North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein canceled his inaugural ceremony this weekend due to oncoming winter weather. The ceremony was scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 11, on the grounds of the old Capitol building in downtown Raleigh.

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.

After winning a contentious election, Democrat Josh Stein will take office in January. Here are the details on his inauguration day.

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,

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.

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

Josh Stein has moved his inauguration online due to the expected winter weather. The new governor's address will be held on Saturday at 11am. Stein was officially sworn in as North Carolina's 76th governor on Jan.