more… John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog Even though the City of Asheville is once again delivering potable water after Tropical Storm Helene devastated...
Top 10 2. Fact Check: Another false claim post-Helene Lisa Worf/WFAE Radio The American Red Cross North Carolina still has eight shelters open in western North Carolina to house...
Top 10 3. Helene damage coming into focus in Waynesville Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Like much of Haywood County, Waynesville wasn’t affected by Hurricane Helene as badly as many other...
Top 10 4. Charlotte immigrant community braces for potential of mass deportations Julian Berger/WFAE Radio President-elect Donald Trump has promised mass deportations when he steps into the White House, and Trump on...
Top 10 5. Fifth Third Bank enters rhe Wilmington market Jenny Callison/WilmingtonBiz Fifth Third Bank may be new to Wilmington, but it has a long history in the Midwest and...
Top 10 6. CVS adds 4 new board members in deal with hedge fund Andrew Cass/Becker’s Hospital Review CVS Health is adding four members to its board of directors following “productive discussions” with hedge...
Top 10 7. Durham Council approves four development projects SouthPoint Access A former Extended Stay America hotel on N.C. Highway 55, just south of Interstate 40 in South Durham,...
Top 10 8. Founder of artificial intelligence company used by schools in Los Angeles, NYC, Atlanta is arrested Larry Neumeister/The Associated Press The founder of an artificial intelligence company that supplied school districts in Los Angeles, New York...
Top 10 9. Bridging gaps: HBCUs, EPA collaborate on environmental justice research Will Atwater/NC Health News Genesis Ibrahim-Balogun, a junior studying agriculture and environmental studies at N.C. A&T State University, and her...
Top 10 10. Community members, NAACP defend police chief, claim WPD investigation is racially motivated Brenna Flanagan & Shea Carver/Port City Daily The New Hanover County NAACP has publicly entered the fray over recent allegations...
Top 10 1. Tariffs would hit NC’s economy hard Algenon Cash/The Carolina Journal Donald Trump has proposed raising tariffs in a second term. But how would this impact North...
Top 10 2. Lawmakers could override veto to spend $6.5 billion on private school vouchers. Here’s how vouchers have evolved. Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Radio North Carolina lawmakers are expected to vote this week on a veto override of a bill that...
Top 10 3. Federal grand jury summons six NC county commissioners for secret testimony Dan Kane/The (Raleigh) News & Observer A federal grand jury that recently obtained hundreds of records related to $50 million...
Top 10 4. NC Cherokees struck by Helene, mobilize tribe’s resources to aid broader recovery Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Tropical Storm Helene didn’t exact the same degree of destruction in the Qualla Boundary, home...
Top 10 5. Waste discharge agreement moves toward becoming rule Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The Environmental Management Commission has advanced proposed changes that would codify an existing, long-term agreement with...