Top 10 1. Looking for revenue, NC lawmakers agree to raise taxes on sports gambling operators Brian Murphy, Will Doran & Jack Hagel/WRAL News As co-favorites to win the Stanley Cup before the season and the...
Top 10 2. Trump administration doubles down on coal power in North Carolina Lisa Sorg/Inside Climate News Duke Energy could receive $28.4 million in taxpayer money to upgrade two coal-fired power units in...
Top 10 3. New research shows infill development brings best savings to government, increases tax base Kelly Kenoyer/WHQR The analysis indicates that growth within urban areas can be better for cities’ bottom line, compared to building...
Top 10 4. Offshore wind changes spark reactions Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz A stretch of ocean off the coast of Brunswick County made national news earlier this year when the...
Top 10 5. Mixed federal messages on drug checking leave North Carolina harm reduction programs in limbo Taylor Knopf/NC Health News For the third year in a row, drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have trended downward....
Top 10 6. Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board votes to close Glenwood Elementary Liz Schlemmer/WUNC News Chapel Hill – Carrboro City Schools’ board of education voted to close Glenwood Elementary. After months of...
Top 10 7. Revaluation pause could strap county, schools Paul B. Johnson/The High Point Enterprise A bill in the N.C. General Assembly that would place a moratorium this year...
Top 10 8. Military World Games makes big financial request from Charlotte. Will city council approve up to $23 million? Steve Harrison/WFAE Last year, the International Military Sports Council — which is based in Belgium — announced that the eighth...
Top 10 9. NC State Health Plan board approves Medicare Advantage plan benefit changes despite retiree concerns Adam Wagner/NC Newsroom The N.C. State Health Plan Board of Trustees voted Friday to make changes to Medicare Advantage plans...
Top 10 10. Richard Childress compares pain of losing Kyle Busch to Dale Earnhardt’s death The Associated Press Richard Childress had hoped to announce a contract extension for Kyle Busch at Michigan International Speedway. Instead,...
Top 10 1. NC lawmakers hammer state, county officials following ‘horrific’ abuse death of six-year-old Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline When six-year-old Dominique Moody died in December 2025, she weighed 27 pounds. Investigators say she was found...
Top 10 2. North Carolina 31st state to formally opt into Trump’s school choice program Alan Wooten/The Center Square Federal tax credits of up to $1,700 each can start in 2027 for North Carolina families...
Top 10 3. PWC plans to provide $57.6M in electric infrastructure for titanium factory Paul Woolverton/CityView The Fayetteville Public Works Commission plans to spend $57.6 million over the next four years to bring electricity...
Top 10 4. Military World Games makes big financial request from Charlotte. Will city council approve up to $23 million? Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Last year, the International Military Sports Council — which is based in Belgium — announced that the...
Top 10 5. Cary’s affordable housing options shrink as mobile home park sale uproots 140 households Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC News For decades, the mobile home park known as Chatham Estates was an oasis of affordability off of...
