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According to data from the N.C. State Board of Elections, 53.27%, 87,283 people, cast a ballot in the election.
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Democrat Roy Cooper has defeated Republican Michael Whatley in North Carolina's U.S. Senate race, flipping a seat Republicans have held since 2015.
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Water restrictions are easing in Concord, Kannapolis, Harrisburg and Landis. All four communities moved to voluntary conservation Nov. 3 as drought conditions improved.
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The Christmas season has officially begun at the famed Biltmore Estate, marked by the raising of its grand Christmas tree in Biltmore House's Banquet Hall.
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Through Sept. 30 of fiscal 2026-27, $1.8 billion has been bet via online sports wagering, up 29.2% from $1.53 billion during the same period in fiscal 2025-26.
- Cabarrus County Government
Stuart Valzonis will join the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners, filling the seat left vacant by Larry Pittman's September resignation.
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The four-state settlement resolves allegations that Food Lion parent company Ahold Delhaize violated the False Claims Act.
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Duke football coach Manny Diaz isn’t trying to dodge or ignore speculation he might be considered as a potential candidate to replace fired Florida State coach Mike Norvell. Diaz said Monday he broached the subject with his team after practice Sunday. “It’s the same thing we talked about last year. Last year I was packing my bag and was going to Penn State,” Diaz said. “I addressed our team ...
UNC football coach Bill Belichick declined to address reports that he and 25-year-old Jordon Hudson have ended their romantic relationship.
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The NFL trade deadline used to be a yawn-inducing nothingburger, served cold. Major League Baseball reshuffled pennant races with its annual midseason yard sale. The NBA spent February swapping stars and setting social media on fire. Football usually offered up a backup lineman for a conditional seventh-round pick. Then the league pushed its deadline back, front offices mastered salary-cap ...
DALLAS — The College Football Playoff committee unveiled its first rankings of the 2026 season Tuesday night, giving an early indicator of how the committee sees the top teams in the country weeks away from the start of the playoff. Only one Texas team cracked the top 12 — No. 7 Texas— with several others on the outside looking in. Here are five takeaways from the first CFP rankings: Texas ...
LEXINGTON, Ky. — If the 2026 college football season ended today, Kentucky would be in the 12-team playoff field. The Wildcats were slotted at No. 6 in the playoff committee’s first in-season ranking revealed Tuesday on ESPN. That is the highest ranking for the program at any point in the 12 years of the playoff era. At No. 6, Kentucky would host a first-round playoff game against No. 11 Notre ...
MIAMI — The Miami Hurricanes are entering their third week as the No. 1 overall team in the AP top 25 poll, a ranking they hadn’t had since the 2002 season. On Tuesday, they also found themselves atop another poll, one that plays a much more significant role in their season. The Hurricanes are the No. 1 team in the first of six weekly rankings released by the College Football Playoff selection ...
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Salisbury Transit will not operate Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. Regular bus and ADA/Paratransit service resumes Nov. 12 from 6 a.m. to 7:08 p.m.
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A writer visits Pulliam’s and Kermit’s in Winston-Salem, exploring bright red North Carolina hot dogs, family-run traditions and NASCAR-flavored nostalgia.
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Cox Mill finished third at the NCHSAA 7A girls golf state championship at Seven Lakes Golf Club, led by top-10 individual performances from two juniors.
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UNC Greensboro men’s basketball has sold out its Nov. 3 home opener vs. Milligan at Bodford Arena, the program’s first sellout since December 2019.
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