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[ ![N.C. State sexual abuse case dismissed; appeal anticipated](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/9f0f53710e.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/n-c-state-sexual-abuse-case-dismissed-appeal-anticipated)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Appeal is expected in a case involving 31 former athletes at N.C. State accusing a director of sports medicine of sexual abuse.

 

 

 

 

[ ![Knott: Republicans end over 100 days of Democrats' obstruction](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/148f0940ce.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/knott-republicans-end-over-100-days-of-democrats-obstruction)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – All 10 Republicans and all four Democrats from North Carolina stayed with party lines in Tuesday’s 214-212 passage of the Secure America Act in the U.S. House of

 

 

 

 

[ ![Sports wagering revenue just shy of $300M since inception 2 years ago](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/3cd47e00fa.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/sports-wagering-revenue-just-shy-of-300m-since-inception-2-years-ago)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – With a third consecutive month of $11.5 million or more, North Carolina in May moved within $826,700 of $300 million in proceeds from legal sports wagering since launched

 

 

 

 

[ ![Carolina Hurricanes’ home approved for $310M in upgrades](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/3cd47e00fa.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/carolina-hurricanes-home-approved-for-310m-in-upgrades)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – With a work schedule absent ticketed events already carved out, any hiccups on the way to $310 million in upgrades for the home of the NHL Carolina Hurricanes

 

 

 

 

 

[ ![Competency evaluation delays federal case against suspect in Zarutska’s death](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/d721e2aa44.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/competency-evaluation-delays-federal-case-against-suspect-in-zarutskas-death)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – DeCarlos Brown Jr., the suspect in the stabbing death of Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte light rail, says he has been misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and lawmen refuse to

 

 

 

 

[ ![Bus driver in I-95 quintuple fatal exits hospital, goes to jail](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/97db4e5903.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/bus-driver-in-i-95-quintuple-fatal-exits-hospital-goes-to-jail)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Jing Sheng Dong, hospitalized since the bus he drove crashed on I-95 in Virginia on May 29, has exited the hospital and is being held at the Rappahannock

 

 

 

 

[ ![Fort Bragg soldier’s trial Dec. 7; dismissal motion expected next month](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/joomgrabber/2026-06/7975a8fa2a.jpeg) ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/north-carolina-news/fort-bragg-soldiers-trial-dec-7-dismissal-motion-expected-next-month)

 By Alan Wooten | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – Trial is set for Dec. 7 for an enlisted soldier from Fort Bragg charged with using classified information to win more than $400,000 in a prediction market across