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15+ hour, 37+ min ago   (490+ words) The University of North Carolina has placed defensive coordinator Steve Belichick on indefinite medical leave, just over three weeks before the Tar Heels open the regular season against TCU in Ireland on August 29. Steve, 39, is the son of UNC head…...

13+ hour, 42+ min ago   (444+ words) Myla Hadley, a former HBCU student at Tennessee State University, has officially been crowned Miss North Carolina USA 2026 after the pageant organization announced that the previous titleholder stepped down following a review of past social media posts. The move places…...

12+ hour, 58+ min ago   (425+ words) Miss USA is holding its winners accountable. The organization announced that Miss North Carolina USA 2026 Brittany Boltinhouse—who was set to compete at the national Miss USA pageant on Aug. 27—has been removed from her position in the wake of…...

15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1254+ words) Lake Mary, Florida hasn't been eliminated, but it's on its last out after Clayton, North Carolina scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning on Aug. 6 to beat the Floridians 5-2 and advance to the 2026 Little League Softball World…...

3+ hour, 11+ min ago   (614+ words) Republicans from across western North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District will meet Monday night, Aug. 10, to choose the GOP’s NC-11 candidate for the US House. Early Wednesday morning, Congressman Chuck Edwards, R-NC11, announced he would be dropping out of the race after…...

39+ min ago   (134+ words) Sen. Mitch McConnell was released from a rehabilitation center and will continue recovering at home, the Republican lawmaker announced Thursday. McConnell, Kentucky’s senior senator, had been hospitalized on June 14 after reportedly falling and suffering undisclosed injuries. He also developed a…...

6+ hour, 31+ min ago   (402+ words) The program first announced Verhoff’s return with a social-media post Wednesday showing him kicking at practice. Coach Bill Belichick said Thursday that the uncertainty as to whether there could be additional court action has created “a little bit of a…...

13+ hour, 24+ min ago   (745+ words) Porter Ophthalmology, a LASIK and refractive surgery practice located in Raleigh, North Carolina, has published an educational resource addressing the payment and financing options available to... Porter Ophthalmology Details LASIK Payment Options and Financing Plans for Patients in Raleigh, North…...

6+ hour, 5+ min ago   (289+ words) Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse has been stripped of her crown. Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Chairman and CEO Thom Brodeur announced Wednesday that the 27-year-old beauty pageant winner‘s reign had come to an end only 38 days…...

2+ hour, 32+ min ago   (564+ words) Hiroshima on Thursday marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with its mayor criticizing major powers for waging wars and urging them to stop justifying the possession of nuclear weapons as a method of deterrence....