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NC teachers May Day protest gets underway in Raleigh
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- NC teachers May Day protest gets underway in Raleigh
- Date posted
- 2 days ago
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- Downtown Raleigh is filling with thousands of teachers and public education supporters in what‘s being promoted as one of the biggest labor actions in the state’s history.
Get our live coverage of the rally at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315525953.html
#ncpol #NCpolitics #mayday #TeacherProtest #NCEducation #downtownraleigh #NCAE #shorts
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- 50 years ago SAS spun out of NC State with instant profits and clients
- Date posted
- 3 days ago
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- SAS Institute left NC State 50 years ago with Jim Goodnight and Tony Barr receiving clients and money that set the Cary, NC company on a unique trajectory that could never be replicated now. The N&O's Brian Gordon explains.
🎥: Kevin Keister
Read our series of stories at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article314600967.html
#sasinstitute #carync @SASSoftware #technology #TechInnovation @ncstate #ncstate #shorts
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- 2026 NCGA session begins with Medicaid deal, party switching
- Date posted
- 5 days ago
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- On this April 28, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with her fellow legislative reporters Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Esther Frances about the major news out of the start of the North Carolina General Assembly session, including two House Democrats changing parties to unaffiliated and what's in the Medicaid bill that lawmakers will send to the governor's desk after votes this week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi and Esther Frances
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- UNC's Caleb Wilson turns Rams Head pickup games into farewell moment
- Date posted
- 10 days ago
- Description
- Soon-to-be NBA lottery pick Caleb Wilson surprised UNC students with an Instagram invite to Rams Head, turning a Tuesday pickup run into a high-energy farewell at Chapel Hill’s campus rec center.
🎥: Shelby Swanson
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article315506194.html
#uncbasketball #TarHeels #calebwilson #LotteryPick #NBA #NBADraft #shorts
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- New NCGA session and downzoning
- Date posted
- 12 days ago
- Description
- On this April 21, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with reporters Brian Gordon and Kyle Ingram about the start of the NC General Assembly's short session, with a focus on downzoning law and data centers, and potential legislation. Plus their picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Brian Gordon & Kyle Ingram
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- SM Two people shot at Triangle Town Center
- Date posted
- 15 days ago
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- Raleigh Police Lt. David Davis gives an update at Triangle Town Center mall in North Raleigh where two people were injured Friday afternoon in a shooting. The two were taken to nearby hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
Read the latest on this breaking news at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315449224.html
#RaleighNC #Raleigh #RaleighCrime #triangletowncenter #trianglenc #shorts
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- America250 in North Carolina
- Date posted
- 19 days ago
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- On this April 14, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Congressional impact reporter Danielle Battaglia about the 250th anniversary of the Halifax Resolves and America250 events in NC. Plus the latest in the US Senate race and their picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Danielle Battaglia
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- Triangle’s new growth war: Need for housing versus preserving neighborhoods
- Date posted
- 24 days ago
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- Raleigh residents are clashing over rapid densification in Avent West and North Hills as zoning reforms and high-rise proposals to ease "missing middle" housing shortages fuel lawsuits and protests.
🎥: Chantal Allam, Travis Long & Kevin Keister
Read our report at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article315326139.html
#trianglerealestate #trianglenc #raleighnc #MissingMiddle #AffordableHousing #northhillsraleigh #raleighrealestate #housingcrisis
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- US Sen. Thom Tillis' unfiltered tenure
- Date posted
- 26 days ago
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- On this April 7, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Congressional reporter Danielle Battaglia about outgoing US Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican who has become nationally known for his unfiltered take on those advising President Donald Trump, and other issues. Plus their picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Danielle Battaglia
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- Who is Michael Malone, UNC's next men’s basketball coach?
- Date posted
- 27 days ago
- Description
- North Carolina is set to hire former Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone as its next men’s basketball coach. the N&O's Shelby Swanson has a look at 2023 NBA Championship coach.
