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The Carolina Hurricanes returned to Raleigh with the Stanley Cup after winning their first championship in 20 years, sparking citywide celebrations. A parade honoring the team is set for Saturday, officially declared "Carolina Hurricanes Day."
Southeast Raleigh High School football players are trading the gridiron for greens, joining 750+ volunteers making the UNC Health Championship possible. The experience is teaching them leadership lessons that stretch far beyond sports.
Thousands of Carolina Hurricanes fans packed downtown Raleigh for a championship parade, 20 years after the team's last Stanley Cup victory. The celebration brought together a community that showed up before dawn to honor their hockey heroes.
Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh broke a 38-at-bat hitless streak using an unusual method: showering in his full uniform. The superstition worked, and the slugger who hit 60 home runs last season is back on track.
Cal Raleigh smashed 60 home runs and nearly won MVP, but the Mariners catcher isn't dwelling on second place. He's using the experience to fuel his chase for something bigger: a World Series championship.
A Raleigh woman who battled an eating disorder for decades has written a memoir offering hope to others still struggling. Johanna Scoglio's book uses letters to explore what her illness took and how she found strength in the journey itself.
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A woman filming what she thought was a midnight proposal captured something even better: a married couple dancing in the snow just for the joy of it. Their spontaneous moment of romance has touched over 50,000 people online.
A nonprofit in North Carolina is hosting a runway show where real survivor stories take center stage. The Bridge International has helped more than 150 trafficking victims since 2020 rebuild their lives. #
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A bride's mother orchestrated a surprise flash mob dance to ABBA's "Dancing Queen" at her daughter's North Carolina wedding reception. All 160 guests learned choreography in secret and performed in perfect sync while the newlyweds watched in tears.
After struggling through the season's first week with 11 strikeouts in 16 at-bats, Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh came off the bench to deliver a clutch walk-off single that beat the Yankees 2-1. The hit might be just what last year's AL MVP runner-up needed to find his rhythm after a disrupted spring.
The Carolina Hurricanes brought their first Stanley Cup championship in 20 years home to Raleigh, where 150,000 fans turned downtown into one massive celebration. The Saturday parade and rally showed just how much this hockey team means to North Carolina.
When Stephanie Schouten collapsed from cardiac arrest in her car, a 911 call taker named Mariah Friedrich walked her panicked husband through lifesaving CPR. A year later, the two women met for an emotional reunion that neither will forget.
Four Raleigh students built their own robotics team from scratch and just won the state championship. Now they're heading to the world stage in St. Louis.
A Norfolk man is turning his cancer diagnosis into a cross-country adventure, planning to cycle Britain's entire coastline on a vintage-style bike. Tim Bright's 4,100-mile journey celebrates 10 years of living well with chronic myeloid leukaemia.
The Carolina Hurricanes claimed their second Stanley Cup championship with a 3-0 victory over Vegas, ending a 20-year drought. Raleigh will celebrate with a parade on June 20.
A 19-year-old lifeguard recovering from spinal injuries after rescuing a drowning child received an unforgettable hospital visit from the firefighters he dreams of joining. The Raleigh Fire Department heard about Youssef Bounagui's heroic act and rushed to show him the community has his back.
When a bride's mom started dancing alone to "Dancing Queen" at her daughter's reception, the newlyweds thought it was awkward. Then all 160 guests stood up in perfect sync.
Luke Surface ran 5,000 meters in 14:25.88 at Nike Outdoor Nationals, shattering the national middle school record before even starting high school. The Raleigh eighth grader is redefining what young runners can achieve, running at a pace that would win most high school state championships.
Before Abe Piasek died, he made one last request to his friend Steve Goldberg: keep telling my story. Six years later, Steve has shared Abe's powerful Holocaust testimony 175 times, ensuring his message of courage and compassion lives on.
Two 23-year-old Canadian pitchers struck out MLB superstars Bryce Harper and Cal Raleigh on baseball's biggest stage, proving their country's talent pool runs deeper than ever. Despite a quarterfinal loss, Team Canada's future has never looked brighter.
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