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Why lawmakers didn’t fund Medicaid ahead of deadline, or pass a budget

Title: Why lawmakers didn’t fund Medicaid ahead of deadline, or pass a budget
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: This week, Dawn Vaughan, Avi Bajpai, and Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi discuss the ongoing disagreement between House and Senate lawmakers over Medicaid funding. They also cover the state budget impasse, which some link to a disconnect between Senate Leader Phil Berger and House Speaker Destin Hall, who has voiced his opposition to funding a new children's hospital. What are the potential consequences of cuts to Medicaid providers? And what’s the latest on the comprehensive state budget? Listen now.

Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)

Guest: Avi Bajpai, Luciana Perez Uribe Guinassi

Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)

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How Iryna’s Law could impact NC’s judicial system

Title: How Iryna’s Law could impact NC’s judicial system
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Host Dawn Vaughan and politics reporter Avi Bajpai discuss the omnibus crime bill that Republicans filed late Sunday, also known as Iryna’s Law, in response to the fatal stabbing of Iryna Zarutska in Charlotte last month. They also talk about other legislative happenings, including mini budget bills awaiting House action, including law enforcement raises and bonuses for the National Guard. Plus, a controversial bill to defund Planned Parenthood.

Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)

Guest: Avi Bajpai (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251521938)

Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)

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The political ramifications of the Charlotte light rail stabbing

Title: The political ramifications of the Charlotte light rail stabbing
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: This week, host Dawn Vaughan is joined by reporters Mary Ramsey and Julia Coin from our sister paper The Charlotte Observer. Ramsey covers Charlotte area politics, and Coin covers courts and public safety.

Last month’s fatal stabbing of 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail by DeCarlos Brown Jr. has drawn national attention. Coin and Ramsey have been part of the team at the Observer covering the situation, including the Charlotte Area Transit System’s release of video footage, the police response, and the political ramifications at the local, state and federal level.

Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)

Guest: Julia Coin (https://www.charlotteobserver.com/profile/272519134) , Mary Ramsey (https://www.charlotteobserver.com/profile/256788327)

Executive Producer: Laura Brache ...

Counting down the days to a potential government shutdown

Title: Counting down the days to a potential government shutdown
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: This week, host Dawn Vaughan talks to McClatchy D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia about what she’s keeping tabs on on Capitol Hill, namely the impending Sept. 30 deadline for Congress to pass 12 appropriations bills in order to prevent a government shutdown. They break down the potential impacts of the federal budget on North Carolina. You’ll also hear about the latest developments in North Carolina’s 1st Congressional District race.

Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)

Guest: Danielle Battaglia (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/255653711)

Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg political figures in the spotlight

Title: Charlotte-Mecklenburg political figures in the spotlight
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: This week, Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and Mary Ramsey discuss prominent figures in Charlotte-Mecklenburg politics, particularly Republican Rep. Tricia Cotham and Democratic Rep. Carla Cunningham: From Cunningham's controversial speech on immigration, which could lead to a primary challenge, to Cotham's undisclosed surgery and changed political standing and key issues in Charlotte's local elections.

Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)

Guest: Mary Ramsey (https://www.charlotteobserver.com/profile/256788327)

Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)

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NC universities ramp up congressional lobbying spending

Title: NC universities ramp up congressional lobbying spending
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Host Dawn Vaughan talks to higher ed reporter Korie Dean about why North Carolina universities like UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University and Davidson College have significantly increased their spending on lobbying in the first six months of Donald Trump’s second term amid federal funding cuts.

Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)

Guest: Korie Dean (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/255177332)

Producer: Kevin Keister

Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)

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Catching up on North Carolina’s anticipated U.S. Senate race

Title: Catching up on North Carolina’s anticipated U.S. Senate race
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: This week, state politics reporter Kyle Ingram is your guest host. He talks to D.C. correspondent Danielle Battaglia about the anticipated matchup between two high profile candidates in the North Carolina U.S. Senate race: Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican Party leader Michael Whatley.

Host: Kyle Ingram (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/265665691)

Guest: Danielle Battaglia

Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)

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Could NC colleges see fewer international students this fall?

