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Saturday, April 22, 2023 1:43PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — A cold front will move through the Triangle and bring with it showers and thunderstorms and maybe even a tornado. The storms, mainly in the afternoon and evening could be severe with damaging winds and hail. An isolated tornado can’t be ruled out. Some heavy rain will be a concern regardless. The rain could begin around late-morning. There is growing concern for an all-hazards threat, with…

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WTVD-AP Friday, April 21, 2023 2:49PM ELMONT, N.Y. — The Carolina Hurricanes visit the New York Islanders in the with a 2-0 lead in the series. The teams meet Friday for the seventh time this season. The Hurricanes won 4-3 in overtime in the last meeting. New York is 16-9-3 against the Metropolitan Division and 42-31-9 overall. The Islanders have gone 35-6-5 when scoring at least three goals. Carolina is 21-6-1 against the Metropolitan Division…

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 9:10PM When the Carolina Hurricanes skate out of the locker room for game two at home for the first round of the playoffs against the New York Islanders, their family in the stands will be sporting their own special sort of uniform. Raleigh artist Jen Stone of Jen Stone Design was commissioned to create special custom handpainted leather jackets just for the playoffs for the player’s wives, significant others, and kids….

Wednesday, April 19, 2023 2:25PM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — The Carolina Hurricanes look to take a 2-0 lead Wednesday night in the first round of the NHL Playoffs. The Canes will again host the New York Islanders at PNC Arena, with puck drop scheduled for 7 p.m. If you’re unable to attend, the game will air on ESPN2. In the first game of the series, the Canes rode power-play goal success to a 2-1 victory….

RALEIGH, N.C. — Power has been restored at the central campus of NC State Tuesday after a massive outage knocked out power earlier in the afternoon. According to a spokesperson for NC State, power was restored to the campus just after 6:50 p.m. Tuesday. Traffic was backed up through the 6 o’clock hour in the areas of Pullen Road and Dan Allen Drive, and campus residents were advised to make alternate dinner plans, because the…

RALEIGH, N.C. — Power has been restored at the central campus of NC State Tuesday after a massive outage knocked out power earlier in the afternoon. According to a spokesperson for NC State, power was restored to the campus just after 6:50 p.m. Tuesday. Traffic was backed up through the 6 o’clock hour in the areas of Pullen Road and Dan Allen Drive, and campus residents were advised to make alternate dinner plans, because the…

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 10:49AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Bob Rankl and his son have watched the Canes in the same seats since 1999. For 24 years the proud season ticket holders have cheered in Section 201, Row A, seats one and two. “Without Svechnikov we’re losing that scoring punch we need, but we are definitely on the right track. We’re on the right road. We got a good solid core,” said Rankl. “Anything can…

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 2:20AM RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Sebastian Aho and Stefan Noesen scored power-play goals to help the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New York Islanders 2-1 on Monday night to open their first-round playoff series. Noesen’s tip on Brent Burns’ shot from up top proved to be the winner at 2:27 of the second period, while Antti Raanta finished with 25 saves to lead a defensive effort that saw the Hurricanes turn away…

RALEIGH, N.C. — The challenge is familiar for the Carolina Hurricanes entering the Stanley Cup playoffs. They’ve established themselves as perennial playoff team, one that has claimed three straight division titles. But they’re again working to turn a strong regular-season run into the deep postseason push that has eluded them of late, starting with a first-round series against the New York Islanders. Game 1 of the best-of-7 series is Monday night. “We’re not looking to…

RALEIGH, N.C. — The Carolina Hurricanes will face the New York Islanders in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. The Canes were able to secure the Metropolitan Division from the New Jersey Devils thanks to their win over the Florida Panthers. This is the Brent Burns scored twice and the Hurricanes scored four times in the third period to beat the Panthers 6-4 on Thursday night. Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jesper Fast, Shayne Gostisbehere and…

Thursday, April 13, 2023 4:33PM The Atlantic hurricane season will be here much sooner than many of us would like, and here’s one sign that it’s on the horizon: agencies are releasing their forecast. Colorado State University released its early outlook on Thursday. While the official forecast from NOAA comes out in mid-May, the university’s specialists and NOAA work closely together. This year, the forecast calls for 13 named storms (the average is 14), six…