Top 10 5. How some North Carolina schools aim to boost diversity post affirmative action Katie Peralta Soloff & Zachery Eanes/Axios Raleigh At some prominent North Carolina universities — UNC Charlotte and Duke, for instance...
Top 10 6. HBCUs experience a surge following ban on affirmative action in admissions policies Gwendolyn Glenn/WFAE Radio North Carolina A&T State University received an increase of 12,000 enrollment applications this year compared to a...
Top 10 7. Beating blazes before they spark. Strategies to limit fire hazards in NC coastal ecosystems. Jack Igelman/Carolina Public Press Fanned by strong winds, stoked by low humidity and fueled by dry organic soil, the Great...
Top 10 8. Coalition aims to diversify clinical trials by engaging marginalized communities Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News People of color, low-income populations and other marginalized groups are disproportionately affected by certain health risks,...
Top 10 9. ‘Biggest election we’ve ever had’: Macon gets ahead of illegal signs, voter intimidation, misinformation Hannah McLeod/Smoky Mountain News Macon County officials held a press conference last week to address illegal political signs and get...
Top 10 10. Gaston County may get new manufacturing facility Kara Fohner/Gaston Gazette Three projects could be coming to Gaston County which would mean more jobs and more investment. A...
Elections Who’s bankrolling our would-be treasurers? Dale Folwell is stepping down at the end of his term later this year, having lost his gubernatorial bid in...
Top 10 1. Lowe taking over as Mission Hospital CEO Chris Burritt/Business North Carolina Greg Lowe, the North Carolina president of HCA Healthcare, is taking charge as CEO of Asheville’s...
Top 10 2. NC public schools have more than 8,000 vacancies this fall. And that’s an improvement. Liz Schlemmer/WUNC Radio New data collected from public school superintendents show the number of teaching vacancies and total school employee...
Top 10 3. Driving wildfire risk along NC coast. Terrain, past mistakes and climate change create volatile mix. Jack Igelman/Carolina Public Press Less than two months after the Great Lakes Fire seared 32,000 near the central North Carolina...
Top 10 4. Stormwater strategy amid historic flooding: CB councilman advocates for a modernized system Peter Castagno/Port City Daily A council member and former mayor of Carolina Beach argues infrastructure modernization efforts need to take...
Top 10 5. Mark Robinson waves hand by groin, says young women must ‘get this under control’ Jennifer Bendery/The Huffington Post In a newly unearthed video from 2022, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) scoffs at...
Top 10 6. Contract emerging from AT&T strike could give workers 19.3% wage bump Megan Plotka/NC Newsline AT&T workers with the Communication Workers of America (CWA) in the Southeast returned to work Monday after...
Top 10 7. Pitt Community College’s president on returning home, defining culture, and leading collaboratively Alli Lindenberg/Education NC “I cannot tell you how good it feels to be back in eastern North Carolina,” said Dr....
Top 10 8. Two approaches to addressing teen crime in Charlotte have the same aim: Keep kids out of trouble Elvis Menayese/WFAE Radio Smith, 15, has been looking after horses at Shining Hope Farms in north Charlotte for four months....