Title: Could NC colleges see fewer international students this fall?
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: The Trump administration has enacted several policies and procedures that are making it more difficult for students to obtain visas. That could mean some students aren’t able to make it to the U.S., or North Carolina, in time for fall classes. On the podcast, Korie Dean and Sophia Bailly discuss the short- and long-term impacts of a potential drop in enrollment, covering the implications for on the state’s economy, research and global standing.

Host: Korie Dean (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/255177332)

Guest: Sophia Bailly (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/307259431)

Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)

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Rep. Brian Turner talks veto overrides and his return to the House

Title: Rep. Brian Turner talks veto overrides and his return to the House
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Host Dawn Vaughan is joined by Rep. Brian Turner, a Democrat from Buncombe County. First elected in 2014, Turner served the House and then took a term off, then came back. We talk about why he left and why he came back, and his career from Mills Manufacturing to UNC Asheville. More than a decade later, Turner has a unique perspective of serving under different Democratic House leadership, different governors and with a lot of different legislators.

Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)

Guest: Rep. Brian Turner (https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/H/696)

Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)

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Luke DeCock: Clemson loss yet another embarrassment for UNC and Belichick

Title: Luke DeCock: Clemson loss yet another embarrassment for UNC and Belichick
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: News & Observer columnist Luke DeCock breaks down North Carolina's loss to Clemson on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, and ask whether the Tar Heels are even an ACC caliber team.

Talking Preps OT: Talking NC high school football 10.01.25

Title: Talking Preps OT: Talking NC high school football 10.01.25
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: As teams get ready for Week 7, we talk about the latest issues in NC high school football

Rally at UNC to back professor on administrative leave over alleged ties to anti-fascist group

Title: Rally at UNC to back professor on administrative leave over alleged ties to anti-fascist group
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: UNC associate professor Michael Palm addresses a rally in support of UNC associate professor Dwayne Dixon, who has been placed on administrative leave.
🎥: Robert Willett

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#unchapelhill #dwaynedixon #freespeech #highereducation #foxnews #shorts #northcarolina

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Take a look at the new food and drinks at the 2025 NC State Fair

Title: Take a look at the new food and drinks at the 2025 NC State Fair
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: Savory, sweet, salty and fried. Plenty of options for your tastebuds! Check out the new foods debuting at the 2025 North Carolina State Fair.
🎥: Kevin Keister
🎶: 'Vitality Rag' by Ross MacLachlan/ Getty

See the full list of new foods at https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article312324719.html

#ncstatefair #ncstatefair2025 #northcarolina #statefairfood #newfood #raleigh#friedfood #shorts

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Talking Preps: The Week 7 preview show

Title: Talking Preps: The Week 7 preview show
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: We look back at the top performers and top games from Week 6 and give you the state's best preview for Week 7, plus a vigorous discussion about the Shrine Bowl

Discover Barsa, named best Indian restaurant in the Triangle

Title: Discover Barsa, named best Indian restaurant in the Triangle
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: After 200K+ votes, Barsa was named best Indian restaurant in the Triangle by the readers of The News & Observer.
Barsa's Sunny Singh and Chandrasekhar Yadla describe the Durham, NC restaurant's commitment to fresh ingredients and a welcoming atmosphere.
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown
Read more and find out who finished runner-up at: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article312240269.html

#bestindianrestaurant #bestindianfood #trianglefoodies #durham #durhamfoodie #raleighfoodies #indianstreetfood #shorts

🎶: 'Watercolor Skies' By Matthew Adam Green / Getty

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NC Gov. Stein on Southport shooting: 'We must do better to keep people safe'

Title: NC Gov. Stein on Southport shooting: 'We must do better to keep people safe'
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: Gov. Josh Stein said Monday at press conference in Southport that North Carolina “must fix its broken health care system” to prevent more violent attacks, urging change two days after police charged an ex-Marine suffering post-traumatic stress with killing three people in a popular coastal bar.
Read the latest news from Southport at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article312305411.html

#southport #southportnc #SafeHaven #NorthCarolina #nccoast #Joshstein #ncpol #mentalhealth #shorts

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Meet the NC State Marching Band member who is 58-years young

