Top 10 9. SC senator says unvaccinated students may need remote learning amid measles outbreak Nick de la Canal/WFAE Radio A measles outbreak centered in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, has become the largest in the...
Top 10 10. Peters to pay $8.8M after fraud allegations Guy Lucas/The High Point Enterprise Bethany Medical and founder Dr. Lenny Peters have agreed to pay more than $8.8 million...
Top 10 1. Canton proposes crypto mining moratorium Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Canton is finally taking a stand on crypto mining, trailing three years behind Waynesville and Haywood...
Top 10 2. Iced-over North Carolina faces grid preparedness questions after other states enact stricter laws Caroline Yaffa & Will Doran/WRAL News North Carolinians scrambled to find generators ahead of this weekend’s ice and snow. Now...
Top 10 3. Riverwalk dock fight drags on as judge keeps ban, tour boats remain Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily A judge has upheld a ban on commercial boat slip rentals at the Riverwalk Condominiums, while...
Top 10 4. UNC and town take action on Chapel Hill’s housing crunch Zachery Eanes/Axios On the same day that UNC-Chapel Hill announced it would proceed with developing its Carolina North satellite campus,...
Top 10 5. Murphy introduces legislation to boost American cotton Katherine Zehnder/The Carolina Journal On Jan. 22, US Rep. Greg Murphy, MD, R-NC3, introduced the “Buying American Cotton Act,” which...
Top 10 6. Youth voices drive Vaya Health’s new mental health approach in six NC counties Jennifer Fernandez/NC Health News In Alamance County, Ivey Broadnax works with young people who may be struggling with mental health...
Top 10 7. Duke and QB Darian Mensah reach settlement to resolve legal fight, clearing way for his transfer Aaron Beard/The Associated Press The legal fight between Duke and Darian Mensah is over. Now the quarterback can transfer elsewhere...
Top 10 8. Democrats Carla Cunningham and Vilma Leak not endorsed by Political Black Caucus Glenn H. Burkins/Q City Metro The Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg has announced its endorsements for the Democratic primary elections,...
Top 10 9. UNC Asheville used weather balloon to help collect data for Winter Storm Fern Jose Sandoval/WFAE Radio As Western North Carolinians braced for an incoming winter storm last week, professor Doug Miller and his...
Top 10 10. County plans $572 million in new government complexes Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times Wow. Just wow. If you thought Guilford County had its hands full overseeing and funding $2...
Top 10 1. Advocates urge safeguards for caregivers under new Medicaid work requirements Ashley Fredde/NC Health News The number of family caregivers is rising across North Carolina, and so are the financial and...
Top 10 2. North Carolina GOP lawmakers call for investigation into fatal Minneapolis shooting Nick de la Canal/WFAE Radio Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina is calling for a “thorough and impartial investigation”...
Top 10 3. Jan. 2026 ice storm: Power outages and roads improving across NC, RDU flights impacted WRAL News Much of North Carolina endured power outages and dangerous road conditions during the Jan. 24-25, 2026, ice storm....