Wake Forest

Wake Forest commissioner picked to fill Everitt’s Senate term

May 21, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Wake Forest Commissioner Haseeb Fatmi has been picked to replace state Sen. Terence Everitt (D-Wake), who abruptly resigned last month. Everitt, who was reelected in November 2025, was vague about why he decided to resign and only mentioned his work […]

LGC approves $1.5B-plus for Charlotte

May 15, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — During its May meeting, North Carolina’s Local Government Commission signed off on more than $1.5 billion in new borrowing for the City of Charlotte, including $215 million in revenue bonds to build a fourth […]

All spring game: Top standouts entering summer

May 11, 2026 Ryan Henkel

All around the college football world, spring practices have come to a close and now everyone’s focus shifts ahead to the start of the 2026 season in the fall. But who are some of those […]

College baseball enters the home stretch

May 11, 2026 Shawn Krest

Call it “come what May”. It may not have the same poetry as March Madness, but the start of May means crunch time for college baseball. We are two weeks out from the ACC baseball […]

NC products picked in later rounds of NFL Draft

May 4, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

For most of North Carolina’s 2026 NFL draftees, their big moment took a bit of patience. Nearly all draftees coming directly out of the state’s college programs were selected after the third round, and for […]

Concepcion may lead NC in draft

April 23, 2026 Shawn Krest

The NFL Draft heads to Pittsburgh this week. There’s a chance that a familiar face to college football fans in North Carolina will be arriving at his new home. KC Concepcion is expected to be […]

Three European nations to base World Cup operations in North Carolina

April 21, 2026 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Even without hosting a single match, North Carolina will play a visible role in the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer. Three European men’s national teams — Germany, Norway and Scotland — have […]

Locals to watch in 2026 Masters

April 11, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

The wait for golf’s most anticipated event is no longer. The 90th edition of the Masters will begin Thursday at Augusta National Golf Club. There will be 91 golfers looking to put on the Green […]

High Point, Queens lead NC mid-majors into NCAA Tournament

March 19, 2026 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Two of North Carolina’s 15 mid-major men’s basketball programs, and one women’s mid-major program, are going dancing in the 2026 NCAA Tournament this week. The High Point Panthers men’s team (30-4) is heading […]

Duke repeats as ACC champion, bracket projections for local teams

March 14, 2026 Asheebo Rojas

For the second straight year, the ACC belongs to Duke. The Blue Devils, the regular season conference champions, claimed their 10th ACC tournament title and became the first team to repeat since NC State in […]