Top 10 4. ‘Step backwards.’ NC board’s move to enact new water pollution rules faces scathing criticism. Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press The Environmental Management Commission, North Carolina’s foremost authority on water quality regulations, trudged closer to adopting...
Top 10 5. Eye doctor continues NC Certificate of Need law challenge despite court setback Anne Blythe/NC Health News No matter which side of the political aisle you find most comfortable, you’re probably hearing a...
Top 10 6. Mecklenburg sheriff candidates agree on ICE policy but differ on leadership style Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Immigration enforcement is typically a federal responsibility, but in recent years, local sheriffs have been pushed into...
Top 10 7. Haywood commissioners face defining Republican Primary Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News Over the past three years, myriad crises both behind and ahead have forced Haywood County commissioners...
Top 10 8. Albemarle Commission Board adopts resolution opposing dwelling Insurance rate hikes Outer Banks Voice The Albemarle Commission Board of Delegates has announced that it voted on Jan. 15 to adopt a...
Top 10 9. Airport secures first official donation for commercial service Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot The Moore County Airport is one step closer to securing a commercial airline with the...
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...