Top 10 2. Corvias says it’s investing $91 million in Fort Liberty housing Joseph Pierre/Fayetteville Observer More than 1,100 homes at Fort Liberty — in the neighborhoods of Ardennes, Bataan, Casablanca, Corregidor and...
Top 10 3. Insurer stock prices fall after Trump pledges to ‘knock out middlemen’ Erica Carbajal/Becker’s Hospital Review Shares of the three largest pharmacy benefit managers’ parent companies took a hit Dec. 16, after...
Top 10 4. N.C. Sports Hall of Fame announces 2025 induction class. Who are the newest members? Keaton Eberly/CBS 17 News The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame unveiled its inductees for the 2025 class on Tuesday...
Top 10 5. North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion hits enrollment goal about a year ahead of projections The Associated Press More than 600,000 people have enrolled in North Carolina’s new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults about a...
Top 10 6. Japan’s Honda and Nissan to begin merger talks, Nikkei reports Reuters Japanese auto giants Honda Motor and Nissan Motor will start negotiations to merge as they face growing competition from...
Top 10 7. Rockingham County anticipates tourism boom as Caesars Virginia casino opens its doors Lisbeth Ramirez/ABC 45 News “We got Caesars, we got somewhere to go,” said Sadie Moon, a spectator of the new...
Top 10 8. Durham begins re-investment in Hayti corridor Bradley George/WUNC Radio Property owners in Durham’s Hayti neighborhood will get some help with repairs, thanks to a federal grant....
Top 10 9. Blue Ridge Parkway designated a National Historic Landmark: What to know Iris Seaton/Asheville Citizen Times As of Dec. 16, 19 new National Historic Landmarks were announced by Secretary of the Interior...
Top 10 10. How much of Helene’s rainfall was due to climate change? Jack Igelman/Carolina Public Press David Easterling, a NOAA climate scientist, didn’t think much about the rainfall forecast until his wife...
Education White threatened on Facebook This month’s assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has executives and some politicians on edge, and we have an example...
Top 10 1. Helene exacerbated rise in homelessness across western North Carolina Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News The remnants of Hurricane Helene destroyed thousands of homes during its catastrophic sweep through western North...
Top 10 2. Banks keep state, area in sights Jenny Callison/WilmingtonBiz The arrival of Cincinnati, Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank in Wilmington is the latest in a string of financial...
Top 10 3. Avery County realtor sees rocky path ahead for post-Helene housing market Santiago Ochoa/WFDD Radio Michelle Griffin is a realtor based in Banner Elk. She’s seen the area’s housing market shift in...
Top 10 4. US grocery prices – and eggs in particular – climb heading into holiday season Casey Quinlan/NC Newsline A rise in food prices makes for a less than merry holiday season. Grocery prices rose 0.4%...
Top 10 5. Durham commissioner drives school buses amid severe driver shortage, inspires community action Lora Lavigne, WRAL Anchor and Reporter Durham Public Schools is working to address an ongoing bus driver shortage. A Durham...