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Heels baseball back where it belongs
RALEIGH — Rock bottom for the North Carolina baseball team arrived on March 14. That night, just 24 hours after eking out a 1-0 victory against NC A&T, the Tar Heels managed but five harmless […]
Month: May 2018
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Struggling Sabres, Hurricanes land top two picks in NHL Draft
RALEIGH — On June 1, 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes and Buffalo Sabres met for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Final with a date for the Stanley Cup against the Edmonton Oilers awaiting the winner. That […]
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15 headed into NC Sports Hall of Fame
The variety of athletic options available in North Carolina are as diverse as the state’s geography and population. It’s a fact that will be on full display later this week, when the newest members of […]
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Big year for the state in NFL Draft
North Carolina schools had their best showing in the NFL Draft in more than a quarter century. A total of 15 players from schools in the state heard their names called in last week’s draft, […]
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Pompeo, on first day at U.S. State Department, promises new ‘swagger’
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, arriving for his first day at the State Department, said on Tuesday he would help the U.S. diplomatic corps in “getting back our swagger” but offered few […]
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NC’s primary races enter the final week
RALEIGH — Primary candidates are making their last push this week ahead of the May 8 primary election day. In N.C., only voters affiliated with a party can vote in its primary election. However, unaffiliated […]
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Stein wades into fight over Clean Power Plan replacement
RALEIGH — N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein is continuing the fight to keep Obama-era environmental laws in place. Stein recently joined 18 other Democrat attorneys general in filing comments calling the Trump administration’s proposal […]
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Grant will provide Wi-Fi hotspots to loan from libraries
RALEIGH — A two-year grant will pay for Wi-Fi hotspots to be loaned to students needing them to do internet-based homework. The Institute of Museum and Library Sciences awarded a $250,000 grant to the […]
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Fighter jets and poppies honor WWI Wolfpackers
Raleigh – On Tuesday afternoon, F-15 jets from the 335th fighter squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro roared over the NC State University Memorial Bell Tower. The display, along with a 21-gun […]
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Smithfield will appeal $50M verdict
RALEIGH — A North Carolina jury awarded $50 million to 10 neighbors of a hog farm in eastern N.C. who claimed that the smell of the farm and the noise from its trucks amounted to […]