Top 10 4. Some WNC communities are still grappling with Helene-related road closures. It’s not an easy wait. Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio Tangie Morgan is the mayor of the small town of Saluda in Polk County. She’s...
Top 10 5. Mint Hill man charged in alleged New Year’s Eve attack plot tied to ISIS Kenneth Lee Jr., James Farrell & Palmer Magri/WFAE Radio A Mint Hill man has been arrested after allegedly planning a...
Top 10 6. Bah humbug FEMA: Waynesville gets reimbursed for bridge repairs after all Paul Nielsen/The Waynesville Mountaineer Waynesville has received a timely Christmas present of sorts — funds to reimburse $350,000 in repair...
Top 10 7. Departed firm got incentives Pat Kimbrough/The High Point Enterprise Truck manufacturer Ox Bodies got city incentives but fell far short of its overall goals...
Top 10 8. In a Wake County NC House race, a GOP lawmaker faces an opponent who’s new to the party Adam Wagner/NC Newsroom In his effort to seek a second term in the N.C. House of Representatives, Rep. Mike Schietzelt...
Top 10 9. At Airlie Gardens, a problem is lurking just under the lake’s surface Gareth McGrath/USA Today Network Several species of waterfowl frolicked in the lake at Airlie Gardens as a kingfisher zipped by...
Top 10 10. NC Atty General sues Dept. of Ed after $50M cut to funds supporting rural schools Mark Jurkowitz/Outer Banks Voice On Dec. 31, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced a lawsuit against the U.S. Department...
Top 10 1. Free parking in downtown Greensboro is evaporating Scott D. Yost/Rhino Times Free parking in downtown Greensboro has been shrinking for years, but the latest move by the...
Top 10 2. North Carolina cracks top ten in first rural hospital funding allocation from Medicaid Shauneen Miranda/NC Newsline President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled Monday hundreds of millions of dollars each state will receive this fiscal...
Top 10 3. NC, 11 other states win lawsuit against FEMA over emergency preparedness grants Felicia Sonmez/Blue Ridge Public Radio & WFAE Radio North Carolina and 11 other states have won a lawsuit against the...
Top 10 4. Social media comment has some local business owners cutting ties with Shop Local Raleigh Carly Haynes/WRAL News A Facebook comment in an online networking group is causing a stir among some of Raleigh’s small...
Top 10 5. Duke set out to cut $364 million. Here’s where it stands at the end of 2025. Amy Zhang /The Duke Chronicle Following his inauguration in January, U.S. President Donald Trump brought along a new team of...
Top 10 6. Attorney: Client ‘tried to prevent a mass shooting’ Drew C. Wilson/The Wilson Times A defense attorney representing one of the two men charged with attempted murder in the...
Top 10 7. Lawsuits linger in Russ Avenue widening: Right of way condemnations tied up in court Aarik Long/The Waynesville Mountaineer As construction continues its march up Russ Avenue in Waynesville, more than a dozen commercial property...
Top 10 8. 3 infill developments under review at City of Wilmington Port City Daily Several small, infill developments have recently been submitted to the City of Wilmington, totalling 27 units to...