The phone at Amedeo’s didn’t start ringing at the stroke of midnight last Thursday, the moment the NCAA began granting its “student-athletes” the ability to profit from their name, image and likeness. But it wasn’t […]
Last month, the National Federation of Independent Businesses reported that 46% of small businesses currently have unfilled job openings. Our country is still down 7.1 million jobs from our pre-lockdown boom, and 9.5 million jobs […]
Last spring, when businesses were cutting back or closing because of the pandemic, Congress passed a bill giving people an extra $600 a week in unemployment benefits. That was later trimmed to $300, but it […]
No one involved with NASCAR really wanted to leave North Wilkesboro Speedway when the racing series said goodbye to the historic track in 1996. But the sport was growing and becoming more popular nationwide, so […]
From new tracks like last week’s Circuit of the Americas race highlighting a shift toward more road courses to a return to stock car racing’s roots with the dirt race at Bristol, it’s been a […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper granted a pardon of innocence Friday to a man imprisoned for two decades before his two murder convictions were vacated more than four years ago by a trial judge. The […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper’s successful re-election campaign secured another four years in the governor’s mansion in Raleigh. Through early 2021, his cabinet appointees, the officials who run executive branch agencies, have seen turnover, and […]
A few weeks ago, Gov. Cooper held his first in-person press conference since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to announce schools will be resuming in-person instruction. Democrats have lauded Cooper’s decision as “leadership.” In […]
RALEIGH — A North Carolina appeals court panel will soon decide whether a libel complaint can proceed to trial over false accusations that representatives of former Gov. Pat McCrory made in 2016 alleging several voters […]
The Carolina Hurricanes shook off a sleepy first two periods before overwhelming the Detroit Red Wings, winning 5-2 Thursday in the team’s first game of the season with fans in attendance at PNC Arena. Andrei […]
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