The North State Journal

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes have some time off to see who they will face in the Eastern Conference final. It was enough time to take care of some off-the-ice business. Carolina announced Monday it has […]

All spring game: Top standouts entering summer

All around the college football world, spring practices have come to a close and now everyone’s focus shifts ahead to the start of the 2026 season in the fall. But who are some of those […]

Hansbrough, Hamilton and Isner headline NC Sports HOF 2026 class

A new set of local sports icons now have their memories and impact forever enshrined. The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame inducted 10 new members in its 2026 class in Greensboro on May 1. […]

College baseball enters the home stretch

Call it “come what May”. It may not have the same poetry as March Madness, but the start of May means crunch time for college baseball. We are two weeks out from the ACC baseball […]

Golden Tempo takes the Kentucky Derby

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — After being asked all week about the possibility of becoming the first woman to train a Kentucky Derby winner, Cherie DeVaux was nearly speechless when Golden Tempo charged from the back of […]

Blake’s OT winner sends Hurricanes back to Eastern Conference final

PHILADELPHIA — The Hurricanes are perfect through eight games of the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’re also off to their third Eastern Conference final in four seasons. Jackson Blake’s overtime goal handed the Flyers a 3-2 […]

This week in history: May 14 to May 20

May 14 1607: Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, was established by members of the Virginia Company. 1804: The Lewis and Clark expedition, organized to explore the Louisiana Territory and the Pacific […]

Famous birthdays this week: May 10 to May 16

These celebrities have birthdays this week: May 14 Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Pérez is 84. Filmmaker George Lucas is 82. Filmmaker Robert Zemeckis is 75. Musician David Byrne is 74. Actor Tim Roth is […]

NC Folk Festival announces The Roots, Molly Tuttle as 2026 headliners

GREENSBORO — Following a set from Asheville bluegrass sensation Holler Choir, and with a crowd of eager locals gathered outside downtown staple Natty Greene’s on Friday afternoon, organizers rolled out two major headliners for one […]

The Word: Secrets to a happy life

“As your days — so shall your strength be!” Deuteronomy 33:25 One of the secrets of happy and beautiful life, is to live one day at a time. Really, we never have anything to do […]

Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ offers harrowing descent into horror

NEW YORK — Put 40 boys alone on an island and what do you get? Harmony or chaos? British author William Golding predicted not good things in his harrowing 1954 classic novel “Lord of the […]

Far from Philadelphia original, fans hunt for Liberty Bell replica in each state

RALEIGH — Want to see the Liberty Bell this semiquincentennial but don’t have the time or cheese for a pilgrimage to Philadelphia? Have no fear: Chances are, there’s one at a state Capitol, museum or […]

MATTHEWS: Virginia Democrats running out of options in redistricting wars

To say the last two weeks have not been good for Democrats in the redistricting wars would be an understatement. The biggie, of course, was the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Louisiana v. Callais […]

HILL: Two Tofu-Fil-A sandwiches to go please?

As I was sitting in the drive-thru lane at Chick-fil-A to pick up lunch to take to our grandson and a friend at a local school, it occurred to me that there was no such […]

HARSANYI: Nazi tattoo? Hamas defender? No problem, says Chuck Schumer