A heartbroken owner gave up her dogs after Hurricane Helene slammed North Carolina. While Bella the dog is settling into a new home, the woman’s two other pups are still waiting to be adopted, the Humane Society of Catawba County wrote on its website.

A Powerball player just missed a jackpot prize — but is still in for a windfall in North Carolina. The player bought a ticket that matched all but one number picked in the Jan. 25 drawing, making it worth $50,000, results show. The winning numbers: white balls 8-15-17-53-66, with red Powerball 14.

The full ACC schedule was released on Monday night for all 17 schools, and North Carolina football fans now have a complete look at when to expect Bill Belichick on the sidelines throughout the 2025 season.

It will be an interesting year for the ACC on the heels of a positive showing in the 2024 college football season. It made quite the impression by joining the Big Ten and the SEC as the only conferences to place multiple teams in the first 12-team College Football Playoff.

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As the NBA regular season reaches its halfway point, several Eastern North Carolina natives are making headlines. Kinston's own Brandon Ingram has been sideline

A Powerball player purchased a ticket from Shell on Western Blvd in Jacksonville and won a $50,000 prize in yesterday's drawing! The lucky NC Lottery player matched 4 out of 5 white balls and the Power Ball. Congrats on the win! pic.twitter.com/2y6no8HdO4

FSU will play twice on Friday night, Sept. 26 at Virginia for its ACC opener, and Nov. 21 at North Carolina State. Miami hosts Louisville in a Friday night clash Oct. 17. The Seminoles’ Oct. 18 trip to Stanford will be their first game in California since a 59-20 loss to Oregon in the 2014 College Football Playoff semifinal at the Rose Bowl.

Brian Kelly and the LSU Tigers will reportedly add former Miami Hurricanes defensive coordinator Lance Guidry to the 2025 staff, 247Sports' Matt Zenitz reported

Four showdowns against SEC opponents and Bill Belichick's debut at North Carolina highlight the ACC's busy 2025 opening week football schedule.

FAMU and Howard University reignite their historic rivalry at the 2025 Orange Blossom Classic in Miami Gardens on August 30th.

Jalen Hurts bucked decades of history just by getting back to the Super Bowl after losing his first trip there as a starting quarterback.