Inside the mountain town Helene nearly wiped out
CHIMNEY ROCK VILLAGE — The stone tower that gave this place its name was nearly a half billion years in the making — heated and thrust upward from deep in the Earth, then carved and […]
SHAPIRO: The power of victory
On Oct. 1, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched some 181 ballistic missiles at the state of Israel. Most were shot down; those that weren’t fell largely in uninhabited areas. Thanks to the technological and […]
Kucherov third-period goals spoil Hurricanes’ opener in 4-1 Lightning win
RALEIGH — The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t what they once were, but they can still score on the power play. The Hurricanes learned that the hard way in Saturday’s season opener at Lenovo Center. Carolina […]
Well-known Asheville music tradition returns in a sign of hopefulness
ASHEVILLE — A well-known Asheville musical tradition returned last Friday night, a sign of hopefulness a week after Helene battered the mountain city. The Asheville Drum Circle had its first regular Friday night session since […]
KRAWIEC: Keep the faith, but keep it to yourself
Many years ago, the famous atheist Madelyn Murray O’Hare wrote the above words in a Bible that belonged to a pastor known as the Chaplain of Bourbon Street, Bob Harrington. He ministered to the masses […]
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RALEIGH — For many, the Carolina Hurricanes have been underachievers. Although many have picked them as Stanley Cup favorites the past few years, the team has been unable to reach those heights, losing in the [...] -
VILAS — Brad Farrington pulls over to grab a case of water bottles being passed out in Vilas, a small rural community tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains. He’s on his way to help [...]
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Politically incorrect words don’t kill, but Venezuelan gangs do. On Saturday, former President Donald Trump warned rallygoers in a small Wisconsin town that if Vice President Kamala Harris “is reelected, your town and every town [...]
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This is the fourth story in a five-week series on the life and career of outgoing North Carolina Treasurer Dale Folwell. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. RALEIGH — Hard work, multiple jobs, [...]
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The vice-presidential debate was staggeringly one-sided. Sen. JD Vance was poised, calm, friendly, likable and in control of the facts and himself. AdvertisementsBy contrast, Gov. Tim Walz began the debate so nervously that it was [...]
