Top 10 1. NC fast-tracks power line for $920M rare-earth magnet factory Caroline Yaffa/WRAL News The North Carolina Utilities Commission on Monday cleared the way for faster construction of a transmission line...
Top 10 2. NC students show gains in testing, graduation rate reaches record high Ahmed Jallow/NC Newsline North Carolina’s graduation rate reached a record high last school year as overall test proficiency climbed to...
Top 10 3. Planned 7-story tower near NC State could replace ‘naturally occurring’ affordable housing Nolan Wilkinson/The Raleigh News & Observer A developer wants to build a new seven-story student apartment complex next to N.C....
Top 10 4. “Mecklenburg reveals plan to fix ‘systemic’ problems after 6-year-old found dead Mary Ramsey/The Charlotte Observer Mecklenburg County rolled out its plan Tuesday to address “systemic” problems within its social services department...
Top 10 5. Trump Administration’s deportation efforts in NC include $1 million or more in fines for some immigrants Aaron Sánchez-Guerra/WUNC News An aging apartment complex where evicted tenants left empty units behind is a typical jobsite for Tito...
Top 10 6. West Charlotte grocery project stalls, despite $12 million in federal grants Zachary Turner/WFAE Radio Carolina Farm Trust closed its farm stand in the Thomasboro-Hoskins community in July. Charlotte and Mecklenburg County...
Top 10 7. Pardee emerging from Mission’s shadow Ted Clifford/Asheville Watchdog In August, UNC Health Pardee celebrated the opening of a 23-bed adolescent mental health unit. Dozens of...
Top 10 8. Flounder season opens with new reporting requirement for fishermen The Bladen Journal Recreational fishermen heading out for flounder will have a new step to remember this year as North...
Top 10 9. NCDOT to construct $6.7 million overpass in Robeson County Greater Fayetteville Business Journal An east-facing view of Creek Road approaching U.S. 74, where drivers are redirected into turning right....
Top 10 10. Public internet service coming to Robbins Jonathan Bym/The Southern Pines Pilot Internet access in rural areas has always been a shortcoming, and the COVID-19 pandemic only...
Top 10 1. CRC seawall science skeptics attempt ‘political stand’: Cahoon Catherine Kozak/Coastal Review Online Over two days last week, the North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission and its advisory panel viewed...
Top 10 2. HEMC rate increase to mirror Duke rate hike Sarah White/The Waynesville Mountaineer Electric rates are going up for Haywood Electric Membership Cooperative customers for the first time in...
Top 10 3. More NC community colleges are moving to 8-week terms. Here’s why Analisa Sorrells Archer/Education NC Community colleges play a crucial role in driving workforce development and economic mobility. Yet in North...
Top 10 4. Hughes aims to unseat veteran Sen. Ralph Hise Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News Ralph Hise will square off against challenger Frank Hughes III for the second campaign in a...
Top 10 5. NC-based Samaritan’s Purse sends aid to Nepal Bradley George/WUNC News North Carolina-based Samaritan’s Purse is sending more than 40 tons of aid to Nepal, as rescue teams...
