Top 10 6. NC unemployment dips to 3.7% in March as state adds 9,400 jobs WTVD North Carolina’s unemployment rate ticked down to 3.7% in March, a 0.1 percentage point decrease from February, according to...
Top 10 7. NC State bets on nuclear’s future with push for next-generation reactor Zac Ezzone/Triangle Business Journal North Carolina State University is pushing for a new advanced nuclear research and test reactor, a...
Top 10 8. Transit’s new ‘Better Bus’ plan already looks over budget Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Will there be enough dedicated money to fully fund the “Better Bus” pledge made during last year’s...
Top 10 9. Feast Down East receives funding to expand healthy food access in SENC Hannah Hall/WECT Feast Down East has received funding for improving local access to healthy food for people with chronic conditions...
Top 10 10. ‘Care Academy’ streamlines entry into child care field Frank Daniels IV/The Southern Pines Pilot The country has been in the throes of what many deem a “child care...
Top 10 1. Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles says she will resign in June Steve Harrison/WFAE Radio Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, who is the city’s second-longest serving mayor and easily won a fifth term...
Top 10 2. Big tax hike in Haywood: What’s costing the county millions? Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Haywood County taxpayers could see the largest property tax increase in recent history next year. The...
Top 10 3. Area leaders show support for UNCW’s medical school proposal Port City Daily Both the City of Wilmington and New Hanover County commissioners signed off on resolutions in support of...
Top 10 4. State budget delay prompts hiring freeze in Davidson schools Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio Without a state budget, local school districts are left guessing about teacher salary increases and position allotments...
Top 10 4. Five things to know about largest cell phone ban study Greg Toppo/The 74 The largest study ever of school cell phone bans finds that they offer decidedly mixed results, with...
Top 10 5. April data breach may have impacted all NC schools; student & staff data accessed WRAL News Wake County Public School System leaders are investigating a breach involving the system that contains teachers’ and students’...
Top 10 6. In quest for more beds, Mission plans to keep staff lean, CON application shows Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog Mission Hospital has no plans to add staff in key areas – including trauma care, security, and...
Top 10 7. What community college leaders in North Carolina and California learned from each other after natural disasters Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC Home to nearly 40 million people, California’s population is roughly 3.5 times the size of North...
Top 10 8. Parents target Whatley over sex offender controversy Cory Vaillancourt/Smoky Mountain News A new coalition of North Carolina parents is taking aim at Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael...
Top 10 9. Orange County hires firm to review property appraisal practices amid tax revaluation reform Brighton McConnell/WCHL Chapelboro As Orange County continues to explore ways to reform its property appraisal and tax evaluation processes, its...