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Hurricanes Shutout Golden Knights In Game 6 | Capture First Stanley Cup in 20 Years The Carolina Hurricanes captured their first Stanley Cup in 20 years on Sunday night, shutting out the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 in Game 6 to claim the franchise’s second title. Carolina leaned on a suffocating defensive effort at every turn. […]

Budget talks have slowed at the General Assembly, but Berger and Hall say they still expect a deal by the end of the month.

The judge overseeing the federal criminal case against former FBI Director James Comey in North Carolina will not accept any friend-of-the-court briefs.

The NC Senate unanimously passed a ban on social media accounts for children under 14, rejecting four Democratic amendments — including a sweeping push from Minority Leader Sydney Batch to extend parental consent to older teens and rein in AI chatbots.

The nation’s 9-year-olds posted their first significant academic gains since the pandemic, with reading scores back to pre-pandemic levels on the latest NAEP long-term trend assessment.

A sharply divided Asheville City Council approved a $275.8 million budget on June 9 after a contentious debate that exposed deep disagreements over taxes, spending priorities, and the city’s financial future

Ohio State University tennis player Matthew Forbes could join a class-action lawsuit filed against NCAA prize-money restrictions, now that the player who filed the suit in 2024 has graduated from the University of North Carolina.

Pro-Palestine protesters have dropped First Amendment claims against the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill now that university officials have ended orders that banned those protesters from campus in 2024.

Former top NC political donor Greg Lindberg filed multiple appeals Thursday after being sentenced in May to 12 years in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.6 billion in restitution related to an insurance fraud scheme.

The truth is, all members can file bills on pretty much anything they want. But just because somebody filed something, it doesn’t mean “North Carolina” or even “the state legislature” is pursuing this end.

According to the May 2026 Carolina Journal Poll, a survey of 600 likely voters, 49.8% of voters would support Cooper, while 38.7% would support Whatley.