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A Q&A with Paul Tine, North Carolina’s new DMV commissioner
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- A Q&A with Paul Tine, North Carolina’s new DMV commissioner
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Paul Tine became North Carolina’s Division of Motor Vehicles commissioner on May 6, taking over a state agency known mostly these days for long lines and poor customer service. This episode includes highlights from an interview with Tine. He sat down with The News & Observer's transportation reporter Richard Stradling on Friday, May 9, 2025, his fourth day in office. The interview has been edited for clarity.
Reporter: Richard Stradling (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/218919550)
Guest: Paul Tine (https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-releases/Pages/2025/2025-04-30-paul-tine-new-dmv-commissioner.aspx)
Recording: Kaitlin McKeown (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/259749960)
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- NC House’s budget plan for education and public safety
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- 1 month ago
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- Host Dawn Vaughan is joined by K-12 education reporter T. Keung Hui and politics reporter Avi Bajpai to discuss what’s in the NC House budget, including cuts, a UNC System tuition increase, and what the House wants to do in the areas of education and public safety.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guests: T. Keung Hui & Avi Bajpai
Executive Producer: Kevin Keister (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- Rep. Jake Johnson on budget, oversight and his journey from Polk County to the House
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Host Dawn Vaughan interviews Rep. Jake Johnson, a Polk County Republican, about his early start in politics and what’s going on in the North Carolina House of Representatives, from the upcoming state budget to crossover to his role on the House Oversight Committee.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
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Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- NC’s crossover deadline is here. Here's what bills have a chance.
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- This is crossover week, the busy time at the North Carolina General Assembly that leads up to the May 8 crossover deadline. That’s a self-imposed cutoff date for legislation to pass at least one chamber. Host Dawn Vaughan talks to politics editor Jordan Schrader and politics reporter Kyle Ingram and break down what that means for North Carolina laws.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Kyle Ingram, Jordan Schrader
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- The NC elections board control and power shifts lawsuit, explained
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- The North Carolina General Assembly is back in session after a weeklong break, with a packed schedule of bills moving through various committees.
While legislators were away last week, a lawsuit resulting from a bill they passed in December was in court.
Host Dawn Vaughan talks to politics team colleagues Avi Bajpai and Kyle Ingram discuss a ruling in that lawsuit over governor and auditor appointments to the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- NC Senate Democrats vote for the GOP state budget
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Four Senate Democrats voted for the Republican-written Senate budget last week, setting up seats at the negotiating table for them as the budget progresses. Host Dawn Vaughan talks to legislative reporting colleague Avi Bajpai and higher education reporter Korie Dean to break down the budget, including how the Senate’s budget impacts the UNC System.
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 the latest NC Supreme Court election ruling means for voters
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- North Carolina is getting closer to a resolution in the N.C. Supreme Court case between Allison Riggs and Jefferson Griffin. Host Dawn Vaughan and politics reporters Kyle Ingram and Avi Bajpai talk extensively about the latest in the race between Riggs, who is the Democratic incumbent on the court, and Griffin, the Republican candidate and a Court of Appeals judge. Plus, another court case about the composition of the State Board of Elections and what to expect at the General Assembly this week.
Stay tuned to the end for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Avi Bajpai, Kyle Ingram
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- Trump’s tariffs — who in Congress is talking, and why others aren’t
- Date posted
- 1 month ago
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- Host Dawn Vaughan and McClatchy DC's Danielle Battaglia discuss how President Donald Trump’s tariffs are costing Americans money, and not all Republicans are falling in line behind the president’s costly decisions.
So what do North Carolina’s members of Congress say about the tariffs? And who’s not talking yet, and what does that mean?
Stay tuned to the end for Headliner of the Week.
Host: Dawn Vaughan (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/226030235)
Guest: Danielle Battaglia (https://www.mcclatchydc.com/profile/255653711)
Executive Producer: Laura Brache (https://www.newsobserver.com/profile/251746793)
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- Police videos show standoff, shooting that killed 2 and injured officer
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- 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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- See how the best chocolate chip cookies in the Triangle are made from scratch!
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- We received nearly 30 nominations from readers for the best chocolate chip cookies. Here’s a look at how the local bakery with the most votes bakes their top-ranked cookies.
🎥: Chyna Blackmon
Read the story on the winner at: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article307469151.html
#raleighnc #foodie #bestcookies #bestbakery #bestchocolatechipcookies #chocolatechipcookies #southernsugarbakery Southern Sugar Bakery, LLC #trianglenc #cookies #bakery #shorts #shortvideo
🎵: 'Forward Thinking' by Rob McAllister / Getty
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- 'You told me you was on my side': Mother of man killed after crash and coverup condemns Wake DA
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Henrietta Mason, mother of Tyrone Mason, gives a tearful condemnation of Wake District Attorney Lorrin Freeman's decision not to pursue charges against state trooper for the cover-up of his involvement in her son’s fatal car crash.