Title: Meet the NC State Marching Band member who is 58-years young
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: Lois Roegge, 58, plays the mellophone in the Power Sound of the South, the N.C. State University Marching Band. The mother of two performs in front of over 55,000 people during every Wolfpack home football game and says, "It is hard to imagine anything more amazing than being out there."
🎥: Ethan Hyman

Read her story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article312274350.html

#NCStateMarchingBand #thepowersoundofthesouth #ncstate @NCStatePackFootball #marchingband
#shortvideo #ncstatefootball #shorts @ncstate #nevertooold

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'Evil has come ashore in Southport': Shooting kills 3, injures 5 at popular coastal NC bar

Title: 'Evil has come ashore in Southport': Shooting kills 3, injures 5 at popular coastal NC bar
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: Brunswick County District Attorney Jon David gives an update after police charged Nigel Max Edge, a 40-year-old combat veteran, with first-degree murder after a shooter opened fire on a popular waterfront bar Saturday night, killing three and wounding five more before fleeing by boat.

Read the latest on the shooting at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article312297067.html

#shorts #southport #nccoast #northcarolina

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Bagpiper plays 'Amazing Grace' at the scene of Southport, NC shooting

Title: Bagpiper plays 'Amazing Grace' at the scene of Southport, NC shooting
Date posted: 7 months ago
Description: Bagpiper Joey Whitaker plays "Amazing Grace" at a memorial at the American Fish Company in Southport, N.C. Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. Three people were killed and at least six injured when a person shot into the local nightspot from a boat Saturday night.
🎥: Scott Sharpe
#southport #southportnc #bagpipes #amazinggrace #shorts

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'Tragically murdered by a deranged monster': Rep. Tricia A. Cotham introduces NC's 'Iryna’s Law'

Title: 'Tragically murdered by a deranged monster': Rep. Tricia A. Cotham introduces NC's 'Iryna’s Law'
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Rep. Tricia Cotham, a Republican who represents a district outside of Charlotte, said that Iryna Zarutska’s death was “preventable” and was a “direct result of judicial officials being too soft on crime, and allowing too many criminals to have a revolving door that pump into our neighborhoods, and into our communities.”
#charlotte #IrynaZarutska #NCpolitics #ncpol #ncga #NorthCarolina

Read more on the crime bill at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article312227725.html

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NCDOT has reopened roads damaged by Helene, but most work still lies ahead

Title: NCDOT has reopened roads damaged by Helene, but most work still lies ahead
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Thanks to North Carolina Department of Transportation, all communities in the mountains of Western North Carolina are accessible a year after Helene. But most of the repairs to roads and bridges are temporary, including US 19W along the Cane River in rural Yancey County.
🎥: Richard Stradling, Travis Long & Kevin Keister

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article311749674.html

#HeleneRecovery #helene #westernnorthcarolina #WesternNC #HealingAppalachia #NCDOT #hurricanehelene #shorts #drone

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NC farm and nonprofit partner to feed kids, growing fresh produce at a park

Title: NC farm and nonprofit partner to feed kids, growing fresh produce at a park
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Wildflower Lane Farm in Efland, NC can grow organic vegetables for Orange County hunger relief at 20% of the retail cost using volunteers.

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article311985221.html

#shorts #shortvideo #feedingthehungry #organic #organicfarming #farming

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14 former athletes say NC State leaders failed to protect them from sex abuse

Title: 14 former athletes say NC State leaders failed to protect them from sex abuse
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: The number of former N.C. State athletes accusing university officials of not protecting them from longtime sports medicine director Robert Murphy's alleged sexual abuse and harassment on campus has grown to 14 men.

