Top 10 5. BofA’s trading desk avoided a single daily loss in Q1 amid market turmoil Ken Sweet/The Associated Press The market volatility of the last three months, caused partly by the war in Iran, has...
Top 10 6. A quicker, cheaper college degree. UNC System could offer option with fewer credits. Kate Denning/Carolina Public Press What’s the point of college? Is the goal to obtain a degree and enter the workforce...
Top 10 7. 3 takeaways on top issues from WNC lawmaker ahead of session Lilly Knoepp/The Waynesville Mountaineer North Carolina’s legislature is about to go back into session in April. When the doors on...
Top 10 8. From scrap metal to global success, Carolina Coops hatches a big idea Amber Rupinta/WTVD News In Granville County, Carolina Coops is crafting high-end chicken coops shipped around the world, but it all...
Top 10 9. Construction jobs rise in 38 states including North Carolina and Texas The Mecklenburg Times Construction employment rose in 38 states from January 2025 to January 2026, while 40 states and the...
Top 10 10. Fort Fisher Aquarium to close next month for over $70M upgrade Cierra Noffke/WilmingtonBiz The N.C. Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s over $70 million renovation project will begin next month. The aquarium will...
Top 10 1. How gerrymandering impacts admissions to NC’s most prestigious high school Brianna Atkinson/WUNC News Thousands of high-school sophomores apply to North Carolina’s most prestigious high school annually. One of the most...
Top 10 2. Is North Carolina at risk of ‘water bankruptcy’? Liz McLaughlin/WRAL News North Carolina’s drought is pushing water levels lower and putting a sharper focus on whether the state’s...
Top 10 3. NC lawmakers recommend reforms to mental health system, but funding questions loom Rachel Crumpler & Taylor Knopf/NC Health News After spending six months examining the state’s involuntary commitment process, a special North...
Top 10 4. ‘Small but mighty’: How Richmond Fed data captures holistic success at Carteret Community College Sophia Luna/Education NC As the name suggests, community colleges are designed to meet the unique needs of their local community,...
Top 10 5. Ties to Highway Patrol leadership raise questions in NC deputy’s killing Virginia Bridges/The (Raleigh) News & Observer Two weeks after Cumberland County Sheriff’s Capt. Adam Bean was found shot to...
Top 10 6. Democrats crow about fundraising in competitive Senate races Mike Catalini & Jonathan J. Cooper/The Associated Press Democrats are boasting of eye-popping fundraising hauls in some of this year’s...
Top 10 7. The saga continues: After sheriff’s removal, attorneys discuss lessons learned and upcoming appeal Kyle Perrotti/Smoky Mountain News Brad Hoxit made history last month, but not in a way he’d ever have hoped. Hoxit...
Top 10 8. After mixed reactions, Bald Head Island greenlights first arcade Emily Sawaked/Port City Daily Bald Head Island is on its way to gaining the village’s very first arcade, but not...
Top 10 9. WS/FCS board tables budget vote, educators rally for more staff Amy Diaz/WFDD Radio The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education tabled a vote on the local budget request Tuesday night...
