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ECU women’s lacrosse launches this weekend
GREENVILLE — No coach truly knows what to expect from his or her team at the start of any season. That mystery is even more amplified at the start of this season for Amanda Barnes […]
Month: February 2018
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Headlines from Murphy to Manteo
Todd Fire Department reopens after 5 months Ashe and Watauga counties Todd Fire and Rescue Department announced it has will be answering fire and first responder calls after five months of being out of service. […]
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Former Perdue environmental regulator joins Cooper’s Commerce Department
RALEIGH — David Knight started work last week as the state’s new outdoor industry recruitment director at the N.C. Department of Commerce. His role is to promote the state’s outdoor recreation economy and recruit […]
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U.S. Supreme Court allows revamp of Pennsylvania electoral map
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to block a lower court ruling requiring Republican-drawn congressional districts in Pennsylvania to be reworked immediately. Justice Samuel Alito denied an emergency application filed by […]
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Olympians face below freezing temperatures and virus outbreak as they settle into villages
PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – With sub-zero temperatures and a virus sidelining 1,200 staff, the 2018 Winter Olympics is facing some challenges ahead of Friday’s opening ceremonies. Two days ahead of the first downhill training run, […]
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Governor, state House leaders meet with Zinke
RALEIGH — Over the weekend, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke was in Raleigh to meet with Governor Roy Cooper, and separately with N.C. Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) and members of his House leadership […]
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Legislative building hits a milestone
RALEIGH – On Feb. 6, 1963, the General Assembly met in the Legislative Building on Jones Street for the first time. The General Assembly had previously met in the State Capitol — now a state historic […]
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State leaders talk solutions for school readiness
RALEIGH — Business leaders and policymakers, Democrats and Republicans, gathered in downtown Raleigh on Monday to hammer out some common ground on education. All agreed that early childhood development played a critical part in the […]
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Possible storybook ending instead a crushing loss for Hurricanes
RALEIGH — The Carolina Hurricanes had a fairy tale ending at their fingertips. Or more appropriately, on their sticks. In the final 40 seconds of 3-on-3 overtime against the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday at PNC […]
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Names, faces and circumstances have changed, UNC-Duke rivalry has not
CHAPEL HILL — You’d have to have been born on the moon to not know how special and intense the basketball rivalry between North Carolina and Duke has been over the years. Since Cameron Johnson […]