🎥: Virginia Bridges & Kevin Keister

Read more about the accusations at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article312056329.html

#ncstate #ncsu #Lawsuits #wolfpack #raleigh #shorts

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See Helene's impact in Western NC a year later: Before and after images of damage and healing

Title: See Helene's impact in Western NC a year later: Before and after images of damage and healing
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: As we approach the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene, journalists with The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer returned to Western North Carolina to check in on a region that experienced 108 deaths and continues to deal with a nearly $60 billion clean-up bill. The before-and-after photographs shown here capture some of what they found.
📸: Travis Long, Khadejeh Nikoujeh & Melissa Melvin-Rodgriguez

Read our coverage at: https://www.newsobserver.com/topics/helene-nc/

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Inside Look: Lawrence Barbecue is opening in Cary

Title: Inside Look: Lawrence Barbecue is opening in Cary
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: The barbecue gods are smiling down on Cary – acclaimed Lawrence Barbecue is opening this week on Cedar Street in the downtown area!
🎥: Renee Umsted, Travis Long & Kevin Keister

Read more on the opening at: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article312039478.html

#lawrencebbq #carync #downtowncary #bbqlovers #bestbbq #barbecue #trianglefoodies #caryfoodies #raleighfoodie #shorts #bbq

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Gov. Josh Stein seeks $13.5B in federal aid as NC nears Helene anniversary

Title: Gov. Josh Stein seeks $13.5B in federal aid as NC nears Helene anniversary
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: As Helene anniversary nears, Gov. Josh Stein requests billions in federal aid to rebuild Western NC, citing slow disbursement of critical recovery funds.
See the details on the request at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article312115470.html

#JoshStein #HeleneRecovery #helene #TrumpAdministration #westernnorthcarolina #westernnc #NCStrong #shorts #shortvideo

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Talking about Charlotte stabbing, NC Speaker says city leaders have 'lost institutional control'

Title: Talking about Charlotte stabbing, NC Speaker says city leaders have 'lost institutional control'
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Talking about the Charlotte stabbing during a press conference in Raleigh on Thursday, NC Speaker Destin Hall says city and Mecklenburg County leaders have 'lost institutional control' or their community.
🎥: Robert Willett

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article312063722.html

#charlotte #NCGOP #NCpolitics #ncpol #CrimePrevention #shorts #short

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Not banned, Jordon Hudson on field for UNC football's season opener

Title: Not banned, Jordon Hudson on field for UNC football's season opener
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: UNC coach Bill Belichick’s 24-year-old girlfriend, Jordon Hudson, appearance on the sidelines before the Tar Heels' game with TCU on Monday night reignited scrutiny on social media, despite her activities being normal for a coach’s partner or other guest.
🎥: Kevin Keister
📷: Ethan Hyman

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article311955348.html

#uncfootball #UNCTarHeels #JordonHudson #chapelhill #billbelichick #tarheels #chapelbill #shorts #shortvideo

🎶: 'That's Funk' by Upnorth/Getty

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See a drone's-eye view of progress on I-40 repairs in Western NC

Title: See a drone's-eye view of progress on I-40 repairs in Western NC
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Contractors have completed a causeway along the Pigeon River that will allow them to build five miles of retaining walls to support and protect Interstate 40. Flooding after Hurricane Helene undermined the highway and washed away more than a mile of the eastbound lanes.
🎥: Travis Long & Kevin Keister

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article311842450.html

#NCDOT #HeleneRecovery #westernnorthcarolina #westernnc #highway #NorthCarolina #Tennessee #interstate40

🎶: 'Galactic Rap' By
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At Picnic, whole hog barbecue is the star

Title: At Picnic, whole hog barbecue is the star
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Picnic in Durham has been named the best barbecue in the Triangle by readers of The News & Observer. It opened in Durham in 2016 as part of a wave of new barbecue joints in North Carolina, helping to reinvigorate a cherished culinary tradition of whole hog barbecue.
The Triangle’s barbecue scene is red hot and readers of The News & Observer voted through August to pick the best local BBQ. Here's the winner.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article311835905.html

#trianglenc #durhamfoodie #raleighfoodie #trianglefoodies #bestbbqintown #bestbbq #readerschoice #shorts

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At Lechon, barbecue is a fusion of Latin flavors with barbecue tradition

Title: At Lechon, barbecue is a fusion of Latin flavors with barbecue tradition
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: At Lechon, barbecue is a fusion of Latin flavors with barbecue tradition - there is no smoke and there is no wood, but there is slow-cooked pork and cracker-like pork skin and all the magic that that combination commands.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
🎶: "De Tu Boca" by Mauricio del Aura / Getty

Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article311835905.html

#trianglenc #durhamfoodie #raleighfoodie #trianglefoodies #bestbbqintown #bestbbq #readerschoice #lechon #shorts #lechonlatinbbq

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News & Observer sports writers talk Duke, UNC, NC State football

Title: News & Observer sports writers talk Duke, UNC, NC State football
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Sports reporters Shelby Swanson, Jadyn Watson-Fisher and Chip Alexander preview the college football seasons for UNC Tar Heels and new coach Bill Belichick, along with Duke and North Carolina State.

