Top 10 9. Helene: Arboretum embraces challenge, change in species David Beasley/The Center Square On the morning before Hurricane Helene hit western North Carolina in late September of 2024, Drake...
Top 10 10. Carolina Curious: Why does part of Greensboro sometimes smell like butter? April Laissle/WFDD Radio If you commute through Greensboro on I-40 near Elm Street, you’ve probably noticed it: “Every so often,...
Top 10 1. Commissioners listen, learn at board retreat: SNAP, childcare, mental health, Medicaid, property tax relief, schools Mark Rogers/The Sanford Herald Lee County Commissioners had the chance to learn about a variety of topics during the first...
Top 10 2. Eviction prevention contract gets one more month of ARPA funds Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times Guilford County commissioners are set to approve a one-month extension of the county’s contract with the...
Top 10 3. Buncombe sheriff candidate faces eligibility challenge ahead of primary Dee Pridgen/828 News Now Buncombe County sheriff candidate Victor “Vic” Morman is facing a formal challenge to his eligibility to...
Top 10 4. Waynesville dog park rebuild in limbo Paul Nielsen/The Waynesville Mountaineer Rebuilding Waynesville’s dog park may not be a top spending priority for town leaders as the...
Top 10 5. After losing a university, Laurinburg is on the hunt for jobs Colin Campbell/WUNC News For the past 65 years, Saint Andrews University has been a major economic engine for the small...
Top 10 6. Merit bonuses increased in Carolina Beach amid employee retention concerns Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily One local beach town is trying out a new tactic to entice jobseekers to its doorsteps,...
Top 10 7. Funders seek to claw back grants in bankruptcy of Absher’s Only Hope WNC Bill Moss & Amy B. McCraw/Hendersonville Lightning Amid more than 20 charges of alleged child-sex abuse that suggest a moral...
Top 10 8. County water options studied Elena Marsh/The Southern Pines Pilot The Moore County Board of Commissioners is still exploring the feasibility of a few future...
Top 10 9. UNCA students and community members hold a ‘walk out’ on campus Jose Sandoval/Blue Ridge Public Radio Several dozen UNC Asheville students and community members gathered outside of Highsmith Student Union on...
Top 10 10. Report on over 3,300 ICE arrests in NC finds very few on the Outer Banks Outer Banks Voice A Jan. 15 story on NC Local reports that Immigration and Customers Enforcement agents (ICE) arrested more...
Top 10 1. Farmers say tariffs are raising prices you’ll eventually pay Ben Briscoe/WFMY News New research shows tariffs are costing North Carolina farmers nearly $700 million and threatening thousands of jobs....
Top 10 2. City business owner among those hit with ‘potentially catastrophic’ premium increases Lucas Thomae/Carolina Public Press For months, Adrian Pitts followed the news with bated breath as Congress fought — and eventually...
Top 10 3. Trump struck deals with 16 drug companies. But they’re still raising prices this year Sydney Lupkin/WUNC News Since September, 16 major drug companies have inked deals with the Trump administration to lower prices. But...