North Carolina's public inauguration ceremony scheduled for Saturday for new Gov. Josh Stein and other statewide elected officials has been canceled because of approaching winter weather, the state inaugural committee announced Wednesday.

The Inaugural Committee in North Carolina announced the inauguration of Governor Josh Stein has been canceled due to inclement weather. They said Governor Stein will deliver his inaugural address virtually instead.

Governor Stein of North Carolina inaugurated his new cabinet, emphasizing their readiness to enhance the state's safety and prosperity.

Josh Stein is the governor of North Carolina, pledging his oath on Wednesday morning alongside his wife Anna. Stein, 58, succeeds 67-year-old Roy Cooper and continues the pattern of all but three men holding the position being Democrats since 1900.

For North Carolina Gov.-elect Josh Stein, growing the state's already-buzzing economy won't be as straightforward as it seems.

North Carolina’s latest Democratic governor was sworn in to office Wednesday, as Josh Stein succeeded Roy Cooper once again in a top elected position for the second time in eight years. During a small ceremony inside the old Senate chamber of the 1840 Capitol building,

NORTH CAROLINA (WLOS) — North Carolina's Governor-elect, Josh Stein, was officially sworn in as the state's 76th governor on Jan. 1.

Stein has been the attorney general for the past eight years, following Cooper in the elected law-enforcement post that Cooper himself had held for the 16 years previous.

A transition of power will happen New Year's Day as North Carolina Governor-elect Josh Stein will be sworn in. Stein will officially be sworn in as the state's 76th governor in Raleigh at 11 a.m. Wrapping up 8 years as North Carolina's Attorney General, Stein was elected governor in November.

Inauguration events scheduled for North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein this weekend have been canceled due to weather conditions, state officials said.