Top 10 5. In Helene’s wake, NC’s landslide hazard mapping program tries to become more useful for emergencies Adam Wagner/NC Newsroom & WUNC Radio North Carolina is working to map areas that are particularly susceptible to landslides in...
Top 10 6. ‘Traumatized’: U.S. citizens say ICE officers detained, assaulted them in Salisbury, NC Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC Radio Two U.S. citizen brothers say Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers racially profiled and assaulted them in Salisbury,...
Top 10 7. ‘Safety-wise, it’s a big issue’: Residents concerned with approved 355-home Hampstead development Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily A proposed 355-home single-family subdivision in Hampstead won approval from the Pender County Planning Board in...
Top 10 8. Hillsborough reinstalls pump station infrastructure after flood repairs, but relocation challenge remains Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro The Town of Hillsborough resolved one of the impacts of July’s Tropical Depression Chantal still affecting its...
Top 10 9. South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio The Associated Press South Carolina’s measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials...
Top 10 10. Superintendent search proceeds, but not without debate Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot In what seemed like an all-but-done deal — the Board of Education contracting with BWP...
Top 10 1. New federal dietary guidelines, which shape school meals, recommend first limits on highly processed food Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC On Wednesday, new Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) were released by the U.S. Departments of Agriculture...
Top 10 2. Built by peers, backed by the state: Inside North Carolina’s expanding peer support network Taylor Knopf/NC Health News Thanos first stepped into the peer cafe across from the bus station in downtown Raleigh looking...
Top 10 3. Raleigh leaders summoned to legislature over video alleging DEI violations Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio City of Raleigh leaders were called before a state House committee Wednesday to discuss a video that...
Top 10 4. Sycamore Brewing changes LLC name WSOC News Sycamore Brewing changed its LLC name to Club West, according to a filing with the Department of the...
Top 10 5. Return to sender: Confusion swirls around 11th-hour change of where to mail property taxes Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer As 2025 property taxes came due, some Haywood County residents opened their mailboxes to find their...
Top 10 6. Avelo Airlines expands base at Concord Regional Airport Kenneth Lee Jr./WFAE Radio Avelo Airlines said it will close three of its bases, including those in Raleigh and Wilmington,...
Top 10 7. Repeated methane alarms deepen concerns for residents near Cliffdale landfill Rachel Heimann Mercader/CityView Methane detectors placed in homes near the Cliffdale Landfill have prompted renewed questions about the safety of...
Top 10 8. Leaving his Legg-acy: Kannapolis city manager delivers final state of the city address Janet Briggs/The Salisbury Post The Kannapolis History Associates hosted the annual state of the city address featuring for the last...
Top 10 9. Haywood outlines broadband buildout progress Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Haywood County Community and Economic Development Manager Hannah White used a Jan. 5 presentation to give...