Top 10 5. Duke set out to cut $364 million. Here’s where it stands at the end of 2025. Amy Zhang /The Duke Chronicle Following his inauguration in January, U.S. President Donald Trump brought along a new team of...
Top 10 6. Attorney: Client ‘tried to prevent a mass shooting’ Drew C. Wilson/The Wilson Times A defense attorney representing one of the two men charged with attempted murder in the...
Top 10 7. Lawsuits linger in Russ Avenue widening: Right of way condemnations tied up in court Aarik Long/The Waynesville Mountaineer As construction continues its march up Russ Avenue in Waynesville, more than a dozen commercial property...
Top 10 8. 3 infill developments under review at City of Wilmington Port City Daily Several small, infill developments have recently been submitted to the City of Wilmington, totalling 27 units to...
Top 10 9. Construction begins on $12 million water project for two elementary schools Dasia Williams/CityView Construction is underway on a $12 million water project designed to deliver drinking water to Gray’s Creek Elementary...
Top 10 10. Sand project: Beach will be ready by spring Eliot Duke/State Port Pilot Oak Island and its beach renourishment partners recently offered local media a behind-the-scenes look at the...
Top 10 1. Duke Health nurse charged with sex crimes is not US citizen, authorities say WRAL News A Duke Health nurse charged with committing sexual crimes against patients is not a U.S. citizen, authorities said...
Top 10 2. NC House Freedom Caucus leader faces a primary challenge backed by a GOP lawmaker Colin Campbell/WUNC Radio The leader of the North Carolina House Freedom Caucus is facing a primary challenger backed by one...
Top 10 3. Exclusive: Justice Berger on challenges, benefits of AI in law Savannah Cade/The Carolina Journal Artificial Intelligence is affecting every profession and area of modern life. North Carolina Supreme Court Justice...
Top 10 4. Dennis Smith Sr. continues fight to overturn Godwin town board election results Paul Woolverton/CityView The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted unanimously to revive Smith’s protest of the municipal election after...
Top 10 5. New Medicaid plan aims to untangle care for NC foster children Jaymie Baxley/NC Health News After years of pleading from the child welfare community, the N.C. Department of Health and Human...
Top 10 6. Swain County jail’s inspection failures highlight statewide issues Lily Levin/Smoky Mountain News Between 2017 and 2025, Swain County Law Enforcement Center failed 13 of 16 biannual inspections, according...
Top 10 7. Columbus Regional and Novant Health make their case for new hospital plans Morgan Casey/Border Belt Independent A year and a half ago, Leslie Malpass had one of the worst days of her...
Top 10 8. With Medicaid pilot funding stalled, local organization gets $1.5M to build a new program Charlie Fossen/Port City Daily A state-run program allowing Medicaid to pay for non-medical needs like food and housing has been...
Top 10 9. School board adjusts SRO separation allowance Matt Lamb/The (Southern Pines) Pilot The Moore County Board of Education recently passed a new policy that it hopes will...