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The 12th annual Triangle Oktoberfest is set for this weekend. The three-day event start this Friday at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary. Craig Duerr, the Director of Triangle Oktoberfest, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss this year’s event.
Jannia Jolley ran away from home when she was a child. She has used that lesson to help young people in Vance County who have nowhere safe to go. That’s why she started Jannia’s Safe Harbor. She joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss how she formed the nonprofit.
The Senate has passed a sweeping bipartisan bill that would regulate college sports. It's an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments and near-unrestricted transfers between schools. Passage of the legislation Monday would be the strongest effort yet by Congress to set national regulations governing payments to college athletes for their name, image and likeness and how often they can transfer. Dave Glenn with the North Carolina Sports Network joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the act.
The emergency ferry route between Stumpy Point and Rodanthe was activated late Sunday morning to help get stranded tourists off Hatteras Island and allow full-time residents back onto the island. This comes as N.C. 12 has been closed since Thursday morning after sustaining around 1,000 feet of damage on Pea Island from the coastal storm. Jenni Koontz, a photographer who works along the Outer Banks, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the scenes over the last week.
A new High Point University Poll of North Carolina likely voters found that 50% said they would vote for Roy Cooper and 42% would vote for Michael Whatley in the 2026 U.S. Senate race. Dr. Martin Kifer from High Point University joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the survey.
On the eve of the season opener and raising the Stanley Cup banner, Carolina Hurricanes general manager Eric Tulsky met with the media at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh. Someone who will not be in uniform for the Canes against Florida on opening night will be defenseman Alexander Nikishin, who requested a trade this summer. Al Hood, writer for Canes Country, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the situation with Nikishin and the Canes opening night roster.
Hatteras Island remains under a state of emergency. The highway is expected to reopen on Pea Island to northbound traffic Wednesday morning, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. Sam Walker, from OBX News, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss how the weekend nor’easter impacted the Outer Banks.
Two years after Hurricane Helene's remnants unleashed catastrophic flooding across western North Carolina, communities continue to rebuild while honoring the lives lost in one of the state's deadliest natural disasters. Kyle McCurry, Director of Public Affairs with Explore Asheville, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss how they’re encouraging people to visit western North Carolina now that fall is here.
North Carolina farms are preparing for pumpkin season as they get ready to welcome families to pumpkin patches, despite drought conditions that continue across much of the state, including the Triangle. Justin Page, Owner of Page Farms, discussed the challenges that the drought presented.
Teen moms in Wake County are receiving a little extra help as a new resource facility has opened their doors to provide young moms with assistance. Hope House Raleigh is designed to empower teen moms to strive for personal and economic self-sufficiency. Sara Landis, from Hope House Raleigh, joined Jeff Hamlin to discuss the facility