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Meet the N&O’s newest sports reporter. Welcome, Shelby Swanson.

Title: Meet the N&O’s newest sports reporter. Welcome, Shelby Swanson.
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Shelby Swanson joined the Raleigh News & Observer sports staff in August. The Durham native and UNC-Chapel Hill grad will focus on Tar Heels athletics coverage.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
#UNCFootball #Tarheels #chapelhill #collegefootball #shorts

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Want to get an up-close look at 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' locales?

Title: Want to get an up-close look at 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' locales?
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: You can walk in Belly and Jeremiah’s Finch College footsteps with UNC's new free tour of the Chapel Hill campus, dedicated to all of the iconic spots showcased on the show.
🎥: Kevin Keister
📷: Andrew Lam / UNC-Chapel Hill
🎶: This Is Life by The Roosevelts / Getty
Get the details at: https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv-movies/warm-tv-blog/article311867994.html

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To build a new runway, RDU must first make a long, flat surface

Title: To build a new runway, RDU must first make a long, flat surface
Date posted: 8 months ago
Description: Over the next two years Raleigh-Durham International Airport will move tons of dirt and crushed rock to create a flat, compact surface for a two-mile-long runway near Terminal 2.
🎥: Richard Stradling & Kevin Keister

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See the damage Hurricane Erin caused to NC 12 on the Outer Banks

Title: See the damage Hurricane Erin caused to NC 12 on the Outer Banks
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: See NCDOT crews out Thursday repairing the damage overwash and sand from Hurricane Erin caused on NC 12, the lone highway stretching done the length of North Carolina's Outer Banks.

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article311789965.html

#NCDOT @NCDOTcommunications #erin #outerbanks #obx #NC12 #hurricaneseason #hurricaneerin #NorthCarolina #shorts #shortvideo

🎶: 'Thoughts Resolved' Dan Phillipson / Getty

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NC Gov. Stein on Erin: 'Folks on the coast need to take care'

Title: NC Gov. Stein on Erin: 'Folks on the coast need to take care'
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein gives an update on Hurricane Erin Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. Erin is moving closer to the North Carolina coast, where coastal flooding, storm surge and overwash have already started.

Read the latest update at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article311761004.html

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NC State football hosts another ‘unforgettable’ Victory Day celebration

Title: NC State football hosts another ‘unforgettable’ Victory Day celebration
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Victory Day at Carter-Finley Stadium brings smiles and milestones as @NCStatePackFootball and GiGi's Playhouse partner to create an unforgettable football experience.
🎥: Ethan Hyman

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article311706634.html

#ncstatefootball #ncstate #wolfpack #GigisPlayhouse #UnforgettableMoments #downsyndrome #downsyndromeawareness #raleighnc #wolfpack #ncstatewolfpack

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NC Democrats criticize GOP's Whatley for rise of Mark Robinson

Title: NC Democrats criticize GOP's Whatley for rise of Mark Robinson
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Democrats said they are campaigning against Michael Whatley now, even as the election is more than a year away. "He was the head of the North Carolina Republican Party. He was the person who was probably more than anyone else, responsible for Mark Robinson’s rise.”
🎥: Dawn Vaughan

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article311678176.html

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"She had the biggest heart, and an incredible gift for making others feel seen, loved and included."

Title: "She had the biggest heart, and an incredible gift for making others feel seen, loved and included."
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: NCWRC Colonel B.J. Meyer reads a statement from Brooklyn Mae Carroll’s family about their 10-year old daughter who was killed in a boating accident on Harris Lake in Chatham County, NC on Aug. 2.

