Top 10 1. Carolina Hurricanes’ home approved for $310M in upgrades Alan Wooten/The Center Square With a work schedule absent ticketed events already carved out, any hiccups on the way to...
Top 10 2. DeCarlos Brown deemed incompetent to stand trial in Iryna Zarutska murder case for now Hunter Sáenz & Hannah Goetz/WSOCTV DeCarlos Brown, the man accused of killing Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail in...
Top 10 3. Squabbles over early voting sites are déjà vu for several NC counties Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press When history repeats itself, it’s usually not so quickly. During the lead-up to the primary election,...
Top 10 4. Crypto ATM regulations move quickly through NC House with concessions to industry Laura Leslie/NC Newsline A proposal to regulate the growing cryptocurrency ATM industry in North Carolina was fast-tracked through the state...
Top 10 5. Could NC’s new tax credit for K-12 scholarships help public schools? Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News In the first successful veto override of this year’s legislative session, North Carolina lawmakers are opting the...
Top 10 6. NC couple, execs stole $20M from union for ritzy trips, meals & salaries, jury finds Tammy Grubb/The Raleigh News & Observer A Chapel Hill couple and other top union officials were convicted Friday in federal...
Top 10 7. Canes’ creative team produces the flair, energy that keeps fans pumped Carly Haynes/WRAL News Picture this: the Canes are playing at home. You’re in line to fill your novelty “beer stick”...
Top 10 8. NC school nutrition programs, facing $15 million in debt, call on state for support Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC School nutrition programs have long operated on thin margins, but budget pressures are intensifying. Faced with...
Top 10 9. Christ School plans new faculty residences, academic space Will Hofmann/Asheville Citizen Times Christ School is planning to expand, adding 12 new housing units and a new academic building,...
Top 10 10. Cape Fear Valley Health announces opening of new Community Mental Health Center in Dunn Greater Fayetteville Business Journal Cape Fear Valley Health is expanding access to behavioral health services with the opening of the...
Top 10 1. Raleigh leaders approve property tax increase as part of $1.77 billion budget Mark Bergin/WRAL News The Raleigh City Council unanimously passed a $1.77 billion budget on Monday. The fiscal year 2027 budget...
Top 10 2. NC lawmakers eye more child welfare changes after Charlotte girl’s death exposes chronic gaps in the system Jennifer Fernandez & Ashley Fredde/NC Health News Outrage over the death of Moore County toddler Rylan Ott in 2016 compelled...
Top 10 3. Dry spell. Large parts of NC cope with months of low rainfall. Lucas Thomae Facebook/Carolina Public Press After an exceptionally dry spring, North Carolina’s farmers are in need of several timely rains....
Top 10 4. Wake County waterways carry rare warning: Don’t eat any fish Mary Helen Moore/Axios Raleigh In some Wake County waterways, signs announce to anglers that the fish cannot, under any circumstances,...
Top 10 5. The list of school boards defying the school calendar law continues to grow Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News North Carolina’s school calendar law requires most traditional public schools to start no earlier than August 24...