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All things state employees with State HR director Staci Meyer
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- All things state employees with State HR director Staci Meyer
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- This week on Under the Dome, host Dawn Vaughan interviews Staci Meyer, director of the North Carolina Office of State Human Resources. Meyer has spent her entire career in public service across various state agencies. Vaughan and Meyer talk about vacancy rates, recruitment and retention efforts by the state, plus the latest on state employee pay raises.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Staci Meyer (https://oshr.nc.gov/about-oshr/leadership/staci-meyer)
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- Tillis’ exit shakes up North Carolina's Senate race and DC politics
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On this week’s Under the Dome podcast, Kyle Ingram and Danielle Battaglia break down the aftermath of Thom Tillis dropping out of the 2026 Senate race and the impacts of Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” on Medicaid, SNAP and other social safety net programs.
Host: Kyle Ingram (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/265665691)
Guest: Danielle Battaglia (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/255653711)
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- Breaking down potential overrides on DEI and other vetoes
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- This week on the Under the Dome podcast, join host Dawn Vaughan and reporters Avi Bajpai and Korie Dean for a deep dive into veto overrides, diversity, equity and inclusion conflicts, and swing votes shaping state policies this summer.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Avi Bajpai, Korie Dean
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- What Thom Tillis’ decision to leave the Senate race means for NC
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Host Dawn Vaughan talks to politics team colleague Kyle Ingram and N&O summer interns, Ronni Butts and Sophia Bailly, about U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis announcing he won’t be running for reelection, what this could mean for the remainder of Tillis’ term, and who could step into the race next.
Host: Dawn Vaughan
Guest: Sophia Bailley, Ronni Butts, Kyle Ingram
Producer: Gabi Hartlaub
Executive Producer: Laura Brache
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- It’s crunch time for the North Carolina legislature
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- This week at the North Carolina General Assembly is going to be jam packed. We are in the final week of the legislative long session — sort of. Most policy will be passed during this last week, but not the biggest bill of all: the state budget. Host Dawn Vaughan breaks it all down with politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Korie Dean.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: Avi Bajpai, Korie Dean
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- Changes at the NCGA in 2025, with WUNC’s Colin Campbell
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Host Dawn Vaughan and WUNC's Colin Campbell talk about how the 2025 long legislative session is going, especially with Republican House Speaker Destin Hall at the helm for the first time. They discuss what and how policy, procedures, politics — and yet, even the schedule — is different under Hall compared to former House Speaker Tim Moore, who is now in Congress.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Colin Campbell (https://www.wunc.org/people/colin-campbell)
Producer: Gabriella Hartlaub (https://www.google.com/search?q=gabi+hartlaub+news+observer&sca_esv=5761beca760606b1&rlz=1C5GCEM_en&ei=jcpQaP7HGuSywt0PqPyuiQo&ved=0ahUKEwi-wtK1rPeNAxVkmbAFHSi-K6EQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=gabi+hartlaub+news+observer&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiG2dhYmkgaGFydGxhdWIgbmV3cyBvYnNlcnZlcjIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABMgUQIRigATIFECEYoAEyBRAhGKABSLMOUNoBWI8NcAF4AJABAJgBbK...
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- GOP Rep. Allen Chesser on how 9/11 and COVID-19 rules shaped his life
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Host Dawn Vaughan interviews North Carolina Rep. Allen Chesser of Nash County about the family tragedy that led to his run for the state House, and the status of his bill about foster care, and why he recruited Democratic Rep. Vernetta Alston to cosponsor.
Stay tuned until the end for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Rep. Allen Chesser
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- What’s next for Trump's ‘big beautiful bill’ and what it means for North Carolina
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- On this episode, host Dawn Vaughan talks with McClatchy DC correspondent Danielle Battaglia about Congress’ Big Beautiful Bill and what it means for the state, plus the roles of Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd.
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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- It's official, former NC Gov. Roy Cooper is running for US Senate.
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Born and raised in North Carolina, Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper has never lost an election in a lifetime of public service. Get to know the Democratic candidate and his history in the Tar Heel state.
🎥: Danielle Battaglia & Kevin Keister
Read more about the announcement at https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article311480799.html
#NCpolitics #ncpol Roy Cooper #RoyCooper #NCDEM #NorthCarolina #SenateDemocrats #Senate #2026election #election
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- Birders treated to a rare sight at Dix Park in Raleigh
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Word got out this week that a familiar — if furtive — feathered friend was back in town, sending flocks of birders to Dix Park to get a look. Birders believe a male painted bunting is making it’s fourth appearance in Raleigh in as many years.