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article307363266.html
#RaleighNC #raleighpd #NorthCarolina #statetrooper #PoliceAccountability #tyronemason #EmancipateNC #BenCrump #shorts #shortvideo
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- What makes a good cheese plate? New Carrboro cheese bar owner gives his tips
- Date posted
- 11 months ago
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- Stevie and Michelle Webb are creating a menu of sandwiches, snacks and more featuring local produce and special cheeses at their new Wedgewood Cheese Bar in Carrboro, NC. Here are some tips for the perfect summer cheese plate.
🎥: Tammy Grubb & Kevin Keister
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article305373071.html
#carrboronc, #carrboro #cheeselover #cheesemonger #foodie #chapelhill #cheeseboard #chapelhillnc
🎵: 'Youth And Energy' by DP / Getty
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- There's more coming?? Raleigh first responders treat more than a dozen rescued kittens.
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Firefighters and paramedics treat kittens rescued from a house fire off of Method Road in Raleigh, N.C. Saturday evening. Fire heavily damaged one residence and at least 14 kittens were rescued.
🎥: Scott Sharpe
#kittenrescues #kittens #rescueanimals #rescuekittens #rescuecat #raleighnc #NorthCarolina #firstresponders #catvideos #shorts #shortvideo #kitten #firerescue #catvideos #cat #cutekitty #cutecat
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- Watch full video of chase and aftermath of fatal crash from trooper's bodycam
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Dash and body camera video shows the beginning of the chase by NC State Highway Patrol Trooper Garrett Macario and aftermath of the crash. On the video, SHP Sgt. Matthew Morrison tells Macario not to disclose that he had pursued a car driven by Tyrone Mason on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh on Oct. 7, 2024. Mason died in a crash shortly after the chase began.
See more video and read the story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article306723411.html
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- Video shows trooper telling RPD officer he just 'came up on' scene of fatal crash
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- NC State Trooper Garrett Macario tells a Raleigh police officer that he just "came up on" the scene of the wreck that killed Tyrone Mason on Capital Boulevard on Oct. 7, 2024.
A state judge ordered the release of Raleigh police and state Highway Patrol videos so the public can see what occurred after a fatal October 2024 crash on Capital Boulevard.
Read the story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article306723411.html
#RaleighNC #raleighpd #NorthCarolina #statetrooper #PoliceAccountability #shorts, #tyronemason
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- UNC chancellor 'delighted' over all the attention Bill Belichick has brought to football program
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Chancellor Lee Roberts said UNC hired Bill Belichick to “bring Carolina football to another level." “We think Coach Belichick is off to a phenomenal start,” Roberts said. “He’s done a terrific job recruiting, both out of high school and through the transfer portal. He’s built an excellent staff."
🎥: Ronni Butts
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article306982176.html
#shorts #shortvideo
#billbelichick #jordonhudson #unc #northcarolina #unctarheels #tarheels #tarheelsfootball #uncfootball #collegefootball #collegefootballcoach #newcoach #coachingchange #northcarolinatarheels #universityofnorthcarolina #footballtiktok #sportstiktok #footballtok #football #footballvideo
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- 'Let's talk about Bill Belichick': The N&O's Luke DeCock weighs in on the continuing saga
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Since being hired in December, several things have happened steering the focus away from UNC football and new coach Bill Belichick and more into his personal life.
Luke DeCock explains how we got here.
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article306925531.html
#shorts #shortvideo #billbelichick #jordonhudson #unc #northcarolina #unctarheels #tarheels #tarheelsfootball #uncfootball #collegefootball #collegefootballcoach #cbsmornings #saga #newcoach #coachingchange #northcarolinatarheels #universityofnorthcarolina #footballtiktok #sportstiktok #footballtok #football #footballvideo
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- For 60 years, 84-year-old Sylvester White has run his barber shop in Raleigh
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- For the last 60 years, Sylvester White has run his family’s barber shop, just a few blocks from the College Park house his grandfather built in 1925 in Southeast Raleigh, back when the streets were made of dirt.
