Top 10 1. Trump ups the ante on tariffs, vowing massive taxes on goods from Mexico, Canada and China on Day 1 David Goldman/CNN President-elect Donald Trump on Monday promised massive hikes in tariffs on goods coming from Mexico, Canada and China...
Top 10 2. Wastewater treatment in a box: Technology, engineers help Spruce Pine fast-track recovery from Hurricane Helene Will Atwater/NC Health News Standing on stage during a highly anticipated town meeting, microphone in hand, Spruce Pine Town Manager...
Top 10 3. Rural water systems were already in bad shape. Then Helene hit. Katie Myers/Blue Ridge Public Radio The most exciting part of the day at Spruce Pine Montessori School is when the...
Top 10 4. Time marches on. Thanksgiving nears. Yet loss from Helene lingers in Green Mountain Alex Gladden/USA Today Network Tony Johnson has lived in Green Mountain all his life. The small township is rural, mountain...
Top 10 5. General Assembly funds voucher program, impacts county schools Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot North Carolina is at the forefront of a divisive nationwide debate: Should states subsidize private...
Top 10 6. Q&A: What does House Bill 10 mean for immigration enforcement in North Carolina? Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC Radio Starting on Dec. 1, all county sheriffs in North Carolina must cooperate with federal Immigration and Customs...
Top 10 7. Eastern NC’s black bears: How hunters helped save a species Jennifer Allen/Coastal Review Online The American black bear population is healthy on the North Carolina coast, but that hasn’t always...
Top 10 8. Group encourages landowners to consider their ‘legacy,’ protect forest in Castle Hayne Madison Lipe/Wilmington StarNews Concern about overdevelopment is nothing new in New Hanover County, but recent plans for a major housing...
Top 10 9. ‘Grow up and act like adults’: Some BOT members react to GPSG chancellor, provost no-confidence resolutions Caleb Herrera/The Daily Tar Heel In a Nov. 7 meeting, the UNC Board of Trustees addressed the ‘no-confidence resolutions’ passed...
Top 10 10. Council divided over how to proceed with new bids after recent contract failures Evey Weisblat/CityView After a disastrous experience with a contractor who defrauded the city by abandoning several parks and recreation projects,...
Top 10 1. Tariffs’ toll: How Trump’s proposed import levy could weigh on North Carolina Zachery Eanes & Katie Peralta Soloff/Axios Raleigh Corporations in North Carolina are bracing for the potential wave of tariffs on...
Top 10 2. Workers at Charlotte airport, an American Airlines hub, go on strike during Thanksgiving travel week Erik Verduzco & Makiya Seminera/The Associated Press Workers who clean airplanes, remove trash and help with wheelchairs at Charlotte’s airport,...
Top 10 3. Saint Augustine’s University cuts half of employees to prepare for accreditation review Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio Saint Augustine’s University is cutting half of its employees as it works to regain its financial footing....
Top 10 4. Tourism too soon? ‘Not soon enough?’ Buncombe projects 70% loss from disaster Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio Businesses reliant on tourism and hospitality in Buncombe County are projected to post Helene-related revenue...
Top 10 5. ‘Worst’ year ever for farms in North Carolina Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Tropical Storm Helene terrorized Western North Carolina’s farms in late September. Recovering is no easy...