February 2026 Archives

Redemption: How Duke has made up for early season woes

February 28, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

Earlier this season, Duke, the preseason No. 7 women’s basketball team in the county, looked nothing like the modifier. A 93-77 loss to then No. 5 LSU in the ACC-SEC Challenge on Dec. 4 marked […]

NC State picks up statement win over UNC

February 28, 2026 Ryan Henkel

Well, it looks like the Red Reckoning is back on. After a few tough losses left many fans feeling frustrated with Will Wade’s first season in Raleigh, the NC State Wolfpack men’s basketball team came […]

Can No. 1 Duke finish at top?

February 28, 2026 Shawn Krest

For the 148th week, Duke is the top-ranked team in the nation. There are 21 AP polls in an average season, which means that the Blue Devil have been ranked at No. 1 for the […]

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Raleigh nonprofit laser-focused on police pay, staffing ahead of March primary

February 28, 2026 Dan Reeves

RALEIGH — Citizens for a Safe and Secure Raleigh is ramping up its advocacy efforts ahead of the March municipal primary, centering its message on police compensation, staffing levels and downtown safety. The organization, a […]

America 250 preparation gains momentum

February 28, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The North Carolina General Assembly’s America 250 Semiquincentennial Committee continued its celebration work during its meeting this month. Co-chair Sen. Ted Alexander (R-Cleveland) opened the meeting with historical anecdotes for that day’s meeting, […]

VAUGHAN: Education group’s party-switching scheme undermines integrity of NC primaries

February 28, 2026 Ashley Vaughan

At least a few liberal candidates have an interesting new strategy for overcoming their struggle to win seats in the North Carolina General Assembly: They are pretending to be Republicans. A group called NC Educators […]

Asheville to host G20 finance ministers

February 27, 2026 Dan Reeves

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Treasury Department will bring some of the world’s most influential economic policymakers to western North Carolina this summer, as Asheville is set to host the 2026 G20 Finance Ministers and […]

MILLER: In praise of the chopping block

February 27, 2026 Nan Miller

As a young woman who aimed to have both a family and a career, I had welcomed the women’s movement because its founders supported my choice. Then came the moment I discovered that the movement […]

NC voters given more time to fix registrations

February 27, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A joint consent agreement to end a 2024 lawsuit over incomplete vote registrations in North Carolina was filed last Monday in federal court. The agreement will give more than 73,000 North Carolina voters additional time to update their […]