Top 10 6. As candidate, NC senator lobbied for husband’s energy company amid federal probe Brian Gordon/The Raleigh News & Observer In a unanimous, bipartisan ruling this spring, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accused Durham...
Top 10 7. Wake County launches web page for parasite that causes ‘watery diarrhea’ as outbreak continues Hannah Leyva/WNCN Amid an ongoing nationwide outbreak of a parasite that causes intestinal illnesses, Wake County Public Health has launched...
Top 10 8. CVS CEO says GLP-1 ‘economics simply aren’t there yet’ for employers: Washington Post Elizabeth Casolo/Becker’s Payer Issues CVS Health CEO David Joyner is skeptical as to whether the evidence backs GLP-1 investment right...
Top 10 9. Gaston County Schools will not close W.B. Beam Intermediate Chloe Collins/Gaston Gazette Gaston County Schools will not close W.B. Beam Intermediate School ahead of the 2026-27 school year, according...
Top 10 10. Developer proposes major workforce housing project with new approach Emma Dill/WilmingtonBiz New Hanover County leaders will consider investing $2 million in a pilot project from Cape Fear Development (CFD)...
Top 10 1. Congressman Edwards, wife sell all of their McDonald’s restaurants Dean Hensley/WLOS News Rep. Chuck Edwards (NC-11) and his wife, Teresa, have sold all of their McDonald’s restaurants. According to...
Top 10 2. Election 2026: Registrations climb back above 7.8M Alan Wooten/The Center Square Voter registration returned above 7.8 million for North Carolina in the latest weekly update from the...
Top 10 3. Orange County Commissioners update parameters for homeowners assistance, set process for Bedford’s vacancy Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The Board of Orange County Commissioners held a rare summer meeting with several consequential agenda items on...
Top 10 4. Private equity might dodge state laws by partnering with healthcare nonprofits Anna Claire Vollers/NC Newsline It wasn’t billed as a takeover. The nonprofit hospice where Washington state nurse Milli Palmer has...
Top 10 5. Coastal Land Trust director set to step back, become adviser Trista Talton/Coastal Review Online Harrison Marks remembers looking past his father’s shoulder at the excitement unfolding on stage. Marks can...
Top 10 6. No teen curfew yet for Raleigh, but the city is prepared for one Shaun Gallagher/WRAL News Raleigh’s mayor said there are no plans for an emergency curfew this weekend, but that could change...
Top 10 7. As Buncombe County ages, there aren’t enough volunteers to inspect nursing homes Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog Chris Fink likes to volunteer. But where some people might build houses or help out in a...
Top 10 8. Volunteer program looking for citizen scientists to help monitor drought conditions Celeste Guajardo/WUNC News The Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network is affectionately known by its members as CoCoRaHS (pronounced...
Top 10 9. New roundabout gets trial by fire on Maggie Valley’s busiest traffic day of the year Aarik Long/The Waynesville Mountaineer Sitting in a miles-long line of traffic goes with the territory when venturing to Maggie Valley...
Top 10 10. Helene recovery program extended Neal Charnoff/WFDD Radio North Carolina officials have extended a program designed to help residents in their Helene recovery efforts. The...
