Cal Raleigh's RBI single in 10th inning gives Mariners 1-0 win over Yankees

SEATTLE (AP) — George Kirby wanted to atone after getting rocked the last time he stepped on the mound for Seattle. Facing the team he grew up loving only amplified his emotions. Cal Raleigh made sure Kirby's terrific performance didn't go to waste. Raleigh’s...

Advance Auto Parts: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Advance Auto Parts Inc. (AAP) on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $42.7 million. The Raleigh, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of 72 cents per share. The results missed Wall Street...

PGA Tour goes to Memorial, LPGA Tour has new event at Liberty National

PGA TOUR MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT Site: Dublin, Ohio. Course: Muirfield Village GC. Yardage: 7,533. Par: 72. Prize money: $20 million. Winner's share: $3.6 million. Television: Thursday-Friday, 2-6 p.m. (Golf Channel);...

Acquirer of Silicon Valley Bank announces layoffs at the failed institution

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The bank that acquired the remnants of Silicon Valley Bank after it failed amid a March bank run announced layoffs Wednesday. First Citizens Bank of Raleigh, North Carolina, said it was cutting about 500 jobs, or about 3% of its workforce. CEO...

Walter Royal, North Carolina chef who won on 'Iron Chef America' cooking with ostrich, dies at 67

Walter Royal, the chef of a destination steakhouse in North Carolina who triumphed as a challenger on “Iron Chef America” by cooking mostly Southern dishes with ostrich meat, has died. The Angus Barn in Raleigh, where Royal served as executive chef since the 1990s, announced his...

North Carolina governor says GOP teacher pay, voucher plans a public education ‘disaster’

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper launched a campaign Monday to try to beat back education and tax legislation from the Republican-controlled General Assembly that he said if enacted would crush North Carolina's public schools and wobble the state's economic future. ...

West Virginia superintendent retiring after long education career

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) — Raleigh County Schools Superintendent David Price comes from a long line of educators. “I actually come from a family of about 30 educators,” Price said. Price said it was in watching his family that he too became inspired to pursue a career...

North Carolina Senate votes on state government budget

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A state government budget proposal from North Carolina Senate Republicans received initial approval in their chamber on Wednesday, outlining a plan that spends the same amount as a competing House measure but differs on priorities, tax details and a host of policy...

North Carolina GOP overrides veto of 12-week abortion limit, allowing it to become law over governor’s opposition

Sunny NHL playoffs: Every Stanley Cup semifinalist is from Sun Belt for first time

The NHL is about to stage a very non-traditional pair of conference finals. Every game will be played in the Sun Belt for the first time, with not an Original Six franchise in sight. “It’s the four best teams left. It doesn’t matter where they’re from, right?,” Vegas coach...