🎥: Kevin Keister
Read the latest news at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article315316941.html
#uncbasketball #TarHeels #MichaelMalone #collegebasketball #shorts
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- Thom Tillis unfiltered: NC's Senator isn't holding back
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis has gone viral for opinions he’s offered since deciding to retire. Here are some of the ones that stand out.
🎥: Kevin Keister & C-SPAN
Read more on Tillis viral comments at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315213141.html
#ncpol #NCpolitics #ThomTillis #KristiNoem #Trump
#shorts
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- Outgoing Senate leader Phil Berger's expansive influence in higher education
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On this March 31, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with higher education reporter Jane Winik Sartwell about how outgoing Senate leader Phil Berger's influence extends across UNC and state government, including several former staff. Plus who wants to replace Berger, the lastest on NC State and our picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Jane Winik Sartwell
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- Counting again: Latest on Berger Page recounts
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- On this March 24, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, Under the Dome, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan is joined by politics reporters Esther Frances and Kyle Ingram for the latest news on the still-undecided primary election between Republican Senate leader Phil Berger and Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page. The race is in a second recount.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Kyle Ingram & Esther Frances
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- VP JD Vance in NC and what it means for NC-01
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On this March 17, 2026, episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Congressional reporter Danielle Battaglia about Vice President JD Vance's recent trip to Rocky Mount, what it means for the NC-01 Congressional race and why we'll get more campaign stops. Plus their picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Danielle Battaglia
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- Still the primary to watch: Sen. Berger vs. Sheriff Page
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On this March 10, 2026 episode of Under the Dome, The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan is joined by reporters Nathan Collins and Kyle Ingram to talk about the primary that isn't decided yet: Senate leader Phil Berger vs. Sheriff Sam Page. From what it was like being in the room with the candidates on election night to the latest in ballot counting and what's next.
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- NC primary prep: Berger/Page, Foushee/Allam and U.S. Senate primaries
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Gear up for today's North Carolina primary on this new episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast for March 3, 2026. Host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with reporters Danielle Battaglia and Kyle Ingram about three major primary races: Republican Senate leader Phil Berger vs. Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page; both the GOP and Democratic primaries for U.S. Senate, and in the Durham area, the Democratic Congressional primary between U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee and Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Danielle Battaglia & Kyle Ingram
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- NC GOP State Auditor Dave Boliek on futures of DMV, Dean Dome
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On this new Feb. 24, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome podcast about North Carolina politics, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek about the growing auditor's office, DMV as its own agency, ROI on Smith Center location and what he's targeted next in audits, including the lottery and local bonds.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: State Auditor Dave Boliek
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- Mecklenburg County sheriff faces lawmakers in Raleigh
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- On this episode of The News & Observer's Under the Dome politics podcast for Feb. 17, 2026, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Charlotte Observer politics reporter Mary Ramsey about how a NC House Oversight and Reform Committee about public safety turned into a grilling of Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden, and what the fallout may be. Plus what to watch as primary early voting is underway, and Vaughan and Ramsey's picks for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Mary Ramsey
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- NC primaries to watch: GOP U.S. Senate and Durham U.S. House races
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- On this Feb. 10, 2026 episode of The News & Observer's politics podcast, Under the Dome, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with politics reporters Danielle Battaglia and Kyle Ingram about the Republican primary for U.S. Senate and the Democratic primary for U.S. House District 4 in Durham and Orange counties.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Danielle Battaglia & Kyle Ingram
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- UNC budget cuts and DC budget, ICE battles
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- On this latest episode of The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, Under the Dome, for Feb. 3, 2026, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with higher education reporter Jane Sartwell and Congressional reporter Danielle Battaglia. The UNC System and its schools are cutting job positions and programs to save money. In Washington, Congress is battling over the Trump administration's handling of ICE in Minnesota, which is factoring into the federal shutdown debates.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Jane Sartwell & Danielle Battaglia
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- Changes in early voting days in NC, UNC cuts
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- On this latest episode of The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, Under the Dome, for Jan. 27, 2026: Host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with democracy reporter Kyle Ingram and new higher education reporter Jane Sartwell about changes in early voting days at some voting sites, as well as a dispute over a candidate's party status. Plus UNC Trustees consider program cuts, and what to expect at the Board of Governors and House Oversight meetings this week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Kyle Ingram & Jane Sartwell
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- Charlotte goes to Raleigh for Oversight hearing on public safety
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- On our latest episode of The News & Observer's North Carolina politics podcast, Under the Dome, for Jan. 20, 2026, host and Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan talks with Charlotte Observer local government reporter Mary Ramsey about the mayor and Mecklenburg County sheriff being called to Raleigh for a legislative oversight hearing on public safety. Plus more about Sheriff Garry McFadden and scrunity of his time in office, including from House Democratic Rep. Carla Cunningham.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Mary Ramsey
Producer: Kevin Keister
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- Who will succeed GOP Senate leader Phil Berger?
