Top 10 10. College level courses popular with North Carolina high school students David Beasley/The Center Square Fifty-four percent of North Carolina public school high school graduates passed at least one-college level course...
Top 10 1. North Carolina’s electoral future may hinge on rural Black voters who feel ignored by Democrats The Associated Press & WUNC News Ricky Brinkley has lived in rural North Carolina nearly all of his 65 years,...
Top 10 2. The House of Berger Lynn Bonner/NC Newsline Senate leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) lost his primary and won’t run the chamber next year. But he’s...
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. Former Forsyth County Commissioner Dave Plyler has died Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Longtime Forsyth County public servant Dave Plyler has died. Plyler served on the Board of Commissioners for...
Top 10 5. Black doulas to gather in Charlotte for support amid disturbing Black infant mortality trends Elvis Menayese/WFAE Radio Black health care professionals will convene in Charlotte this weekend, with a focus on caring for mothers...
Top 10 6. 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 7. NC is building momentum around career and technical education, and these student stories show it Emily Thomas/Education NC Eli Hughes lights up when he talks about the future. A junior at Mitchell High School, Hughes...
Top 10 8. Lead, glass and arsenic detected last year in tests from Zebulon’s Gill Street Park Kathy Hanrahan & Heidi Kirk/WRAL News Zebulon town leaders have temporarily closed Gill Street Park after elevated levels of lead...
Top 10 9. Back-A-Round Records re-introduces vinyl to Fayetteville Anna Tart/Up & Coming Weekly The door chimes as Joseph Mason opens the door at Back-A-Round Records. The sound of...
Top 10 10. Cape Fear sports and community coalition to launch at Wilmington event WWAY News A new regional coalition focused on sports and community development is set to launch next month during an...
Top 10 1. Charlotte riders still question safety despite CATS crackdown and heightened security efforts Sofia DiStefano/Niner Times Months after the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska in August of 2025, which shook riders across Charlotte’s...
Top 10 2. Rail advocates are stepping up their efforts to make the Asheville-to-Salisbury train a reality Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio After severe weather and repeated flight delays left them stranded in New York for...
Top 10 3. ChatGPT says museum air-conditioning is DEI Guy Lucas/The High Point Enterprise The artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT was used by the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency...
Top 10 4. Rocky Mount approves utility rate increases as financial challenges persist Matthew Sockol/WNCN The Rocky Mount City Council voted Monday afternoon to approve utility bill rate increases across the board. The...