Top 10 9. Foundational unease: Fontana library board struggles amid increasingly tense atmosphere Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News The seeds of chaos sown into the fertile soil of the embattled Fontana Regional Library system...
Top 10 10. Wake County is giving Christmas trees a second life Lauren Rhodes/WUNC News If you’ve ever wondered what happens to old Christmas trees, you might just need to look under...
Top 10 1. North Carolina braces for another winter storm: Gov. Josh Stein declares state of emergency WRAL News Gov. Josh Stein issued a state of emergency Thursday before this weekend’s winter storm hits North Carolina. Stein’s...
Top 10 2. Some NC professors fear new ‘academic freedom’ policy will censor faculty Brianna Atkinson/WUNC News The UNC Board of Governors is moving forward on adopting a system-wide definition of academic freedom. According...
Top 10 3. Poll: School choice strongly supported in North Carolina Alan Wooten/The Center Square New poll results indicate support for the Opportunity Scholarship Program in North Carolina is better than...
Top 10 4. Elon University to open new academy for students with dyslexia Chantal Brown/Education NC North Carolina’s only university-based private school for students with dyslexia is set to open on Elon University’s...
Top 10 5. Endowment gives city, county $7.7M for land acquisition, conservation Port City Daily The largest nonprofit group funneling money into New Hanover County has announced its first grants of 2026,...
Top 10 6. Record breaking year of growth takes place Downtown Raleigh Haylee Kennedy/CBS 17 News New numbers show 2025 was a record-breaking year for downtown Raleigh, with new restaurants, apartments, and...
Top 10 7. North Carolina’s first lady takes on rehabilitation and reentry Rachel Crumpler/NC Health News More than 600 people gathered in Raleigh last April at the North Carolina Rehabilitation and Reentry...
Top 10 8. Declining enrollment feeds $5M deficit for Cumberland County schools Dasia Williams/CityView Cumberland County Schools is facing a recurring budget gap of about $5 million, largely because it is operating...
Top 10 9. Waynesville goes solar on town building Andrew Marshall/The Waynesville Mountaineer The town of Waynesville is moving forward with plans to install solar panels and solar energy...
Top 10 10. Former Charlotte Checkers owner indicted on federal tax fraud charges Kenneth Lee Jr./WFAE Radio The former owner of the Charlotte Checkers has been indicted on federal tax fraud charges. Federal...
Top 10 1. Civil engineers give North Carolina infrastructure a ‘C-minus’ in new report card Bradley George/WUNC News North Carolina’s infrastructure gets a C- in a new report card from the American Society of Civil...
Top 10 2. ‘Protect Ours.’ NC A&T students take the wheel on early voting. Sarah Michels/Carolina Public Press A NC A&T student came up to county elections board Democrat Carolyn Bunker in tears after...
Top 10 3. Fact sheet on federal education tax credit released, 23 states have opted in so far Mebane Rash/Education NC In celebration of National School Choice Week, the U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury released a joint...