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- When Senate leader Phil Berger leaves office later this year, at least three Republican senators are hoping to win enough votes in their caucus to succeed Phil Berger in the top job in the NC Senate. More from Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan.
🎥: Kevin Keister
#ncpol #NCpolitics #philberger #NCGOP #shorts
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- One and done, Will Wade leaving NC State for LSU
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Will Wade made a lot of promises a year ago, when NC State introduced him as its new head men’s basketball coach. One year later, Wade’s time with the Wolfpack is coming to an end.
🎥: Jadyn Watson-Fisher & Kevin Keister
Read the latest at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article315180716.html
#ncstate #wolfpack #collegebasketball #ACC #WillWade #LSU
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- NC railroad through Blue Ridge Mountains is the last section to reopen after Helene
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- At least 139 workers died over four years of forced labor to build the Old Fort Loops through the Swannanoa Gap in the late 1800s, connecting train service to Asheville, NC. Helene wiped out much of the tracks, but Norfolk Southern will soon send trains up the repaired line, which climbs the Eastern Continental Divide in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
🎥 : Kevin Keister & Richard Stradling
Read our series of stories at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article314942668.html
#helene #westernnc #westernnorthcarolina #HeleneRecovery #oldfortloops
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- Hubert Davis out as UNC head basketball coach after five years.
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
- Description
- Hubert Davis will not return for a sixth season as North Carolina’s head coach, the program announced Tuesday night. The News & Observer's Shelby Swanson breaks down the firing and what is next for the men's basketball team.
🎥: Ethan Hyman & Shelby Swanson
#uncbasketball #TarHeels #HubertDavis #shorts
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- Where are the best places to eat in the Triangle? We've picked our Top 50.
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Each of our picks for the Triangle’s best restaurants are very different, but all reflect every bit of what we love about living here. N&O food writer Drew Jackson explains.
🎥: Kevin Keister
See our interactive list of best eateries and read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article314997490.html
#raleighrestaurants #trianglefoodies #ncfoodies #durhamrestaurants #raleighfoodies #shorts #bestplacestoeat
🎶: "In a Jazzy Mood" by Artem Krasnobaev / Getty
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- Why does meteorologist Greg Fishel remain so popular in the Triangle 7 years after leaving WRAL?
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Longtime Triangle TV meteorologist Greg Fishel, who left North Carolina seven years ago, has returned to the Raleigh area. Here's what he says about why he was such a big hit with viewers.
🎥: Travis Long
Read more on his story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv-movies/warm-tv-blog/article314891908.html
A look back at Greg Fishel's life and career: https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv-movies/warm-tv-blog/article314955403.html
#TriangleNC #raleigh #GregFishel #meteorologist #wral #weather #forecast #shorts @GregFishel6986
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- For NC, it’s Senate leader vs. sheriff. But in Rockingham, it’s just Phil vs. Sam
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Rockingham County voters have known Senate leader Phil Berger and Sheriff Sam Page for decades. Now they have to choose between them.
