Top 10 4. Asheville cyclists, mourning a fatal crash, push for federal bill to improve road safety Laura Hackett/WFAE Radio Griffin Tichenor was on the same bike ride that killed Lennie Antonelli and Jacob Hill last July....
Top 10 5. UNC SCiLL receives $10M civics, civil discourse grant David N. Bass/The Carolina Journal The UNC School of Civic Life and Leadership (SCiLL) has received a grant from the...
Top 10 6. New laws greet NC students, educators in 2026 Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press As North Carolina students and educators have been returning to school in January, they’re discovering the...
Top 10 7. ‘That was never the spirit of the deal’: WB Commodore Club’s public access under fire Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily A private club is at the center of a debate about what is considered “public access”...
Top 10 8. Waynesville Plaza locked in lawsuit with paint store Aarik Long/The (Waynesville) Mountaineer The owners of the Waynesville Plaza allege that the remaining three years on a lease with...
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...