🎥: Martha Quillin & Ethan Hyman
🎵: "Forward Thinking" by Rob McAllister / Getty
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article311339780.html
#dixpark #downtownraleigh #raleighnc #sunflowers #sunflowerfield #birdwatching #paintedbunting #NorthCarolina
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- Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper expected to announce he’s entering US Senate race
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- North Carolina’s wait for whether former Gov. Roy Cooper plans to run for Senate will soon be over. Cooper is expected to announce his run for U.S. Senate on Monday, according to multiple news outlets.
🎥: Danielle Battaglia & Kevin Keister
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article311254630.html
#NCpolitics #ncpol #NCGOP #Senaterepublicans #NorthCarolina #2026election #RoyCooper #shorts
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- Who is Michael Whatley, GOP candidate for NC Senate in 2026?
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Michael Whatley, a North Carolina native, previously led the state’s Republican Party before Trump picked him to lead the Republican National Committee in 2024. He has never run for public office, but his career in politics began in high school.
🎥: Danielle Battaglia & Kevin Keister
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article311284585.html
#NCpolitics #ncpol #NCGOP #Senaterepublicans #NorthCarolina #2026election #shorts #michaelwhatley
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- NC group calls out ICE presence in Durham courthouse
- Date posted
- 9 months ago
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- Siembra NC is rallying to inform North Carolina residents of ICE agents in Durham at the county courthouse after four agents were seen in plain clothes.
🎥: Travis Long
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article311259380.html
#ICEProtests #SiembraNC #durhamnc #durham #immigration #Deportation #TrumpAdministration #northcarolina #shorts #shortvideo
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- Helene cements North Carolina as a target for ‘disaster tourism’
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Hurricane Helene has cemented the Tar Heel state as a target for disaster tourism, a cultural phenomenon that recasts war zones as holiday destinations and slots concentration camps onto bucket lists.
Charlotte Observer intern Lila Hempel-Edgers dives deeper into how disaster tourism is affecting Western NC residents.
🎥: Emily Broyles
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article310801055.html
#helene #disaster #tourism #nc #HeleneRecovery #westernnc #NorthCarolina #shorts
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- NC shrimper: 'We got to have faith that it's there'
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Captain Billy Davis describes his life of shrimping, after returning to port and his family fish house, Davis Seafood, in Sneads Ferry, NC. Davis had brought in 10,000 pounds of fresh-caught shrimp from the Neuse River.
🎥: Robert Willett & Kevin Keister
Read our story 'A ban nearly crushed NC shrimpers. Why they embrace the life they fight to keep.' at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article308658260.html
#ncshrimp #shrimp #northcarolina #nccoast #sneadsferrync #shrimping #ecosystem #commercialfishing #climatechange
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- Drone: Flying over the Chantal-damaged pedestrian bridge in the Eno River State Park
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Chantal heavily damaged areas in the Eno River State Park, leaving many trails blocked by debris, and a notable park suspension bridge sustained significant damage. Here's a drone's-eye view of the damage.
🎥: Travis Long
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article310864630.html
#Chantal #enoriver #flood #flooding #FloodRelief #statepark #stormdamage #storm #durham #raleigh #shorts #shortvideo
🎵: 'Joy & Sorrow' By Kurtis Parks / Getty
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- A new and nostalgic pizzeria is open in Durham. Here’s a sneak peek inside.
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- From the red and white tablecloths to the Tiffany lamps hanging from the ceiling, the new Dino’s Pizza in Durham feels like stepping into a memory. That's exactly the vibe chef and partner Tom Cuomo is looking for, recapturing the feel of his family-friendly pizzerias of his childhood.
🎥: Drew Jackson & Kevin Keister
Find out more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article310934680.html
#durham #foodie #trianglefoodies #trianglenc #durhamnc #pizzalovers #pizza #Nostalgia #pizzeria #NorthCarolina
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- Eno River State Park closed due to Chantal flooding. When will it reopen?
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Eno River State Park Superintendent Kimberly Radewicz talks about the damage the park sustained and when it reopen.
