Top 10 10. Board: Sweepstakes business must close until it complies with standards Drew C. Wilson/The Wilson Times The Wilson Board of Adjustment told a sweepstakes and adult arcade operator that he would...
Top 10 1. ‘Renovate don’t relocate’: Roy Williams joins petition to keep UNC basketball at Dean Smith Center Michael Koh/WCHL Chapelboro As discussion around the potential relocation of the UNC men’s basketball program away from the Dean Smith...
Top 10 2. North Carolina begins planning for $1B rural health initiative Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News North Carolina health officials are beginning to sketch out plans for turning the first wave of...
Top 10 3. Where you live in New Hanover County impacts how long you live, data shows Renee Spencer/Wilmington StarNews Life expectancy in New Hanover County, North Carolina, can vary by as much as 17 years depending...
Top 10 4. Asheville cyclists, mourning a fatal crash, push for federal bill to improve road safety Laura Hackett/WFAE Radio Griffin Tichenor was on the same bike ride that killed Lennie Antonelli and Jacob Hill last July....
Top 10 5. UNC SCiLL receives $10M civics, civil discourse grant David N. Bass/The Carolina Journal The UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership (SCiLL) has received a grant from the...
Top 10 6. New laws greet NC students, educators in 2026 Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press As North Carolina students and educators have been returning to school in January, they’re discovering the...
Top 10 7. ‘That was never the spirit of the deal’: WB Commodore Club’s public access under fire Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily A private club is at the center of a debate about what is considered “public access”...
Top 10 8. Waynesville Plaza locked in lawsuit with paint store Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The owners of the Waynesville Plaza allege that the remaining three years on a lease with...
Top 10 9. Helene: Arboretum embraces challenge, change in species David Beasley/The Center Square On the morning before Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in late September of 2024, Drake...
Top 10 10. Carolina Curious: Why does part of Greensboro sometimes smell like butter? April Laissle/WFDD Radio If you commute through Greensboro on I-40 near Elm Street, you’ve probably noticed it: “Every so often,...
Top 10 1. Commissioners listen, learn at board retreat: SNAP, childcare, mental health, Medicaid, property tax relief, schools Mark Rogers/The Sanford Herald Lee County Commissioners had the chance to learn about a variety of topics during the first...
Top 10 2. Eviction prevention contract gets one more month of ARPA funds Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times Guilford County commissioners are set to approve a one-month extension of the county’s contract with the...
Top 10 3. Buncombe sheriff candidate faces eligibility challenge ahead of primary Dee Pridgen/828 News Now Buncombe County sheriff candidate Victor “Vic” Morman is facing a formal challenge to his eligibility to...
Top 10 4. Waynesville dog park rebuild in limbo Paul Nielsen/The Waynesville Mountaineer Rebuilding Waynesville’s dog park may not be a top spending priority for town leaders as the...