Top 10 9. Wilmington council discuss multi-cent tax increase to accomplish wage, capital project goals Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Wilmington City Council is already contemplating a property tax rate increase to take effect this...
Top 10 10. UNC fined $50,000 for court storming, but says ‘we followed our protocols’ Michael Koh/WCHL Chapelboro The ACC has fined UNC $50,000 after fans rushed the floor twice during the Tar Heels’ 71-68...
Top 10 1. Judge denies demands for early voting sites on three NC university campuses Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Students at three North Carolina universities who had gone to court to get early voting sites...
Top 10 2. ‘Operation Charlotte’s Web’ raises questions about ICE and CBP transparency Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Three months after an immigration enforcement crackdown in Charlotte left much of the city shaken, it’s still...
Top 10 3. Demonstrators gather to oppose Duke’s cost-cutting, demand more employee protection Ella Moore/The Duke Chronicle On Friday evening, around 40 demonstrators from Duke’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors,...
Top 10 4. How NC State researchers are finding ways to make medicines cheaper — and cleaner Liz McLaughlin/WRAL News Inside a lab at North Carolina State University, large metal tanks hum as microorganisms grow inside a...
Top 10 5. The VA says its reorganization plan won’t hurt patient care. Some health care workers are skeptical Jay Price/WUNC News Department of Veterans Affairs nurses demonstrate outside the Durham, N.C. VA Medical Center in April 2025 to...
Top 10 6. She worked to preserve Black history in the Sandhills. Now her legacy continues. Trey Nemec/CityView Ammie McRae Jenkins, the first Black student to attend High Point University and an activist who dedicated much...
Top 10 7. Love Durham campaign aims to support small businesses, especially after winter storms Ben Bokun/WNCN News Many local restaurants and stores in Durham closed their doors over the past couple of weeks due...
Top 10 8. Former Charlotte councilwoman pleads guilty to federal fraud charge Jason Stoogenke/WSOC News Former Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown pleaded guilty to a federal charge Monday for lying to receive...
Top 10 9. NASCAR emerges from federal antitrust lawsuit bruised but ready for its 78th season Jenna Fryer/The Associated Press In the days following the 2004 Hendrick Motorsports plane crash that killed all 10 people aboard,...
Top 10 10. New public art sculpture unveiled in Greensboro David Ford/WFDD News Greensboro has a new resident: a giant robot and its winged companion. It’s the latest public artwork...
Top 10 1. Major bank planning to lay off 112 workers in North Carolina Luke Tucker/WBTV News A major banking company plans to lay off more than 100 employees from an office in North...
Top 10 2. Tax hike on the ballot. Counties know it’s a tough sell to voters. Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Nobody likes a tax increase, but this March, four county boards of commissioners are trying to...
Top 10 3. Public expresses concerns over building new natural gas plants, delaying coal retirement WUNC News A public hearing at the Durham County Courthouse on February 4, 2026 regarding Duke Energy’s latest proposed plan...