🎥: Robert Willett

#HarrisLakePark #chatham #chathamcountync #dwi #brooklyncarroll #trianglenc

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New details on Harris Lake boating incident that killed 10-year-old girl, severely injured woman

Title: New details on Harris Lake boating incident that killed 10-year-old girl, severely injured woman
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: New details in the fatal boating incident at Harris Lake: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission Captain Nathan P. Green describe the crash on Aug. 2, 2025 at that killed 10-year-old Brooklyn Carroll and severely injured Jennifer Stehle.
🎥: Robert Willett
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Duke basketball offers peek at 2025-26 team. What did we see at open practice?

Title: Duke basketball offers peek at 2025-26 team. What did we see at open practice?
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: The Blue Devils opened up Cameron Indoor Stadium for practice Tuesday, giving students and fans a first look at the 2025-26 team. The N&O's Chip Alexander has the details.
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown & Ethan Hyman

Read our story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article311590266.html

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A controversial new law will allow NC private schools to arm their teachers

Title: A controversial new law will allow NC private schools to arm their teachers
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: The News & Observer's Avi Bajpai explains a new law going into effect this year that will allow NC private schools to arm teachers and volunteers.
🎥; Avi Bajpai

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Dadgum! some classic 'Royisms' to celebrate Roy William's 75th birthday

Title: Dadgum! some classic 'Royisms' to celebrate Roy William's 75th birthday
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Dadgum! Legendary former-UNC coach Roy Williams is 75 today! When it came to post-game comments, he possessed his own lexicon to sum things up. Here's a look back.
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We visited NC’s only Del Taco. Here’s what we ate, from best to worst

Title: We visited NC’s only Del Taco. Here’s what we ate, from best to worst
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: There is only one Del Taco in North Carolina, the newly opened location in Durham. On a $25 budget N&O writer Drew Jackson ate through the menu at this popular fast food joint. Here's what he thought.
🎥: Grace Edwards & Drew Jackson
🎵: "Fiesta Time" by Ron Wasserman / Getty

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Michael Whatley, Republican leader, officially enters US Senate race in NC

Title: Michael Whatley, Republican leader, officially enters US Senate race in NC
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Michael Whatley, chairman of the Republican National Committee, makes his candidacy into the US Senate race in North Carolina official. Who is the GOP candidate?
🎥: Danielle Battaglia & Kevin Keister

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Disney, Chatham Park are poised to change Pittsboro. Can NC town keep its charm?

Title: Disney, Chatham Park are poised to change Pittsboro. Can NC town keep its charm?
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Pittsboro, NC residents love their bustling downtown, but fear losing the small-town charm to explosive growth and big projects, including Chatham Park and Disney’s Asteria.

🎥: Kevin Keister, Tammy Grubb, Robert Willett & Travis Long
🎵: "Mending White Fences" by Doug Erickson / Getty

Read our special report at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article311477850.html

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Video: Hear NC House Democrat's fiery comments backing veto of immigration bill

Title: Video: Hear NC House Democrat's fiery comments backing veto of immigration bill
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Democratic Rep. Carla Cunningham of Charlotte joined House Republicans in the vote to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto to require greater cooperation by local law enforcement with federal immigration authorities.

🎥: North Carolina General Assembly livestream

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NC House overrides veto on bill that tackles sexuality, religion in schools

Title: NC House overrides veto on bill that tackles sexuality, religion in schools
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: Supporters and protestors rally at the NC legislature as the House overrides Gov. Josh Stein's veto of HB 805, titled “Prevent Sexual Exploitation/Women and Minors,” on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
🎥: Ethan Hyman

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article311493238.html

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Sugar Koi in Cary voted the Triangle's best ice cream

Title: Sugar Koi in Cary voted the Triangle's best ice cream
Date posted: 9 months ago
Description: We have a winner! After thousands of votes in our News and Observer poll, Sugar Koi was voted the best ice cream in the Triangle. Here's what makes the shop in Cary, NC so special.
🎥: Chyna Blackmon & Kevin Keister
🎵: "Busy Bee" by Richard Emery / Getty

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