Top 10 4. NC charter review board approves new standalone virtual school Ahmed Jallow/NC Newsline The Charter School Review Board on Monday unanimously approved a Wake County charter school’s request to separate...
Top 10 5. Potential sale of old Cleveland Co. school to religious nonprofit raises concerns Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press A months-long saga has unfolded surrounding the Cleveland County Board of Education’s decision not only about...
Top 10 6. Report shows decrease in crimes and suspensions in NC schools. Here’s what else you need to know Hannah Vinueza McClellan/Education NC Reports of crime and violence in North Carolina public schools decreased during the 2024-25 school year...
Top 10 7. “Heartbreaking” DOGE cuts stun doctors who signed up for federal program to improve rural health care Andrew Jones/Asheville Watchdog On a 15-degree morning in January, a clinic in this small Yancey County community on the northern...
Top 10 8. Chapel Hill struggles to rebuild months after Chantal: Camelot Village condo owners spend thousands Destinee Patterson/WRAL News Empty units sit side-by-side in Camelot Village seven months after Tropical Storm Chantal rocked Chapel Hill. One...
Top 10 9. Wilmington council discuss multi-cent tax increase to accomplish wage, capital project goals Brenna Flanagan/Port City Daily The Wilmington City Council is already contemplating a property tax rate increase to take effect this...
Top 10 10. UNC fined $50,000 for court storming, but says ‘we followed our protocols’ Michael Koh/WCHL Chapelboro The ACC has fined UNC $50,000 after fans rushed the floor twice during the Tar Heels’ 71-68...
Top 10 1. Judge denies demands for early voting sites on three NC university campuses Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press Students at three North Carolina universities who had gone to court to get early voting sites...
Top 10 2. ‘Operation Charlotte’s Web’ raises questions about ICE and CBP transparency Julian Berger/WFAE Radio Three months after an immigration enforcement crackdown in Charlotte left much of the city shaken, it’s still...
Top 10 3. Demonstrators gather to oppose Duke’s cost-cutting, demand more employee protection Ella Moore/The Duke Chronicle On Friday evening, around 40 demonstrators from Duke’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors,...
Top 10 4. How NC State researchers are finding ways to make medicines cheaper — and cleaner Liz McLaughlin/WRAL News Inside a lab at North Carolina State University, large metal tanks hum as microorganisms grow inside a...
Top 10 5. The VA says its reorganization plan won’t hurt patient care. Some health care workers are skeptical Jay Price/WUNC News Department of Veterans Affairs nurses demonstrate outside the Durham, N.C. VA Medical Center in April 2025 to...
Top 10 6. She worked to preserve Black history in the Sandhills. Now her legacy continues. Trey Nemec/CityView Ammie McRae Jenkins, the first Black student to attend High Point University and an activist who dedicated much...
Top 10 7. Love Durham campaign aims to support small businesses, especially after winter storms Ben Bokun/WNCN News Many local restaurants and stores in Durham closed their doors over the past couple of weeks due...
Top 10 8. Former Charlotte councilwoman pleads guilty to federal fraud charge Jason Stoogenke/WSOC News Former Charlotte City Councilwoman Tiawana Brown pleaded guilty to a federal charge Monday for lying to receive...