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From the HERE City State DeskVANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Carolina Hurricanes broke open a tie game in the third period Tuesday night, getting second goals from three different players in the final frame to beat the Vancouver Canucks 6-3 at Rogers Arena. Nicolas Deslauriers, a fourth-liner better known for…
From the HERE City State DeskNEW YORK — The Charlotte Hornets begin a new era Wednesday night against the Brooklyn Nets, and they will do it without two projected starters and a veteran reserve. Kon Knueppel and Coby White, both expected to start, and forward Grant Williams have been ruled…
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…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN ANTONIO — Oklahoma City opened its season Tuesday night by beating the team that ended its last one. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and the Thunder led nearly wire to wire in a 116-104 win over the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center,…
Education
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — High school seniors in Asheville have until Sunday afternoon to send college applications without paying a cent, as the statewide College Application Week rolls through its second day. The free window opened at 7:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, and shuts at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 25.…
From the HERE City State Desk
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…
From the HERE City State Desk
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…
From the HERE City State Desk
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…
Politics
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer is asking voters for a fourth term, and her pitch centers on continuity: the relationships she says she has built in Raleigh and Washington to bring Hurricane Helene recovery money back to the mountains. The race is a rematch. Manheimer faces two-term council…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina voters who belong to neither major party are showing up early this fall in numbers that outpace the last midterm, and a final statewide poll released Tuesday shows Democrat Roy Cooper still holding a double-digit edge in the U.S. Senate race. Early voting opened Thursday,…
From the HERE City State Desk
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…
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