The North State Journal

North Carolina colleges posted their first winning week of the year. Here’s a look at the best and worst of the state’s college football this week in our weekly roundup. North Carolina’s record: 16-15 (41-43 overall) […]

Triangle to host Major League Table Tennis

Major League Table Tennis is coming to North Carolina for the first time this weekend. The MLTT will hold six games from Friday to Sunday at the Triangle Badminton and Table Tennis Club in Morrisville. […]

GINGRICH: Springfield and Aurora — Warning signs for America

As the news media continues to celebrate and prop up the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris, the consequences of her and President Joe Biden’s policies are wreaking havoc on cities and communities across the […]

Camp battles await new-look Hurricanes

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes hit the ice Thursday for the start of training camp as they prepare for the 2024-25 season, and there are a handful of jobs to be decided before the season opener […]

School construction financing greenlit by LGC

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Local Government Commission has greenlit financing requests totaling more than $335 million for various projects across the state, including school construction financing for Macon and Rowan counties. The approvals came […]

HBCUs led gains as N.C.’s public universities aligned with a national upward trend UNC System reports enrollment growth

September 19, 2024

RALEIGH — In a year when many universities across the nation are still feeling the aftershocks of pandemic-era enrollment drops, the University of North Carolina System is experiencing a rising tide. From Western Carolina to [...]
CNN tied a message board username to the Republican candidate for governor Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson denies CNN report, says he will stay in race

September 19, 2024

RALEIGH — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson vehemently denied that he would exit the gubernatorial race less than an hour before CNN released a story claiming Robinson referred to himself as “a black NAZI,” [...]
Moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis quickly turned the debate into a three-on‑one, with both Muir and Davis “fact-checking” Trump repeatedly. MATTHEWS: ABC News debate debacle should not be repeated

September 19, 2024

While the much-anticipated ABC News presidential debate between GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has come and gone, the debate over how it was handled is still raging. The terms [...]
"But Jesus sent him away" Luke 8:38 The Word: Sent away

September 19, 2024

How natural it is for us to desire to be in the presence of the Master, to walk with him, to talk with him and to behold his wondrous works. How pleasant to sit at [...]
Folwell’s childhood included physical labor and the expectation of more of it in adulthood Portrait of a politician: The life and careers of Dale Folwell, Pt. 1

September 19, 2024

This is the first story in a five-week series on the life and career of outgoing North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell. RALEIGH — Sitting behind his desk surrounded by shelves of awards, family photos and [...]

This week in history: Sept. 19-25

Sept. 19 1796: President George Washington’s farewell address was published, in which he wrote, “Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all.” 1881: The 20th president of the United […]

The Stream: ‘His Three Daughters’ hits Netflix, Keith Urban drops new album ‘High,’ ‘Frasier’ reboot returns

Keith Urban’s 12th studio album and Kathryn Hahn’s starring role in the “WandaVision” spinoff “Agatha All Along” are streaming this week on a screen near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time include […]

UNC System reports enrollment growth

RALEIGH — In a year when many universities across the nation are still feeling the aftershocks of pandemic-era enrollment drops, the University of North Carolina System is experiencing a rising tide. From Western Carolina to […]

True freshman quarterback CJ Bailey leads NC State to second half comeback

September 14, 2024

With the NC State Wolfpack (1-1) teetering towards what would have been a terrible loss to LA Tech, true freshman CJ Bailey entered the game late in the second quarter following an injury to starter […]

Panthers still encouraged by Ls

Typically, in an election year like this one, voters are asked to consider the question, “Are you better off than you were four years ago?” That’s going to be a tough bar to clear for […]

‌Wake Forest prepares to host fifth-ranked Ole Miss

WINSTON-SALEM — After a fourth-quarter collapse and a 31-30 home loss to Virginia over the weekend, Wake Forest’s football team is now tasked with playing the country’s top-ranked offense as a follow-up. The Demon Deacons […]

Plenty at stake for ECU, App State

Week two wasn’t the prettiest for ECU (2-0, 0-0) and App State (1-1, 0-0) on the gridiron, but the in-state foes will have a chance to remedy their shortcomings against each other this weekend. ECU […]

New year, new team, same old Wolfpack?

Heading into the 2024 season, things were expected to be different for the NC State Wolfpack. After years of the Wolfpack knocking on the door of something more, this was the year where it was […]

What it was, was football

September 12, 2024

For the second straight week, North Carolina’s 33 colleges and universities that play football failed to produce a winning record. However, we’ll take a look at the best and worst of the week that was […]

Famous birthdays this week: Sept.5-11

September 7, 2024

Here are the famous birthdays this week. Sept. 5: Actor Lucille Soong (“Fresh Off the Boat”) is 89. Baseball Hall of Hamer Bill Mazeroski is 88. Actor William Devane is 85. Actor George Lazenby is […]

The Stream: George Strait’s drops 31st record, ‘Rebel Ridge,’ hits Netflix, Mormon influencers on Hulu

September 5, 2024

“The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” a docuseries following young wives in Utah, and the suspenseful thriller “Rebel Ridge” are some of the new television films, music and games headed to a device near you. […]

Box Office: ‘Deadpool’ remains on top, ‘Reagan’ beats expectations on sluggish Labor Day weekend

September 5, 2024

For the second weekend in a row, “Deadpool & Wolverine,” Marvel’s smash hit that has shattered records and become the best-selling R-rated movie of all time, topped the charts, with other holdovers from the summer […]

The Word: Measuring a life

September 4, 2024

One of the first things that I remember learning in Sunday school was Methuselah was the oldest man who ever lived. The Bible puts his age at nine hundred and sixty-nine years. I am not […]

Book Review: Former Pentagon insider says US holds back UFO info in ‘Imminent’

August 31, 2024

A procession of books in recent years have explored the UFO phenomenon, but only some, perhaps with the authority Luis Elizondo brings as a Defense Department insider, laboring for decades to learn who the visitors […]

New streaming service peeks into 2024 election

August 31, 2024

NEW YORK — Fans of politics have another way to keep track of what’s happening in the most competitive states in the country through a new service that collects and streams local newscasts. Swing State […]

HILL: The dumbest tax proposal in history

The problem with really bad ideas in politics is the people who propose them sometimes get elected. One of the worst ideas is the Kamala Harris proposal to tax the unrealized gains of stocks owned […]

SHAPIRO: The evil of cowardice

September 14, 2024

On Aug. 31, the Israeli military made a macabre and horrifying discovery: the slain bodies of six hostages taken by Hamas, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin. All six hostages had been shot point-blank in the […]

BARONE: What if Trump runs ahead of his poll numbers — again?

As I try to understand public opinion in yet another presidential election year with former President Donald Trump as the Republican nominee, I see an anomaly. On one hand, the polls look very much like […]

HARSANYI: Kamala Harris’ banana republic on free speech

In 2019, Vice President Kamala Harris told CNN’s Jake Tapper that social media companies “are directly speaking to millions and millions of people without any level of oversight or regulation and it has to stop.” […]

JOECKS: How Democrats undermined democracy