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8. Kannapolis gets $1 million EPA grant to clean up brownfields

The Independent Tribune The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2.5 million in brownfields assessment selection grants for the Centralina Regional...

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9. Raleigh concert to help western North Carolina raises more than $1.1 million

Gilat Melamed/CBS 17 News Musicians and music lovers came together in Raleigh Sunday night to help Western North Carolina. The...

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10. STRs back on the docket in Pinehurst

Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot Two years after Pinehurst codified rules and regulations surrounding short-term rentals (STRs), the Village Council...

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1. A month in, FEMA has paid out $63 million in Buncombe, more than any other county

Sally Kestin/Asheville Watchdog The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved and paid more than $63 million to residents of Buncombe...

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2. Woes of major retailers after Helene create challenges in East Asheville

Jane Winik Sartwell/Carolina Public Press Retail outlets in East Asheville, from big box stores like Walmart to specialty tourist destinations...

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3. Mayor Lyles, majority of City Council votes to ‘end’ employment of city attorney

Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles and the majority of the Charlotte City Council voted last week to “end”...

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4. Fact check: Claim that 100+ bodies aren’t counted in Helene death toll is false

Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public Radio A claim that the Helene death toll in Buncombe County is more than three...

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5. Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find

David Klepper/The Associated Press Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the...

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6. Canton, still recovering from 2021 flood, moves forward

Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Lost in the aftermath of the damage Hurricane Helene dealt to Canton is the fact that...

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7. ‘Democracy is Indigenous’: Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina promotes the native vote

Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC Radio The largest Native American tribe east of the Mississippi River is heading to the polls and could...

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8. Pender approves new PFAS treatment alternatives contract

Peter Castagno/Port City Daily Access to clean water remains a chief issue for Pender County residents as leaders agreed to...

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9. With millions needed for improvements at New Hanover schools, here are the funding options

Madison Lipe/Wilmington StarNews The New Hanover Board of Education, school district staff and county staff have been discussing ways to...

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10. Hanig announces intent to push for environmental protections for Jockey’s Ridge

Outer Banks Voice In his weekly newsletter released on Friday, Oct. 25, State Senator Bobby Hanig addressed the continuing deadlock...

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1. Why did Swannanoa become Helene’s ‘ground zero’? Deadly combination of topography, development and a ‘tidal wave’ of water

John Boyle/The Asheville Watchdog The floodwaters rose so fast at Thanh Bui’s house the morning of Sept. 27, she had...

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2. Why Pender County is pushing back against shellfish farms in its coastal waters

Gareth McGrath/USA Today Network Pender County has passed a resolution asking for a moratorium on new shellfish farms in its...

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