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SportsRALEIGH, N.C. — NC State has reached a deal with former Wolfpack quarterback Philip Rivers to become its next head football coach in Raleigh, N.C., pending a vote by the university's board of trustees. Under school rules, the trustees must sign off on the agreement…
SportsCHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Carolina Panthers are close to full strength heading into Sunday’s NFL trip to New Orleans, with only one player on the active roster sitting out Thursday’s practice. Linebacker Bobby Okereke sat out again with the foot problem that cost him last…
Education
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s Charter Schools Review Board this week cleared one new school for a 2028 opening, turned down another and pushed a third applicant to a second interview, while charter leaders facing renewal pressed the board to rethink how their academic results are judged. Hawkins Charter School,…
Business
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced in Raleigh, N.C., on Friday that he is going to court to stop a merger he says would push up what pet owners pay at the vet. The deal would let Covetrus buy MWI for $3.5 billion. The two firms…
Business
RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina State Fair more than tripled what it collected from food and drink sellers this year after switching to a fee based on sales, and fair leaders say the percentage model is here to stay despite complaints from some vendors. The fair took in just…
Business
DURHAM, N.C. — Duke Health has asked North Carolina health regulators to let it build a $575 million hospital in southern Durham County near Research Triangle Park, setting up another big-ticket expansion in one of the state’s fastest-growing health care markets. The request, known as a certificate of need, went…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — Republican lawmakers who lost their grip on the North Carolina House in the Nov. 3 election will reconvene the General Assembly on Monday, Nov. 16, for the first of two late-year sessions in which they still hold the majorities they had before voters reshuffled the chamber. The…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — As the state weighs legislation to legalize cannabis, a senior Oklahoma narcotics officer warned a governor-appointed advisory panel on Thursday, Nov. 12, that his state is still cleaning up after it opened medical marijuana with few limits, and urged North Carolina law to keep licenses tightly restricted.…
Politics
RALEIGH, N.C. — With county boards of elections finishing their official canvass of midterm results on Friday, Nov. 13, the clock is now running for North Carolina candidates who finished close behind to ask for a recount. In races that are not statewide, a candidate who is behind can seek…
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