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article310864630.html
#Chantal #enoriver #flood #flooding #FloodRelief #statepark #stormdamage #storm #durham #raleigh #shorts #shortvideo
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- Giant fighting robots coming to Motorco, Durham’s new dystopian form of fun
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Every second Saturday in Durham, a collection of otherwise sensible adults strap on robot costumes built from empty boxes and tin foil, swinging cardboard swords and plastic axes, bashing each other in a clumsy battle to the cheers of a beer-soaked mob. This is the Giant Robot Fight Club.
🎥: Kevin Keister & Josh Shaffer
Read more at:https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article310846690.html
#durham #durhamnc Motorco #giantrobot #GRFC #giantrobotfightclub #NorthCarolina #durhamevents #durm #bullcity #shorts #shortvideo
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- See Raleigh's Dix Park sunflowers at peak bloom
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- N&O visual journalist Travis Long captures the beauty and splendor of the sunflowers in full bloom at Dix Park in downtown Raleigh on July 17, 2025.
🎵: 'New Day' by Archer / Getty
Read more about visiting the park at:https://www.newsobserver.com/raleigh-city-guides/things-to-do/article310640060.html
#dixpark #downtownraleigh #raleighnc #sunflowers #sunflowerfield #drone #visitraleigh #shorts #shortvideo
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- Labubu or Lafufu? How to tell if your Labubu is authentic
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Labubus have become viral on Tiktok and social media. News & Observer’s audience growth team intern Gabriella Hartlaub explains how to tell the real ones from the fakes.
🎥: Laura Brache & Gabriella Hartlaub
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/article310724510.html
#labubu #labubuthemonsters #labubuhaveaseat #labubustoys #labubuunboxing #lafufu #raleighnc #northcarolina #nclabubu #labububigintoenergy #labubus #labubuoutfit
#shorts
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- Controversial NC secretary confirmed to top Department of Defense job under Trump
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- North Carolina’s Tony Tata was accused of trying to segregate Wake County Public Schools. He called President Barack Obama “a terrorist leader” and labeled Islam “the most oppressive, violent religion.” On Tuesday, Senate Republicans confirmed Tata to a top job within the Department of Defense.
🎥: Kevin Keister
✍🏻: Danielle Battaglia
🎵: 'Technological Era' by DP/Getty
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article310631830.html
#tonytata #NCpolitics #ncpol #Trump #TrumpAdministration #deptofdefense #northcarolina #shorts #shortvideo
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- NC’s Virginia Foxx is in the middle of the Epstein conspiracy. Here are 3 things to know about her.
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- Rep. Virginia Foxx of North Carolina led a key vote on the release of Jeffrey Epstein files while igniting debates over transparency and conspiracy theories. Here are three facts you may not know about her.
🎥: Kevin Keister
✍🏻: Danielle Battaglia
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article310705085.html
#NCpolitics #ncpol #VirginiaFoxx #Epstein #Trump #NorthCarolina #GOP #Congress #shorts #shortvideo
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- NC AG Jeff Jackson sues Trump administration for withholding school funding
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson sues Trump administration for withholding school funding, saying the decision to withhold the money is costing North Carolina’s schools $165 million in needed funding as teachers and students prepare for the new school year.
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown
Read more on the lawsuit at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article310609630.html
#NCpolitics #ncpol #TrumpAdministration #DeptOfEducation #DEI #funding #NorthCarolina #school #AttorneyGeneral #shorts
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- Recapping NC-filmed ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ ahead of the final season
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
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- News & Observer service journalism intern Trinity Olivier with a quick catch-up on the first two seasons of “The Summer I Turned Pretty” before the third and final season starts July 16.
🎥: Trinity Olivier
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv-movies/warm-tv-blog/article310297465.html
#summeriturnedpretty #TeamConrad #teamjeremiah #NorthCarolina #tvshow #tvseries #FilmedInNC #PrimeVideo #tsitp #bellyconklin #summer #romance #teenromance #jeremiahfisher #conradfisher #shorts
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- Does insurance cover damage from Chantal and similar storms? It depends.
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Standard homeowners insurance rarely covers flood damage and homeowners often underestimate the risk. News & Observer reporter Chantal Allam explains.
🎥: Chantal Allam
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article310321250.html
#durhamnc #enoriver #ncflooding #tropicalstormchantal #flooddamage #ncwx #dronevideo #Chantal #floodinsurance #floodzone #homeowners
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- New filings in Faith Hedgepeth murder case claim roommate may have been present
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- News & Observer reporter Virginia Bridges gives an update on the 2012 murder of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth - new filings question evidence against the suspect arrested in 2021, and whether her roommate was home during the crime.
