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2 weeks ago | 
heraldsun.com | Kaitlin McKeown
Former North Carolina Republican Gov. Pat McCrory smiles following special ceremonies to honor former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole at the Legislative Building on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. The News & Observer Who has more power in North Carolina, the governor or the legislature? The question of balance of power between the legislative and executive branches, and the leaders of each branch, comes up every single General Assembly session.
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3 weeks ago | 
heraldsun.com | Kaitlin McKeown
Former U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Dole greets N.C. Speaker of the House Destin Hall prior to a special ceremony in the House chamber of the Legislative Building on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. The News & Observer Elizabeth Dole, North Carolina’s first woman U.S. senator, was honored by the North Carolina General Assembly on Wednesday during special ceremonies, and will soon have a portion of Interstate 85 named for her.
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3 weeks ago | 
heraldonline.com | Kaitlin McKeown
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4 weeks ago | 
heraldonline.com | Kaitlin McKeown
N.C. State women’s basketball picked up its first signee out of the transfer portal on Friday. The Wolfpack announced the addition of guard Qadence Samuels from Connecticut, who played two seasons for the Huskies. Samuels appeared in 69 games, including five double-digit scoring games and seven games with five or more rebounds. She came off the bench during UConn’s trip to Raleigh in 2023, scoring 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting. She made four 3-pointers in the Huskies’ loss.
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4 weeks ago | 
heraldonline.com | Kaitlin McKeown
College football fans accustomed to normally waiting until two weeks, or less, to learn the starting time of upcoming games received some early planning relief on Thursday. The ACC announced starting times, and television assignments, for the season’s first three weeks in addition to more information about a handful of games later in the season.
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4 weeks ago | 
heraldsun.com | Kaitlin McKeown
House Republicans listen during a press conference about their budget bill at the Legislative Building on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in Raleigh, N.C. The News & Observer When North Carolina’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots (HOP) officially launched in 2022, it sought to answer a simple, but ambitious, question: Would using Medicaid to address socioeconomic disparities improve people’s health?
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1 month ago | 
heraldonline.com | Kaitlin McKeown
The ACC’s return to an 18-game men’s basketball schedule for the first time since 2018-19 means a new breakdown of opponents this season. It also means the end of at least one tradition that dates back more than a century. After deciding earlier this month to trim the number of league games by two for the 2025-26 season, the ACC announced Wednesday each team’s slate of league opponents. The new format assigns every school a primary partner that it will play twice every season.
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1 month ago | 
heraldsun.com | Kaitlin McKeown
DMV Commissioner Paul Tine greets LaKishia Bell, a drivers license examiner at the DMV East Raleigh office, on Friday, May 9, 2025. The News & Observer RALEIGHIt would seem that Paul Tine has one of the least desirable jobs in state government. As the new Division of Motor Vehicles commissioner, Tine oversees an agency most people dread dealing with.
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1 month ago | 
heraldsun.com | Kaitlin McKeown
A statue of George Washington has stood on the grounds of the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh since 1857. It’s been four decades since it was last refurbished The News & Observer RALEIGHFrom his perch on Capitol Square, George Washington projects a jaunty self-confidence, his gaze steady, his chin lifted, his wig tied in a respectable bow — keeping a patriot’s post with sword at the ready.
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1 month ago | 
heraldsun.com | Kaitlin McKeown
North Carolina House Minority Leader Robert Reives speaks during a press conference at the N.C. Department of Justice on May 1, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C., when Gov. Josh Stein, center, was attorney general. On the left is Sen. Dan Blue. [email protected] Democratic Gov. Josh Stein was at the Legislative Building on Wednesday, talking with lawmakers ahead of the first key vote on the House budget.
