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SportsRALEIGH, N.C. — Chuck Amato, the former N.C. State football coach who led the Wolfpack in Raleigh to its winningest season and a string of bowl games, died Monday morning at age 80. Amato ran the program for seven seasons, from 2000 through 2006, and…
From the HERE City State DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's three ACC football programs all play conference games this weekend, with two of them taking the field on Friday night before UNC closes the slate at home on Saturday. Duke opens the weekend at Virginia with a 7 p.m. kickoff…
From the HERE City State DeskRALEIGH, N.C. — Three North Carolina programs begin the women's college basketball season ranked, led by a Duke team that holds its loftiest preseason position in more than a decade. The Blue Devils are No. 4 in the preseason Top 25 released Tuesday by a…
From the HERE City State DeskCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers put veteran Taylor Moton back at the top of the right tackle spot on the depth chart the team released Tuesday ahead of Sunday's game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Moton returned in last weekend's win over the Philadelphia…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL said Tuesday it has no issue with how the Philadelphia Eagles cared for quarterback Jalen Hurts before and after his blood clot diagnosis, and the team will face no discipline. Hours later, the NFL Players Association said it knew of…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The New York Knicks raised their first championship banner since 1973 on Tuesday night, then watched a retooled Philadelphia 76ers team leave Madison Square Garden with a 106-100 win in the season opener for both clubs. Tyrese Maxey paced Philadelphia with a…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State is preparing to play the rest of the season without starting quarterback Julian Sayin, who is out indefinitely after hurting his throwing arm in Saturday’s win over Indiana. Coach Ryan Day said Tuesday the program will not set a timeline…
From the HERE City National DeskMILWAUKEE — Brandon Woodruff took a real step toward a World Series comeback on Tuesday, throwing 23 pitches of live batting practice at American Family Field to several of the Brewers regular hitters. His fastball sat at 90 to 92 mph in his first session…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — The NFL is tightening security for Sunday’s Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints game outside Paris, league officials said Tuesday, after rioting swept French cities over the weekend. Peter O’Reilly, the league executive who oversees international events, said at the fall owners…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado College senior Charlie Flint has been chosen as the top women’s runner in the SCAC for the past week, the third time she has earned the conference honor this fall. The award follows her victory Saturday at the Augustana Interregional…
From the HERE City National DeskWILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Top-ranked Emory closed with the best team round of the final day to win the women’s NCAA Division III Fall Preview on Tuesday, finishing 36 holes on the River Course at Kingsmill Resort at 18-over-par 594. The Eagles began the day in…
From the HERE City National DeskCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Kate Chambon’s first college meet earned her a conference award, as the Colorado College freshman was chosen as the top women’s swimmer in the SCAC for the past week. Chambon, who is from Grenoble, France, took the 100-yard backstroke in 59.52…
Education
RALEIGH, N.C. — Raleigh has landed near the top of a new national ranking of college towns, placing fourth out of 415 U.S. cities in a WalletHub study of the best places to be a student in 2027. Only three cities finished ahead of the capital city. Austin, Texas, took…
Education
RALEIGH, N.C. — Homeschooled children in Raleigh and the rest of Wake County could one day split their week between home lessons and district classrooms. The Wake County school board is set on Tuesday to talk through a possible policy that would let homeschool students enroll part-time, an idea the…
Education
DURHAM, N.C. — North Carolina Central University did not reliably follow its own rules for staff purchasing and travel cards, according to a performance audit released on Monday by the state agency led by State Auditor Dave Boliek. The review covered an eight-month window ending Feb. 28, 2026, a span…
Business
RALEIGH, N.C. — Gas keeps getting cheaper in North Carolina since lawmakers paused the state fuel tax, but the North Carolina Department of Justice says it is now reaching out to individual stations that have not kept pace with the drop. AAA's daily survey put the statewide average for regular…
Business
EDENTON, N.C. — An Australian maker of military and commercial boats has opened its main North American factory on the Edenton waterfront, and Gov. Josh Stein marked the occasion Tuesday during a swing through northeastern North Carolina that also took him to a welding training program a county away. The…
Business
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina consumers told federal regulators they lost more than $1 billion to scams over the last five years, and the yearly total has gone up every single year since 2021. Reported losses grew from roughly $95 million in 2021 to a little more than $342 million…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — With two weeks to go before Election Day, Democrats in North Carolina's three most closely watched federal races hold a clear money advantage, according to third-quarter reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. In the open U.S. Senate race, former Gov. Roy Cooper took in about $4.4…
Politics
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. — North Carolina is in line for another $873 million in federal emergency relief to rebuild roads and bridges wrecked by Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced Monday. The money is North Carolina's share of a $1.6 billion national emergency relief package unveiled by Transportation Secretary…
Politics
GREENVILLE, N.C. — President Donald Trump flew into eastern North Carolina on Tuesday to fire up Republican voters for U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley and the rest of the GOP ticket, with early voting already underway and two weeks left before the Nov. 3 election. About 1,000 supporters gathered at…
From the HERE City State Desk
APEX, N.C. — North Carolina's planned standalone children's hospital picked up its largest private gift so far on Tuesday, when The Duke Endowment committed $100 million to the project at a
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