May 2025 – Stanly News Journal

Stanly News & Press is now Stanly News Journal

May 13, 2026

Book Review: New essays from writer Richard Russo on how his life informs his art

May 31, 2025 The North State Journal

This cover image shows “Life and Art” by Richard Russo. (Knopf via AP) Richard Russo, whose “Fool” trilogy is beloved for the characters he created to populate a fictional upstate New York town, freely admits […]

Publix recalls GreenWise baby food pouches from stores

May 30, 2025 The North State Journal

A Publix grocery store is seen in Neptune Beach, Fla.(Mark Long / AP Photo) The supermarket chain Publix has recalled fruit and vegetable baby food sold in eight states because product testing found elevated levels […]

This week in history: May 29-June 4

May 29, 2025 The North State Journal

This May 30, 1911, photo shows Ray Harroun driving his No. 32 Marmon Wasp race car to victory in the inaugural Indianapolis 500 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (AP Photo) May 291790: Rhode […]

Trump administration sues North Carolina over its voter registration records

May 28, 2025 The North State Journal

Newly appointed members of the North Carolina State Board of Elections, from left, Jeff Carmon, Francis De Luca, Stacy “Four” Eggers, Siobhan O’Duffy Millen and Bob Rucho, take their oaths of office at the Dobbs […]

Hurricanes rookies ‘seizing the moment’

May 27, 2025 The North State Journal

Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin carries the puck as Panthers forward Jesper Boqvist pressures him during Carolina’s 3-0 win Monday in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference final in Sunrise, Florida. (Lynne Sladky / AP Photo) […]

Alligator from ‘Happy Gilmore,’ other films, TV shows dies of old age

May 26, 2025 The North State Journal

Matt Jordan pulls the tail of Morris the alligator, who appeared in numerous TV shows and films over three decades, most notably the 1996 comedy “Happy Gilmore,” in Mosca, Colo., in 2024. (Jay Young / […]

The Word: Getting rid of troubles

May 25, 2025 The North State Journal

“Christ on the Way to Calvary” by Titian (c. 1560) is a painting in The Museo del Prado in Madrid. (Public Domain) Most people have troubles of one kind or another, and they want to […]

Book Review: Ron Chernow’s ‘Mark Twain’ gives readers honest assessment of beloved author’s life

May 24, 2025 The North State Journal

This cover image shows “Mark Twain” by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow. (Penguin Press via AP) Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow is known for writing massive biographies of the country’s most enduring figures, including Ulysses […]

Fortnite offline on Apple’s iOS worldwide

May 23, 2025 The North State Journal

Shoppers look at Apple products in the Apple Store at the Walden Galleria in Buffalo, NY, on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo) NEW YORK — Cary-based Epic Games says Fortnite […]

This week in history: May 22-28

May 22, 2025 The North State Journal

Notorious bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were shot and killed by police in Louisiana on May 23, 1934. (AP Photo) May 22 1939: The foreign ministers of Germany and Italy, Joachim von Ribbentrop […]

Hurricanes making hard look easy
RALEIGH — Things have gone about as well as they can for the Hurricanes through two rounds of the NHL playoffs. Carolina is unbeaten through eight games — the first team in NHL history to […]
GOP leaders come to budget agreement
RALEIGH — North Carolina’s top Republican legislative leaders said Tuesday they have reached a framework agreement to break a nearly yearlong budget impasse, announcing plans for the largest average teacher pay raise in nearly two […]
Former law enforcement reveal Cooper evacuated during May 2020 rioting
RALEIGH — Protesting, chanting and marching. Property damage, arson and rioting. This was the oscillating pattern in downtown Raleigh over the weekend of May 30 to June 1 in 2020 following the death of George Floyd. Each […]
Trump: US will reduce troops in Germany beyond initial withdrawal
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said last week that the U.S. will significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, escalating a dispute with Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to scale back […]
Suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise kills 3 people
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people, including an elderly married couple, and sickened at least three others, […]
Hornets’ Diabate wins Hustle Award, Knueppel misses rookie honor
CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets came away from NBA awards season with both a leaguewide honor and a near miss. Last week, Hornets center Moussa Diabate was named the winner of the 2025-26 NBA Hustle […]