🎥: Robert Willett
Read our profile of the race at: Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article314833554.html
#ncpol #ncpolitics #rockinghamNC #rockinghamcounty #philberger #sampage
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- Where do UNC, NC State and Duke stand in NCAA Tournament bracketology?
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- With a little more than two weeks before Selection Sunday, see where the News & Observer bracketologist Patrick Stevens has projected how North Carolina, N.C. State and Duke will be seeded.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
#bracketology #ncaatournament #ncaabracket #2026ncaa #unc #duke #ncstate
READ: N&O’s latest bracket projection shows strong ACC presence, but Clemson concerns: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/article314826592.html
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- Arrested at an NC job site, asylum seeker’s month in custody still weighs on her
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- In an incident documented on video, Nov. 18, 2025, Border Patrol agents seized Fatima Issela Velasquez-Antonio, 23, at a Cary construction site. While she has returned to work and is moving forward, her detention in Georgia still weighs on her.
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown
Hear the full interview and read her story at https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article314765552.html
Lea la historia de Fátima: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article314865774.html
#immigration #ncpol #CaryNC #ICE #northcarolina #shorts
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- Are you one of the voters NC contacted about their registration? Here's what you need to know.
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Roughly 241,000 North Carolina voters received a letter from election officials in recent weeks informing them that their voter registration lacked certain required identification information. Here's what you need to know.
🎥: Kyle Ingram
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article314748692.html
#ncpol #ncpolitics #voterregistration #northcarolina #election2026
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- Raleigh police reconstruction of Austin Thompson's path during Hedingham mass shooting
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- Using data from Austin Thompson's iPhone 11, Ring camera footage and Google Earth the Raleigh Police Department Digital Forensic unit created a chronological timeline of Thompson's movements on the day of the mass shooting in the Hedingham neighborhood on Oct. 13, 2022.
READ: Why did a 15-year-old open fire on Hedingham? The question that haunts Raleigh: bit.ly/46h9DCw
#truecrime #Raleigh #hedingham #massshooting #austinthompson
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- Talking Preps: The Feb. 16-20 preview show
- Date posted
- 2 months ago
- Description
- We break down conference tournaments for public schools, NCISAA state playoffs and present the CMS all-conference teams
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- Teenager Grayson Ketchie, NC State superfan, loved his Wolfpack until the end
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Grayson Ketchie, a young Wolfpack superfan who developed a lasting friendship with Ms. Wuf from the age of 3, died this week at 14, after battling chronic pneumonia.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
Read his story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314662973.html
@ncstateathletics @NCStatePackFootball @ncstateathletics #ncstatebasketball #wolfpack #ncstatefootball #SuperFans #davedoeren
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- Judge sets sentence for Austin Thompson in Hedingham mass shooting that killed 5
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
- Description
- Austin Thompson, 15 at the time of the shooting, who confessed to killing five people in the east Raleigh neighborhood of Hedingham in 2022, was sentenced to five life sentences without the possibility of parole on Friday in Wake County.
Read the details on the sentence at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article314683343.html
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- Title
- UNC's Caleb Wilson is out with a broken hand. What's next for the Tar Heels?
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- News & Observer sports reporter Shelby Swanson explains Caleb Wilson's injury and the potential impact on the University of North Carolina Tar Heels moving forward in the basketball season. Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article314682845.html
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- Talking Preps: The Feb. 9-14 high school basketball preview show
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- We welcome new West Charlotte football coach DJ McFadden, West Meck basketball coach Chris Ewell and Shotmakers' owner Adrian Addie as we talk the biggest high school stories of the week on Talking Preps.
