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Raleigh News & Observer
Courtroom surprise, another Buc-ee's and a football farewell: Today's N&O stories
From a courtroom reversal in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial to the death of a beloved former NC State football coach, here’s what readers are following from The News & Observer on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. Handwriting evidence was a meme. A State Bureau of Investigation agent told jurors Monday that a handwritten note he previously attributed to Miguel Salguero Olivares — the man charged in the 2012 killing of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth — was actually an image circulated online, not something the defendant wrote. The admission came as defense attorneys continued challenging how investigators collected and interpreted evidence in the case. Read more: SBI agent tied note to Faith Hedgepeth’s accused killer. It was an internet meme. NCCU spending problems flagged. A new report from State Auditor Dave Boliek found that NC Central University didn’t consistently follow its own rules for procurement and travel cards. Auditors identified prohibited purchases, inflated spending limits and transactions split to avoid spending limits. Chancellor Karrie Dixon agreed with all the findings and said the university has already turned off auto-approval and required cardholders to retake training. Read more: Improper purchases, inflated spending limits. What state auditor found at NCCU Wake weighs part-time
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NC State a touchdown favorite at Stanford
NC State is making its first trip to Stanford since the Cardinal joined the ACC, which is to say that we’re in for a very late night of who-knows-what. Should be fun. The Wolfpack is a seven-point favorite to win this one, and if there’s any sort of turnaround on the horizon for this group, it’s gotta start right here.
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Game Time At NC State Announced
California football will face NC State at 9 a.m. PT / Noon ET on October 31 at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C., announced by the Atlantic Coast Conference office Monday morning. The game will be aired live on the ACC Network. The Golden Bears (3-4, 2-2 ACC) will play their...
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NCCU Women’s Golf Wins SAS HBCU Invitational Championship
CARY, N.C. – North Carolina Central took control from the outset to win the women’s team title at the SAS Championship HBCU Invitational on Sunday at Prestonwood Country Club. The Eagles shot a 594 to claim their fifth women’s multi-team title since the program’s inaugural 2021-22 season and...
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HPU’s Grubb wins third title; Badgett, Cadieux go low in Tennessee
High Point University sophomore Makayla Grubb (pictured) earned medalist honors for the third time this fall. Grubb, a Stafford, Virginia, native, shot 2-under-par 69 Tuesday to win medalist honors and lead High Point University to a share of the team championship at the Edisto Island Invitational. The Wildcats were awarded the winners’ trophy based on a lower final-round score.
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Rockytop Insider
Rick Barnes Updates Status of Tyler Lundblade, Jalen Washington Before Tennessee’s Exhibition at Duke
Photo via Caleb Jarreau | RTI On Tuesday night, Tennessee basketball is hitting the road for its final public exhibition of the 2026-27 preseason. The Vols will square off with Duke in Cameron Indoor Arena at 7 p.m. ET on ACC Network. However, it appears the Vols will continue to be without two key pieces…
Raleigh News & Observer
How gratitude shaped Paul McNeil's return to NC State, approach to the season
Reporters clamored around Paul McNeil’s table at ACC Tipoff in Charlotte, where they held recording devices, cameras and lights. Everyone wanted to talk to the guard who stayed home — twice. The junior returned to the Wolfpack for a third season, despite testing the waters in the transfer portal. He also returned to the Wolfpack, where he will play for a third coach in three seasons. Staying after Kevin Keatts’ firing was admirable. Doing it again after Will Wade’s lone season — Wade wanted McNeil to join him at LSU — started a larger conversation about loyalty and legacy. How are people going to remember him? And for what does he want to be remembered? Gratitude. It drives McNeil in everything he does. “We’re all here, even y’all here asking these questions, that’s a blessing itself,” McNeil said last week. “Can’t be mad at it.” The Rockingham, North Carolina, native admitted the end of last season “hurt my heart” and said he took it personally. He didn’t like the way Raleigh and N.C. State’s campus felt after the season’s disappointing ending and Wade’s departure. “It was a bad feeling,” McNeil said. “There was negative energy; energy wasn’t right.” He still
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Raleigh News & Observer
Former NC State football coach Chuck Amato has died. See photos from his career
Chuck Amato, who coached N.C. State football from 2000 to 2006, following a career there as a player in the 1960s, has died. He was 80. He won a school-record 11 games in 2002. Here are photos from his career.
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NC State men's basketball final roster, depth chart projections for 2026-27 season
RALEIGH, N.C. -- It's so close you can taste it. The shoes squeaking, the rims rattling, the fans cheering, the whistles blowing and the buzzer sounding. Basketball season is right around the corner, and we'll get a glimpse of the action on Sunday when NC State finally takes the court for a public exhibition in Greensboro.
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EXHIBITION PRIMER: NC State Opens the Gainey Era vs. Mississippi State in Greensboro
Location: The Greensboro Complex (Greensboro, NC) Sunday’s exhibition against Mississippi State is more than a glorified scrimmage. This is the fanbase’s first real look at the Gainey-Era Wolfpack. It will also be the first time we see this reworked roster in action. But it will certainly be a...
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Big-play NC State WR commit Khy'lieb Rodriguez: 'I'm ready to work'
Last fall during his junior season, Charlotte (N.C.) Ardrey Kell wide receiver Khy'lieb Rodriguez caught 52 passes for 755 yards and 7 touchdowns. Despite those numbers, he still flew somewhat under the radar. In fact, Rodriguez didn't earn his first Power Four until Boston College pulled the trigger in March.
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Duke Player Slaps Female Medical Staffer’s Hand During Game Vs North Carolina, Fans Want Him Suspended
Duke football faces calls to suspend one of its players. On Saturday, during Duke’s game against North Carolina, their safety Dashawn Stone lay motionless on the field after tackling Jaylen McGill. Stone’s teammate, Kimari Robinson, went to check on him. Robinson got too close to the medical staff, and a female staffer tried to gently […] The post Duke Player Slaps Female Medical Staffer’s Hand During Game Vs North Carolina, Fans Want Him Suspended appeared first on BroBible.