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From HERE CharlotteCharlotte, N.C. — Carolina Panthers players learned midstream on Thursday that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will miss Sunday’s road kickoff after doctors found a clot in his calf, forcing a late defensive reset before the Week 6 trip. Some heard the news on phones…
From the HERE City National DeskSAN FRANCISCO — Kristaps Porzingis remains unavailable for Golden State with no return date after missing camp and the entire exhibition slate, then resurfacing at the team building this week. Club officials said Wednesday the 7-foot-3 big man is still dealing with the same undisclosed…
From the HERE City National DeskNEW YORK — League referees are putting flopping at the top of the 2026-27 enforcement list, and a preseason whistle on Knicks guard Jalen Brunson showed how quickly the standard can bite. During a Madison Square Garden exhibition on Oct. 12 against Minnesota, Brunson took…
From the HERE City National DeskBETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University announced Thursday the death of Crimson Storm safety Tyler Ulrich, a week after he left an away game on a stretcher, and scrubbed this weekend trip to Southwestern Oklahoma State. Ulrich was 21. He went down Saturday in Arkadelphia,…
From the HERE City National DeskLOS ANGELES — Milwaukee finished off Los Angeles, the two-time reigning World Series champs, on Thursday night, taking National League Championship Series Game 4 by a 6-4 score at Dodger Stadium and completing a four-game sweep that sends the franchise back to the Fall Classic…
From the HERE City National DeskDENVER — Wil Lutz drilled a 53-yard kick in overtime Thursday night, and the Denver Broncos escaped with a 17-14 result against Seattle at Mile High Stadium after JaQuan McMillian picked off Sam Darnold on the first sudden-death drive. Seattle opened overtime and faced third-and-7…
From the HERE City National DeskMINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota coach Niko Medved spent more than seven minutes after the Thursday exhibition ripping the NCAA for how it rolled out a five-seasons-in-five-years eligibility model, saying the timing and legal fallout have left hundreds of players and coaches in limbo. Medved said he…
Business
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Buyers found a thicker stack of Outer Banks listings in September, and closed sales cooled a notch while the typical sale price sat roughly 5 percent below the same month in 2025, the Outer Banks Association of Realtors monthly residential tally shows. Realtors logged 116 closings…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — A coalition of state employees, patient advocates and nonprofit groups is pressing Attorney General Jeff Jackson to dig into the planned takeover of WakeMed by Atrium Health before the deal is final. On Oct. 14, the State Employees Association of North Carolina hosted a news conference alongside…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — Drivers who suspect North Carolina gas stations are pocketing the state gas tax break have already filed more than 220 complaints with a new reporting system run by the attorney general. The 41-cent-per-gallon motor fuel tax dropped to zero on Oct. 10 under Session Law 2026-62, which…
Politics
MANTEO, N.C. — Outer Banks voters lined up Thursday as Dare County kicked off its early window for the Nov. 3 general election, bringing local races and several tax questions onto the same ballot. Three county sites will take ballots through Saturday, Oct. 31: the administration building in Manteo, town…
Politics
NAGS HEAD, N.C. — Democratic N.C. Senate District 1 candidate Melissa Zehner, answering a written questionnaire ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, put public schools, lower living costs for year-round families and stronger coastal advocacy at the top of her Outer Banks agenda. Zehner said she would push for…
From the HERE City State Desk
RALEIGH, N.C. — A pen mark from an election worker will not cancel your vote, North Carolina election officials say, as an old social media claim about marked ballots circulates again during early voting. The posts tell voters that any writing by an election worker spoils a ballot and that…
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