Cory Lavalette

RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein issued his 16th veto as governor last week on a bill that includes bans on homeless camps on public lands. House Bill 437 would ban local governments from allowing “public camping or sleeping” on public property in... See more

RALEIGH — The Hurricanes will open the 2026-27 NHL season by raising the franchise’s second Stanley Cup banner Sept. 29. The league unveiled next season’s schedule — up to 84 games and beginning in September for the first time since 2007 — Thursday, and t... See more

Perfect Storm: The Carolina Hurricanes’ Incredible Run to the 2026 Stanley Cup is a new book chronicling and commemorating this past season, written by North State Journal’s managing editor Cory Lavalette. It’s available at Triumph Books’ website and at r... See more

MORRISVILLE — It’s been a whirlwind two weeks for the Hurricanes, who went from winning the Stanley Cup and holding a downtown Raleigh parade to preparing for the busiest part of the NHL’s offseason. That officially began Friday with the first round of th... See more

RALEIGH — An elections bill working its way through the North Carolina General Assembly that would change various voting laws as well as add oversight has stalled following pushback. House Bill 958 would alter counting of absentee ballots, voter registrat... See more