🎥: Virginia Bridges
Read the latest on the case at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article310166530.html
#FaithHedgepeth #chapelhill #ChapelHillNC #uncchapelhill #criminaljustice #criminalcase #coldcase #MurderCase #shorts
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- 'WE NEED MORE WATER!'
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Mebane, NC, businesses and volunteers come together to distribute bottled water to residents after Tropical Storm Chantal flooded the city's water treatment plant, leaving less than two days’ worth of available clean drinking water.
🎥: Travis Long
#Chantal #mebanenc #watershortage #NorthCarolina #alamancecounty #FloodRelief #tropicalstorm #volunteers #shorts #short
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- Duke's Jon Scheyer looks ahead to next season
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Duke Men's Basketball coach Jon Scheyer says incoming freshmen "the Boozers and Nik were as good a winners" and "elite competitors" who are "no-brainers" for the Blue Devils.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
#dukeuniversity #dukebasketball #dukebluedevils #boozertwins #collegebasketball #shorts @DukeMBB
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- Helene took their house. They are still fighting with FEMA and insurance for relief
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- UPDATE: Franklin Graham charity to rebuild house for Helene victims featured in N&O https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article310403750.html
Bob and Edwina Tatum lost their house when Hurricane Helene carried it down the North Toe River, and they are living with Edwina’s 95-year-old mother in Avery County, NC while they fight with FEMA and insurance to get a new home built.
🎥: Josh Shaffer
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article309938980.html
#helene #HeleneRecovery #westernnorthcarolina #westernnc #WNCStrong #grandfathermountain #NorthCarolina #recovery #stormdamage #shorts
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- A drone's-eye view of a Durham neighborhood flooded by the Eno River after Chantal
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- N&O photojournalist Travis Long flew his drone over the flooded Old Farm neighborhood in Durham, NC, on Monday after rain from Tropical Storm Chantal caused the Eno River to crest at 25.63 feet, surpassing a record high set during Hurricane Fran in 1996.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article310139555.html
#shorts #shortvideo #ncflooding #tropicalstormchantal #flooddamage #ncwx #durham, #enoriver #flashflood #Chantal #durhamnc
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- Title
- Chapel Hill businesses damaged by flooding from Chantal
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- News & Observer visuals intern Grace Richards captured video of flooding damage at Eastgate Shopping Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., the morning after heavy rain from Tropical Storm Chantal caused flash flooding in the area.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article310086685.html
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- Title
- Tropical Storm Chantal brings flash flooding to NC
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Watch as heavy rain from Tropical Storm Chantal floods streets and businesses on Pittsboro Elementary School Road on Sunday, July 6, 2025 in Pittsboro, N.C. Video by Robert Willett, rwillett@newsobserver.com
- Title
- Helene relief? Check. NC budget? No. What lawmakers did and didn’t do this session
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- News & Observer Capitol Bureau Chief Dawn Vaughan breaks down what lawmakers did and did not do before ending the main portion of their session and what bills they may take up after an indefinite break.
🎥: Ethan Hyman & Dawn Vaughan
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article309386040.html
#NCpolitics #ncpol #NorthCarolina #ncleg #GeneralAssembly #budget #shorts #shortvideo
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- Title
- UNC shark expert helps protect their populations
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- A UNC Chapel Hill expert teaches former shark fishermen how to tag tiger sharks, protecting their populations and supporting healthy oceans.
🎥: Amber Hazzard & Gabriella Hartlaub
Find out more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article309377935.html
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- Title
- Behind the bar at Nightingale Rooftop Restaurant & Bar
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Reporter Chyna Blackmon goes behind the bar with the team at Nightingale Rooftop Restaurant & Bar, voted the top cocktail spot in the Triangle.
- Title
- NC shrimpers and supporters cheer when House doesn't vote on shrimping ban
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Shrimpers and their supporters from around NC cheer at the Legislature Wednesday when the House doesn't take up a bill banning shrimping in the state's sounds. The bill had been passed earlier in month by the Senate.
- Title
- With Thom Tillis announcing he will not run, who might vie for his seat in the Senate?
