Top 10 5. Cabarrus County Clerk of Courts faces competency hearing Glenn Counts/WSOC News Cabarrus County Clerk of Courts Bill Baggs is facing a removal hearing scheduled for the 14th of...
Top 10 6. Lawmakers consider statewide vote on property tax reform Jenna Lapp/Brunswick Beacon A state-wide referendum could appear on the ballot Nov. 3 asking voters to approve a constitutional amendment...
Top 10 7. Wilmington establishment one step closer to legalizing shipping container bar in downtown district Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily The Eagle’s Dare, a business on Third Street, is one step closer to keeping its cargo...
Top 10 8. Lack of temporary housing funds for Helene survivors is delaying repairs in WNC Gerard Albert III/Blue Ridge Public Radio Two funding problems regarding Hurricane Helene recovery were laid bare Thursday morning to a...
Top 10 9. EPA flags microplastics, pharmaceuticals as contaminants in drinking water Will Stone/WUNC News Responding to public health concerns about microplastics and pharmaceuticals in the nation’s drinking water, the Trump administration...
Top 10 10. New Hanover County seeks design firms for former Cape Fear Museum repurpose project WECT News New Hanover County is soliciting qualifications from firms to provide design services for repurposing the old site of...
Top 10 1. Wells Fargo touts union leaving NC + other branches, disputes intimidation claim Chase Jordan/The Raleigh News & Observer Two years ago, a labor union trying to organize Wells Fargo workers made inroads...
Top 10 2. Study finds public water utilities face mounting financial strain Will Atwater/Carolina Public Press Delivering safe, reliable drinking water to customers’ homes is getting more expensive for water utilities that...
Top 10 3. A question about $25k. Source of campaign donation draws allegations. Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Cumberland County election board member Brenda (Bree) Eldridge made a $25,000 donation to the county Republican...
Top 10 4. Duke University students demand help for longtime immigrant campus workers at risk of deportation Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC News The termination of Temporary Protected Status for Honduran nationals means the end of legal work authorizations for...
Top 10 5. Climate change is stamping out North Carolina’s best defense against wildfires Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio The North Carolina Forest Service issued a statewide burn ban for North Carolina over the weekend. This...
Top 10 6. Cooper more popular than Whatley as NC voters retreat from GOP, new poll shows Will Doran/WRAL News Support for congressional and legislative Republicans is softening among North Carolina voters ahead of this year’s midterm...
Top 10 7. Brunswick schools eye affordable housing for staff Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily Brunswick County Schools could add another property to its ranks, but not a school; the district...
Top 10 8. Keeping the faith: First-of-its kind sheriff removal hearing plays out in Graham County Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News Maintaining faith in the justice system and protecting law enforcement were the themes of the four-day...
Top 10 9. Stalemate on Canton sewer rates reaches 11th-hour extension Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Hours before the sewer treatment contract between the town of Canton and the owner of the...