The North State Journal

April 21, 2026

ABC Commission vendor hit most targets, missed delivery deadlines

April 20, 2026

RALEIGH — The North Carolina Office of the State Auditor has released a performance audit of the vendor that handles warehousing and statewide delivery of liquor for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission. “North Carolina’s ABC […]

Category 5: Hurricanes eye 2-0 series lead

April 20, 2026

The Hurricanes limited the Senators in Game 1 of their first round series, coming away with a 2-0 win and a chance to hold serve at home in Monday’s Game 2. Carolina is 8-3 under […]

Blue bloods begin portal madness

April 20, 2026

The college basketball season has been over for a little more than a week. That’s more than enough time for the new round of madness to begin. The transfer portal opened as the season came […]

Young leads NC golfers at Masters

April 20, 2026

Cameron Young couldn’t have asked for much more. He went into the final day of the Masters tied for the lead, then built a two-shot margin midway through Sunday’s round. Well, maybe he could have […]

Targeted writers include Ashley Hope Pérez for her book “Out of Darkness”
PEN America launches a US safety program for authors facing harassment

April 18, 2026

NEW YORK— A coalition of publishers and literary agencies are teaming with PEN America on an initiative meant to counter a growing trend of harassment against members of the literary community. PEN America, the century-old [...]
Going easy on criminals has led to ibuprofen in southern Nevada being behind lock and key — twice
JOECKS: How to reverse societal decline

April 18, 2026

Retail stores locking up items is the symptom of a much larger problem. I recently went to Walmart and had ibuprofen on my shopping list. I went to the medicine section and — groan — [...]
Consumers earning below $100,000 fell to 37% last year
Buyers fret as average cost for new car nears $50K

April 18, 2026

DETROIT — After a few years of sharing a 2019 Chevrolet Trax, Dana Eble and Tyler Marcus are finally looking for a second car. But as they jump into the market, the young married couple [...]
Since 2000, prices have jumped 82%, outpacing 12% income growth
US faces 10M home shortage; White House outlines fix

April 18, 2026

WASHINGTON, D.C. — White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report out Monday — and say regulatory cuts could lead to more construction to [...]
Category 5: Hurricanes, Senators gear up for Game 1

April 18, 2026

RALEIGH — The grind is over. It’s also just beginning. The Hurricanes and Senators meet for Game 1 of their first round playoff series Saturday at 3 p.m. at Lenovo Center, a matchup of two [...]

The Word: Living sacrifices

April 19, 2026 Comments Off

“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.” Romans 12:1 The godly life is not one […]

Zarutska murder suspect ‘incapable to proceed’

April 19, 2026 Comments Off

RALEIGH — A motion for a continuance has been filed in the trial of Decarlos Brown Jr., the man accused of murdering Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on Charlotte’s light rail train system last August. The […]

Andersen blanks Senators, Stankoven leads way in Hurricanes’ Game 1 win

April 18, 2026 Comments Off

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes are part of Justin Williams’ legacy as Mr. Game 7. Logan Stankoven might be Mr. Game 1. Stankoven, who opened last postseason with two goals in the opener against the Devils, […]

Andersen blanks Senators, Stankoven leads way in Hurricanes’ Game 1 win

April 18, 2026

Category 5: Hurricanes, Senators gear up for Game 1

April 18, 2026

RALEIGH — The grind is over. It’s also just beginning. The Hurricanes and Senators meet for Game 1 of their first round playoff series Saturday at 3 p.m. at Lenovo Center, a matchup of two […]

Series preview: Hurricanes face Senators in Round 1

April 17, 2026

RALEIGH — Hurricanes coach Rod Brind’Amour was asked Thursday if the path to the Stanley Cup — with two-time defending champion Florida not in the playoffs and Carolina the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed — […]

UNC will go it Malone

April 12, 2026

Compared to the other coaches on UNC’s rumored big board of coaching candidates, Michael Malone was not the most intriguing name. Heck, as far as names go, he wasn’t even the most intriguing Malone in […]

NC minor league teams start season

April 12, 2026

For the second year in a row, North Carolina has a minor league team on the move. Last year, Kinston’s franchise moved to the Spartanburg, S.C. area. This year, the state lost another longtime fixture […]

Justin Gainey back with the Pack

April 11, 2026

It didn’t take the NC State Wolfpack long to move on following Will Wade’s departure to LSU, as the university was quick on the jump, hiring former player Justin Gainey a week later as the […]

Famous birthdays this week: April 16 to April 22

April 16, 2026

These celebrities have birthdays this week: April 16 Singer Bobby Vinton is 91. Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 79. Football coach Bill Belichick is 74. Actor Ellen Barkin is 72. Singer Jimmy Osmond […]

The Word: A living Christ

April 12, 2026

It has been suggested that one of the faults of much evangelical preaching is the too exclusive presentation of a suffering, dying, dead, and buried Christ — rather than of a risen, living, ever-sympathizing, ever-helping […]

JD Vance has new book about his religious faith, ‘Communion,’ out late spring

April 11, 2026

Vice President JD Vance has a new book coming out that will explore his religious faith and his conversion to Catholicism as an adult. “Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith” comes out June 16, […]

The stream: Sydney Sweeney, ‘Malcolm in the Middle,’ Jonah Hill, ‘Hacks’ finale, Ella Langley

April 10, 2026

Sydney Sweeney starring as real-life boxing legend Christy Martin in the movie “Christy” and “Hacks” launching its fifth and final season on HBO are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to […]

This week in history: April 9 to April 15

April 9, 2026

April 9 1865: Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Union Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War. Remaining Confederate forces […]

Pyrle hits 1-month mark, The Connells set for Saturday show

April 7, 2026

GREENSBORO — My wife asked me not to become a “Pyrle rat” after the doors to downtown’s newest venue officially swung open to the public Feb. 27. That’s a tall order given the impressive list […]

SHAPIRO: This is what a world superpower looks like

April 17, 2026

America is living through a moment difficult to describe without sounding a little unhinged. But here goes: We are watching the United States do things that only the United States can do. In the span […]

BARONE: 39 days: Too much or not enough?

April 17, 2026

Will the U.S.-Iran war turn out to have been the 39-day war, following the locution of the 12-day Israel-Iran war of June 2025? The markets, as this is written, seem to think so. Asian stock […]

MATTHEWS: Political social media influencers need to do better

April 16, 2026

I’ve been on social media for many years, and one of the most persistent things that has irked me has been all the times I’ve noticed leftist influencers with large followings posting information that either […]

HILL: The transcendent allure of a just society

April 16, 2026

The war in Iran has triggered an interest in many people to examine the tenets of the so-called “Just War Theory.” People have been sent scurrying to the library (if they still do such a […]

BARONE: The sudden political star of Trump II: Marco Rubio

April 11, 2026

“White House deploys Marco Rubio to clarify messaging about Iran conflict.” So reads the headline on the front page of the Washington Examiner’s website in the early hours of April 1, the third month of […]

JOECKS: How to help young men

April 11, 2026

Society has done a terrible job guiding teenage boys as they grow into men. Local communities and society more broadly have something important to offer teenagers — guidance. A 15-year-old has never been 35 or […]

Targeted writers include Ashley Hope Pérez for her book “Out of Darkness”

Going easy on criminals has led to ibuprofen in southern Nevada being behind lock and key — twice

Consumers earning below $100,000 fell to 37% last year

Since 2000, prices have jumped 82%, outpacing 12% income growth

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