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Andrew Carter

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Andrew Carter

@_andrewcarter

Journalist at the Chicago Tribune. Native North Carolinian. Tips, pitches and comments: [email protected].

Chicago, IL

Joined January 2009

Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Sep 14, 2018
Meet Robert Simmons. Was stuck in his house since last night, when floodwaters began to rise in New Bern. A boat came and rescued him just now. He was sad to leave his father but left with his kitten hugging his neck. Cat’s name: Survivor, Simmons said. #HurricaneFlorence2018
Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Oct 14, 2022
This is Tracey Howard, sitting on the porch where he found his wife yesterday after she’d been shot and killed. The shooter also killed their dog. Howard had gone to Lowe’s for lightbulbs and came back home to the unimaginable scene. “This is my life now,” he said.
Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Apr 5, 2022
Armando Bacot said he couldn’t really jump in the moments before tip-off. Needed help moving around afterward after aggravating his already-injured right ankle. Played 38 minutes.
Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Sep 14, 2024
Honestly having a hard time remembering anything in the ACC/college football as unintentionally funny as a school suing a league, its fans talking for nine months about how it was too good for said league ... and then starting 0-3, as a double-digit favorite 3 straight weeks.
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Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Mar 6, 2024
Armando Bacot was so emotional tonight, after his final UNC home game, he even teared up when thinking about his regular postgame sessions with the media. He always sits in the same place, and gives thoughtful answers. He fought back tears and said this, of his five years at UNC:
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Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Sep 14, 2018
Replying to @_andrewcarter
For those wondering, Robert wanted his father to leave on the boat, too. But his father wanted to stay behind. There was probably about a half-mile of waist-deep water between their place and the street that led out of the neighborhood. #HurricaneFlorence2018
Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Aug 28, 2023
The saddest part of what happened in Chapel Hill today (outside of the very obvious) is that it’ll soon be forgotten in the endless news cycle. And yet the people locked down in classrooms and buildings, wondering what was happening, will remember that fear forever.
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Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Sep 10, 2023
Mack Brown said he won't miss playing App State. Asked him if these kinds of games should continue, given the statewide interest. “It’s a great thing for the state of North Carolina to have (these games)," he said, "and I encourage N.C. State and East Carolina” to play them.
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Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Jul 25, 2024
Candlelight vigil at ACC Kickoff for the sentient boxed breakfast pastry. It’s too much.
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Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Oct 14, 2022
Replying to @_andrewcarter
In Howard’s mailbox out front: a bullet hole. The 15-year-old shooter lived two doors down.
Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Sep 15, 2018
Replying to @_andrewcarter
Response to the photo has been overwhelming. Thanks to everyone who has shared a reaction to it. Means a lot to me it’s touched so many. Robert has a captivating story, too, that I’m working on now. Hope to have it up first thing in the morning. Stay tuned. #HurricaneFlorence2018
Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Aug 5, 2017
UNC's practice helmet will feature the Jump Man logo, as well. Here's Larry Fedora holding said practice helmet ...
Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Oct 15, 2022
Replying to @_andrewcarter
(One small correction to the first tweet, and it'll bother me if I don't set it right: Howard went to "the store" for light bulbs, not necessarily a Lowe's. I misheard it live and just listened to the interview audio again and wanted to have that correct.)
Andrew Carter
@_andrewcarter
Sep 15, 2018
A woman (pictured) tells me that she and her people have brought out about a dozen dogs, with more to come on boats. There were about 18 stuck inside of a house, by themselves. They were heard barking and whimpering. #HurricaneFlorence2018