Dundon frames the moment for Hurricanes rookie Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon presents rookie forward Andrei Svechnikov with a framed photo of him scoring his first NHL goal, along with the puck, following the Vancouver game on Oct. 9, 2018. Svechnikov scored Oct. 7, against the New York Rangers.

Jaccob Slavin and Brett Pesce. For the past couple of years, those two names were interlocked as a Carolina Hurricanes’ lineup fixture, a defensive shutdown pairing: Slavin on the left side, Pesce on the right. Both American-born, both coming out of college hockey and both defensemen given long-term contracts with the Canes. Slavin and Pesce. The fit was a good one. But the coming of Dougie Hamilton this season has brought a change. It’s now…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Some seafood caught in North Carolina may not be safe to eat in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Florence made landfall in Wrightsville Beach on Sept. 14. It was a Category 1 storm at landfall, and the storm moved extremely slowly–dumping dozens of inches of rain on many parts of North Carolina. Florence dumped 8 trillion gallons of water on North Carolina. That’s enough to fill Falls Lake more than 70…

Hurricane Florence disrupted political campaigns in Eastern North Carolina, and experts say the effects of the storm could boost legislative incumbents. The hardest-hit counties are home to seven of the state’s most competitive legislative districts — nearly all of which have Republican incumbents. As the storm headed for North Carolina’s coast, candidates halted their campaign work. Fundraisers and candidate forums were canceled, and most candidates used their social media platforms to share emergency information. Sen….

Due to the threat of heavy rains from Hurricane Willa, Triangle high school football games will be spread out over the course of three days this week, starting Thursday night. Willa, a Category Four hurricane approaching the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to drop up to two inches of rain on the Triangle Friday through Saturday morning. Nine games were rescheduled for Thursday night, including a consequential South Wake conference matchup at Middle Creek. Ten…

CHIPLEY, Fla. — The Latest on three utility workers being hit by a truck (all times local): The latest as of 2:05 p.m. A third utility company linemen has died after a pickup truck pulling a U-Haul trailer hit them while they were repairing lines damaged by Hurricane Michael in Florida’s Panhandle. The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash happened Wednesday evening near Chipley, which is north of Panama City. One of the three workers…