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Senator Thom Tillis announced Sunday he will not be running for reelection, so who could run for his seat? N&O Higher Ed reporter Korie Dean introduces some of the possible candidates.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article309717660.html
🎥: Gabriella Hartlaub & Korie Dean
#ncpolitics #thomtillis #ussenate #uspolitics #senate #northcarolina #markrobinson #laratrump #northcarolinacheck #ncpol
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- Title
- Raleigh's beloved coffee shop Cup a Joe returns
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- One of Raleigh’s favorite coffee shops is back! After closing in 2021 during the pandemic, this beloved spot is reopening. Here’s when you can visit.
- Title
- Cookout's watermelon milkshake signals the true start of summer in NC
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- News & Observer food writer Drew Jackson enjoys the "taste of summer" with a watermelon milkshake at Cookout's drive-thru. The luscious shake is only available in July and August. Enjoy!
- Title
- How are NC restaurant sanitation grades given and what to they mean?
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- News & Observer reporter Chyna Blackmon explains the process of restaurant inspections and what the sanitation grades mean for the restaurant and you the diner.
- Title
- U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis will not seek reelection
- Date posted
- 10 months ago
- Description
- Look back at the political career of U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, who announced Sunday June 29, 2025, that he will not seek reelection in 2026. Tillis, who have been in public life for more than 20 years, represented North Carolina in Washington for a decade and has clashed with President Trump as recently as Saturday. Video produced by Ethan Hyman. Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article309662805.html
- Title
- Out! Raleigh Pride draws thousands to downtown Raleigh
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- See the scenes as thousands filled Fayetteville Street Saturday, June 21, 2025, for the 13th Out! Raleigh Pride festival, which brought a colorful celebration of diversity and acceptance to downtown Raleigh, NC.
- Title
- Out! Raleigh Pride draws thousands to downtown Raleigh
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- See the scenes as thousands filled Fayetteville Street Saturday, June 21, 2025, for the 13th Out! Raleigh Pride festival, which brought a colorful celebration of diversity and acceptance to downtown Raleigh, NC. Video by Ethan Hyman, ehyman@newsobserver.com
- Title
- Anderson Clayton speaks at Raleigh NC No Kings rally
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Anderson Clayton, chair of the North Carolina Democratic Party, speaks to the crowd at a No Kings rally at the NC State Capitol in Raleigh, Saturday, June 14, 2025. Video by Robert Willett. Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article308558875.html
- Title
- No Kings protesters line part of Raleigh's Capital Blvd.
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Thousands of demonstrators lined Capital Boulevard near Triangle Town Center in Raleigh on Saturday, June 14, 2025, to protest the policies and tactics of President Donald Trump. The Raleigh “No Kings” rally was one of dozens held across North Carolina and hundreds nationwide on what organizers called a nationwide day of defiance against the Trump administration. Video by Travis Long. Read more at : https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article308558875.html
- Title
- Gipson Play Plaza opens at Raleigh’s Dix Park
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- ABC11's Joel Brown and N&O photojournalist Ethan Hyman talk about the opening of the new 18.5-acre addition at Raleigh's Dorothea Dix Park that includes playgrounds, a sand box, a sensory maze, a splash pad and more. Experience the park fun at https://youtube.com/shorts/2YmKb-xcLU4 and read our story: https://www.newsobserver.com/raleigh-city-guides/things-to-do/article307344066.html.
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- Title
- Experience the fun at the new Gipson Play Plaza at Raleigh’s Dix Park!
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- The 18.5-acre Gipson Play Plaza offers inclusive features for people of all ages. There’s a 91-foot-long swing, shaded seating, a splash pad and access to the newly renovated historic House of Many Porches, which offers a grab-and-go market and cafe.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
Get all the details at: https://www.newsobserver.com/raleigh-city-guides/things-to-do/article307344066.html
#dixpark #downtownraleigh #raleighnc #dorotheadix #getoutside #trianglenc #getoutdoors #NorthCarolina #gipsonplaza #family #familyfun #shorts #shortvideo
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- Title
- Hunger to win Stanley cup 'keeps me fired up': Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- The captain of the 2006 Hurricanes Stanley Cup champion team, Rod Brind’Amour is driven to capture another as their head coach, to give his players and Canes fans that winning feeling again.
🎥 Kaitlin McKeown
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article307768360.html
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- Title
- Police videos show standoff, shooting that killed 2 and injured officer
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
- Description
- Four months after a shooting and subsequent standoff at a Raleigh townhome left two people dead and a police officer badly hurt, the Raleigh Police Department released footage of the encounter, May 30, 2025.
Read the story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article307549941.html
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