Top 10 2. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reading scores flat amidst national decline, data show James Farrell/WFAE Radio Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ fourth-grade reading scores were higher than the average for large urban districts across the country,...
Top 10 3. NC’s public health community prepares for Trump administration chaos Rose Hoban/NC Health News At 10 a.m. today, when a Senate committee is scheduled to begin the first confirmation hearing...
Top 10 4. Mark Robinson campaign’s final weeks: Legal bills and consultants, but little fundraising Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio In the final weeks of his unsuccessful campaign for governor, then-Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson struggled to raise...
Top 10 5. Review of ex-North Carolina treasurer’s use of state cars ends with no charges filed The Associated Press A North Carolina district attorney has announced an investigation into how then-State Treasurer Dale Folwell used state...
Top 10 6. Rezoning pulled for Epic Games’ planned Cary Towne Center headquarters, future of site unknown Shaun Gallagher/WRAL News The future of the former site of Cary Towne Center is once again up in the air...
Top 10 7. Carolina Beach settles lawsuit with local business for $15M purchase of 9 properties Shea Carver/Port City Daily It’s the largest financial acquisition in the history of a small beach town in the southern...
Top 10 8. As North Carolina awaits ICE, congressmen back deportation proposals Alan Wooten/The Center Square Eroding North Carolina of criminals, in particular those who entered the country illegally and then broke...
Top 10 9. UNC confirms admissions essays are reviewed by Durham-based company’s technology Alice Scott/The Daily Tar Heel Documents obtained by The Daily Tar Heel revealed the use of Artificial Intelligence in the...
Top 10 10. Seeking to right the financial ship, Pilot Mountain eyes property sales Ryan Kelly/The Mount Airy News At the most recent meeting of the Town of Pilot Mountain Board of Commissioners Mayor...
Top 10 1. HCA’s purchase of Mission Health did not lead to lasting improvements, Wake Forest academic report concludes Andrew R. Jones/Asheville Watchdog The decision to sell nonprofit Mission Health to for-profit HCA Healthcare was made behind closed doors,...
Top 10 2. How Propel NC would impact one community college Emily Thomas/Education NC The North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) is requesting nearly $100 million from the General Assembly this...
Top 10 3. Cities are dumping this chemical in NC rivers — and getting paid to do it Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Three central North Carolina municipalities in 2024 fought — and won — for their right...
Top 10 4. Federal appeals court weighing civil rights against state sovereignty in state judicial race Rusty Jacobs/WUNC Radio The U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Monday in what one law professor called a...
Top 10 5. Appeals court strikes down FTC’s rule banning add-on costs and bait-and-switch tactics Jaelyn Campbell/CBT News A U.S. appeals court ruled Monday that the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new regulations, which aimed to...
Top 10 6. Foul smell at Kings Mountain lithium mine raises local concerns Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio In Gaston County, Albemarle is draining the old Kings Mountain mine to reopen it and extract the...
