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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.
The eighth-seeded NC State Wolfpack dominated their NCAA Tournament opener with a flawless 5-0 victory over Morgan State, keeping their remarkable postseason streak alive. This marks the team's seventh consecutive year advancing past the first round.
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.
College football scores a win for tradition as Virginia and NC State move their 2025 matchup from Brazil back to Charlottesville. The decision keeps students and local fans at the heart of the game.
NC State's baseball team launched a new tradition with their first-ever Victory Over Cancer game, celebrating pediatric cancer survivor Milo Johnson. The Wolfpack dominated Duke 18-5 while raising awareness and hope for families fighting childhood cancer.
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.
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.
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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.
A college tennis player just proved the unconventional path can lead to the sport's biggest stages. Diana Shnaider stunned the world's top-ranked player to become the first recent NCAA athlete to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.
A businessman honored his late father's legacy by announcing he would pay off the final-year student loans for 202 graduating students at NC State's Wilson College of Textiles. The surprise gift gives graduates a fresh financial start as they launch their careers.
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 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.
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.
A North Carolina rescue that specializes in saving orphaned newborn puppies is distributing 10 incubator kits to rural shelters across the state. The equipment gives abandoned puppies found cold and alone their best chance at survival.
A North Carolina rescue that specializes in saving orphaned newborn puppies is distributing incubator kits to rural shelters across the state. The equipment gives fragile puppies their best chance at survival during those critical first hours.
When Hurricane Helene knocked out power across Western North Carolina, volunteers scrambled to install temporary solar systems at emergency shelters and food banks. Now that disaster response has turned into a $5 million project to give 24 community hubs permanent backup power that never runs out.
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