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17+ hour, 12+ 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…...

15+ hour, 17+ 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…...

14+ hour, 33+ 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…...

17+ hour, 33+ 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…...

1+ min ago   (472+ words) Miss NC USA lost her title just weeks before the national competition. Brittany Boltinhouse, Miss North Carolina USA 2026, was stripped of her title, the Miss USA organization announced on Wednesday. The organization said it does not tolerate "racism, homophobia, transphobia,…...

28+ min ago   (160+ words) President Donald Trump is turning his attention to birthright citizenship again, weeks after the Supreme Court struck down his first attempt to undo the constitutional clause. Trump held a press conference from the Oval Office Thursday to sign executive orders…...

4+ hour, 46+ 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…...

40+ min ago   (1217+ words) There were mornings when St. Xavier High School football coach Steve Specht would walk into his office and find his young linebacker, Luke Kuechly, sitting in front of the television studying game video of the team's next opponent before sunrise....

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (564+ words) The FCC voted on Thursday to remove the cap on TV station ownership in the U.S., delivering a big win to media companies aligned with President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. Supporters of the cap immediately said they will challenge…...

1+ hour, 21+ min ago   (366+ words) Miss North Carolina USA, Brittany Boltinhouse, has been stripped of her crown and the runner up will now assume the new title. A Blaize Productions which runs pageants in the Carolinas, released the following statement in part on social media....