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- Talking Preps: The Feb. 9-14 high school basketball preview show
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- We welcome new West Charlotte football coach DJ McFadden, West Meck basketball coach Chris Ewell and Shotmakers' owner Adrian Addie as we talk the biggest high school stories of the week on Talking Preps.
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- Photos: UNC defeats Duke on last-second shot!
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- See a timelapse of over 300 images from Seth Trimble's last second three-pointer and the court storm celebration as North Carolina defeats the Blue Devils 71-68 at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill Saturday night, Feb. 7, 2026.
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- Farewell to whimsical N&O illustrator Grey Blackwell
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- News & Observer illustrator and graphic artist Grey Blackwell, who died unexpectedly this week at 56, was well-known for animated illustrations of sports icons Coach K, Chuck Amato and Roy Williams during his time at the paper. Here's a look at clips from his takes on sports in the Triangle.
Read Josh Shaffer's column remembering Grey at https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article314586559.html
#greyblackwell #CoachK #roywilliams #duke #UNC #ncstate, #carolinahurricanes @granvillehauntfarm8668 #granvillecountync
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- Hedingham shooter's mother: Austin 'was a great kid, and a great brother and a great son'
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Elise Thompson, mother of confessed killer in Raleigh’s deadliest mass shooting: “Austin, I know you did this, and I also know as your mom this isn’t anything you had in you.”
See our coverage at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article314577757.html
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- How has the snow impacted Raleigh? Here's a look.
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- N&O photojournalist Travis Long and his drone traveled around Raleigh, NC on Sunday to see how the overnight snow affected the roads and areas in the city.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article314513050.html
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- Former NC State student and employee: 'Without my consent, I was poisoned by PCBs' in Poe Hall
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Sandy Alford is among 10 women and one man who developed breast cancer and who worked or studied at Poe Hall and who are suing NC State, alleging the university showed “deliberate indifference” to contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).
🎥: Travis Long
Read: They’re loyal ‘Wolfpack Nation’ members. Why they sued NC State over their cancer: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article314502106.html
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- NC’s Thom Tillis calls for Kristi Noem’s removal — and not just over Minneapolis
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- 3 months ago
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- Sen. Thom Tillis is calling for the removal of 'incompetent' Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, saying her policies have “inflicted needless pain” on vulnerable people not only in Minneapolis, but with Helene victims in North Carolina as well.
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- Undaunted by winter storm, monks continue 'Walk for Peace' in Raleigh
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Undaunted by the winter storm, Buddhist monks continue their Walk for Peace on a quiet, snow-covered Raleigh Boulevard as they head out into Wake County Sunday morning, Jan. 25,2026.
🎥: Travis Long
See our latest coverage at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article314432657.html
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- Monks' 'Walk for Peace' draws huge crowd to Raleigh's Dix Park
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- The Buddhist monks on their Walk for Peace from Texas to Washington DC draw a huge crowd to Raleigh's Dix Park Saturday morning, Jan. 24, 2026.
🎥: Kevin Keister
Find out where they'll be next at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article314427638.html
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🎶: 'China Dream' By David Keen / Getty
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- Brace for a repeat of Raleigh’s infamous ice storm of 2002 — with power outages
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Brace yourselves for a repeat of Raleigh’s infamous ice storm of 2002, which left more than a half million people without power for days.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article314413596.html
🎶: 'Joy And Sorrow' By Kurtis Parks / Getty
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- NC Gov. Stein: Winter storm will impact ‘majority of the state’
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein said that the upcoming winter storm expected to arrive by Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, “has the potential to be a massive disruption to people’s lives." Here's what you can do.
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- Teen pleads guilty in Raleigh's Hedingham mass shooting
- Date posted
- 3 months ago
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- Austin Thompson, still only 18, pleaded guilty Wednesday to five charges of first-degree murder in the worst mass murder in Raleigh’s history, killing five people and wounding two more on a shooting rampage through Hedingham.
🎥: Kevin Keister
Read the details on the shooting and his guilty plea at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article314399547.html
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