November 2024 Archives

NASCAR club breaks ground at Charlotte Motor Speedway

November 1, 2024 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — A 100-acre complex for racing enthusiasts and automotive manufacturers is set to open up beside Charlotte Motor Speedway next year. Hendrick Automotive Group CEO Rick Hendrick and Speedway Motorsports recently announced that the […]

Company announces nearly $712M energy-saving battery project in Ky.

November 1, 2024 Bruce Schreiner

FRANKFORT, Ky. — A battery manufacturer has selected Kentucky for a nearly $712 million project to produce industrial-sized batteries used to store and distribute energy, a process seen as increasingly important to help secure a […]

Wolfpack quarterback Grayson McCall announces medical retirement

November 1, 2024 Ryan Henkel

When Grayson McCall announced his transfer to NC State this summer, the fifth-year quarterback was hoping for one last go with a Power Five program. After four seasons of football in the Sun Belt leading […]

McDonald’s value meals sales rebound, E. coli outbreak could slow momentum

November 1, 2024 The Associated Press

Value meals helped turn around McDonald’s U.S. sales in the third quarter, but that recovery could be dented in the final months of the year by an E. coli outbreak tied to the company’s Quarter […]

What it was, was football: Week 9

November 1, 2024 Shawn Krest

North Carolina teams closed out October with a losing week, although the state posted a winning record against Virginia for the first week this season. Six teams have hit the six-win mark on the year, […]

GINGRICH: President Trump and the politics of joy

November 1, 2024 Newt Gingrich

President Donald J. Trump showed Americans what real “politics of joy” looks like. He held a press conference in a garbage truck wearing a garbage collector’s vest (which he then wore to a rally with […]

Rodón, Stanton highlight NC connections to the World Series

November 1, 2024 Asheebo Rojas

It’s safe to say the first World Series start for former Holly Springs High School and NC State standout pitcher Carlos Rodón could have gone much better. As the Yankees’ starter in their 4-2 Game […]

Davis to receive Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award

November 1, 2024 Dan Reeves

LOS ANGELES — Viola Davis became one of Hollywood’s most revered actors through an array of powerful roles, from “Fences” to “The Woman King,” and now her decorated career has earned her one of the […]

In nationwide first, California plans to rev up electric motorcycles sales

November 1, 2024 CalMatters

Motorcyclists have long loved their noisy, gas-powered machines that allow them to ride long distances on highways and remote roads with few fueling stops. Now, in a nationwide first, California is planning new rules that […]

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