Top 10 3. Why NC neighborhoods far from the mountains flooded after Helene Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press Like pouring water from a bathtub into a tea cup. That’s how Gaston County Emergency Management...
Top 10 4. A month after Helene devastates region, TDA begins inviting tourists back to Asheville Laura Hackett/Blue Ridge Public Radio When Helene first hit, Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) President Vic Isley announced a...
Top 10 5. Early voters in once-blue Robeson County cite reproductive rights, morals as key issues Rusty Jacobs/WUNC Radio Political polls, including the latest from Elon University, show this year’s presidential race between Kamala Harris and...
Top 10 6. North Carolina’s historically Black colleges are mobilizing for Nov. 5, tapping an activist history Ayanna Alexander/The Associated Press Strewn across the coastal plains and backroads of North Carolina lie institutions that could be pivotal...
Top 10 7. Why are some Evangelicals drawn to — and sticking by — Trump? This NC pastor weighs in WFAE Radio On a late October evening in North Carolina’s capital city, a massive stage in a dark auditorium is...
Top 10 8. City of Wilmington preparing for elimination of red-light cameras, council support remains mixed Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Recent emails indicate city staff are putting a plan in place should the City of Wilmington...
Top 10 9. Canton shifts $1 million to cover flood costs, reimbursements expected Vicki Hyatt/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer Canton officials have approved $1 million in budget modifications to cover flood cleanup costs, with some...
Top 10 10. Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams back at High Point Market after acquisition by Surya Inc. Paul Garber/WFDD Radio The High Point Furniture Market is winding down the second of its biannual events this week, and...
Top 10 1. Four more N.C. hospital systems cancel old medical debt judgments Michelle Crouch/NC Health News & Charlotte Ledger Five hospitals responsible for nearly all of North Carolina’s lawsuits filed against patients...
Top 10 2. Durham County manager exits job 6 weeks after being on paid leave Mary Helen Moore/The News & Observer Durham County Manager Kimberly Sowell has resigned after over six weeks of unexplained paid...
Top 10 3. Biscuits and molasses: a big mountain thank you to DOT crews Becky Johnson/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The washed out road and bridge leading to Kit Gruelle’s house was in such bad shape,...
Top 10 4. ‘Big week’ ahead for Asheville’ water: Turbidity drops some; curtain installation and upcoming mineral treatment should bump it down more John Boyle/Asheville Watchdog Asheville Water Resources faces “a really big week” in its effort to reduce the murkiness in its...
Top 10 5. Here are some models of recovery for early care and learning after Helene Liz Bell & Katie Dukes/Education NC Unlike North Carolina’s K-12 schools or community colleges, child care programs aren’t consolidated under...
Top 10 6. ECU, UNC partner to improve renewable energy in coastal communities Brianna Atkinson/WUNC Radio East Carolina University and UNC-Chapel Hill are partnering on a multimillion dollar renewable energy project for coastal...
Top 10 7. How should cellphones and laptops be used in classrooms? Wake plans survey, focus groups Emily Walkenhorst/WRAL News Student cellphone use and education technology are going under review in Wake County schools. The Wake County...