January 2024 Archives

Bulls’ Coby White scores 35 points to hand Hornets fifth straight loss

January 31, 2024 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Coby White scored 35 points, Nikola Vucevic added 22 points and 12 rebounds and the Chicago Bulls outlasted Charlotte 117-110 on Wednesday night to send the Hornets to their fifth straight loss. Ayo […]

College Basketball Roundup: Pitt rallies to beat Wake Forest

January 31, 2024 The Associated Press

PITTSBURGH — Carlton Carrington scored 24 points, Ishmael Leggett added 22 and Pittsburgh rallied to beat Wake Forest 77-72 on Wednesday night. Pitt trailed by as many as 12 points early in the second half […]

Norfolk Southern’s fourth-quarter profit falls 33% as Ohio derailment costs continue to grow

January 31, 2024 Josh Funk, Associated Press

ATLANTA — Norfolk Southern’s fourth-quarter profit fell 33% because of the ever growing costs of the cleanup of last year’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio, but the railroad did deliver 3% more shipments during the […]

School board unanimously votes to defy new parents’ rights law

January 31, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — On Jan. 18, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro (CHC) school board voted unanimously to defy the new Parents’ Bill of Rights law.  The two reasons the board apparently voted to break the law involve provisions […]

MATTHEWS: High-crime area store closures prompt complaints to wrong source

January 31, 2024 Stacey Matthews

We’ve seen it happen all over America in recent years, with stores and restaurants packing up shop, some after decades of service to the community. The primary reason for many of these closures has been […]

General Assembly Republicans stand with Texas on border crisis

January 31, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Over the past week, Republicans in both chambers of the General Assembly have come out backing Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s defense of Texas against the Biden administration in the ongoing illegal migrant crisis […]

A celebration of school choice on the Halifax Mall

January 31, 2024 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Students, parents, teachers, and school choice advocates gathered on the Halifax Mall in Raleigh to celebrate National School Choice Week 2024, which ran Jan. 21-27. The event, hosted by Parents for Educational Freedom […]

Duke-Carolina back in the spotlight

January 31, 2024 Shawn Krest

It looks like we may be getting past the down years in the Duke-North Carolina rivalry. For the first time this decade, the Blue Devils and Tar Heels will both be top-10 teams when they […]

Berger, Moore say General Assembly leaders stand with Texas

January 31, 2024 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Kings Mountain) and Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Eden) have both issued statements regarding the ongoing dispute between the Biden administration and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott over the role […]

Wolfpack look to stay perfect at home when they host Tar Heels

January 31, 2024 Ryan Henkel

RALEIGH — Fifth-ranked NC State will hope to remain unbeaten at Reynolds Coliseum when it hosts 24th-ranked rival UNC on Thursday. The Wolfpack have won four of the last five games between the two teams, […]

Month: January 2024

Bulls’ Coby White scores 35 points to hand Hornets fifth straight loss

College Basketball Roundup: Pitt rallies to beat Wake Forest

Norfolk Southern’s fourth-quarter profit falls 33% as Ohio derailment costs continue to grow

School board unanimously votes to defy new parents’ rights law

MATTHEWS: High-crime area store closures prompt complaints to wrong source

General Assembly Republicans stand with Texas on border crisis

A celebration of school choice on the Halifax Mall

Duke-Carolina back in the spotlight

Berger, Moore say General Assembly leaders stand with Texas

Wolfpack look to stay perfect at home when they host Tar Heels

The conservative advocacy group NC Values is leading the campaign
High school students call on lawmakers to ‘protect female facilities’

The conservative advocacy group NC Values is leading the campaign