🎥: Robert Willett & Kevin Keister
🎵: 'Amazing Grace' by Heidi Merril Getty
Read his story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article306296336.html
#raleighnc #blackhistory #staugs #staugustines #hillstreet #downtownraleigh #raleighhistory #barbershop #collegepark #barber #pastor #northcarolina #goodnews #positivenews #community #Godisgood #shorts #shortvideo #goodnews
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- Filmmaker Ken Burns ‘American Revolution’ shows messy, bloody, complex truth of US history
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Hear from Ken Burns, whose newest documentary film series, “The American Revolution,” airs on PBS in November, nearly 10 years after his team started to research the war. He came to Raleigh May 15, 2025, to meet students, field questions and host a VIP screening.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv-movies/article306310401.html
#kenburns #americanrevolution #PBS #documentary #foundingfathers #history #NorthCarolina #raleighnc #TheAmericanRevolution #declarationofindependence #shortvideo #shorts
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- ‘I hope this lady turns herself in’: Son remembers 'greatest dad' killed in hit-and-run crash
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Jay Guido, 53, was killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding motorcycles with his sons on May 6, 2025, in Eastern Wake County. Standing at the spot were his father was killed, Nate Guido remembers his dad and all the great times they spent as a family. Police are still searching for the driver that caused the crash. Read the story at https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article306329481.html
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown & Kevin Keister
📸: Courtesy of the Guido family
#raleighnc #NorthCarolina #motorcycle #hitandrun #greatestdad #zebulon #roadrage #shorts #shortvideo
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- Championship access is the biggest issue the ACC faces going forward
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- Luke DeCock asked ACC commissioner Jim Phillips about teams' access to the College Football Playoff and automatic qualifiers: “I remain steadfast about fairness in the system and access, regardless of the model.”
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/luke-decock/article306210606.html
#accfootball #springmeetings2025 #acc #atlanticcoastconference #CFBPlayoff #collegefootball #unctarheelsfootball #ameliaisland #lukedecock #footballseason #jimphillips #shorts #shortvideo
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- Justice Allison Riggs sworn in after six-month election battle with GOP challenger
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs was sworn in for an eight-year term Tuesday morning at the state Capitol, days after her Republican challenger conceded the race — capping a months-long legal battle.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article306250481.html
🎥: Ethan Hyman
#ncpol #NCpolitics #AllisonRiggs #jeffersongriffin #NCSupremeCourt #shorts #shortvideo
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- Can DMV problems be fixed? NC’s new commissioner says he likes a challenge
- Date posted
- 12 months ago
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- New commissioner Paul Tine is leading a "state of urgency" to fix NC DMV, widely criticized for the long wait times and lack of appointments at driver’s license offices. He wants to make the experience "pleasurable."
Hear more about his vision at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article305927641.html
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown
#short #NCDMV #NorthCarolina #longlines #raleighnc #NCpolitics #ncpol #driverslicense #shorts #shortvideo
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- What does it take to sound the Carolina Hurricanes pre-game siren?
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- How hard is it to wind up the hurricane siren that fires up the crowd before the Carolina Hurricanes play at Lenovo Center? N&O sports correspondent Shelby Swanson goes inside what it takes to crank out the decibels.
🎥: Ethan Hyman & Drew Hill
Read about how the siren became tradition at Carolina Hurricanes games at: https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article305848151.html
#carolinahurricanes #caneshockey #raleighnc #stanleycupplayoffs #shorts #shortvideo, #hockeytraditions
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- Jefferson Griffin concedes NC Supreme Court race, ending unprecedented effort to overturn election
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- More than six months since the 2024 election, Jefferson Griffin, a Republican, has conceded the North Carolina Supreme Court race to Allison Riggs, the Democratic incumbent.
Read the full report at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article305898251.html
🎥: Kyle Ingram & Laura Brache
#ncpolitics #ncpol #jeffersongriffin #allisonriggs #ncsupremecourt #ncgop #ncrepublican #ncdems #ncdemocrats #shorts #shortvideo
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- New GOP majority NC elections board ousts longtime director, cuts off farewell speech
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Watch the moment the newly Republican-controlled elections board cuts off longtime director Karen Brinson Bell from giving a farewell speech after voting to oust her.
🎥: Ethan Hyman
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article305896866.html
#NCpolitics #NCGOP #NCDEM #NorthCarolina #NCPOL #ncboardofelections #shorts #shortvideo
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- Much-anticipated new Mexican restaurant Mala Pata opening in Raleigh
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Take a look inside Mala Pata and Peyote, a new Mexican restaurant and mezcal bar from a team of well-known names in the Triangle culinary scene, opening in Raleigh's Gateway Plaza.
Read more on the opening at: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article305510666.html
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown
🎵: 'Rico Cha Cha Cha' by Mars / Getty
#raleighnc #trianglenc #downtownraleigh #bestmexicanfood #foodie #MalaPata #mexicanfood #mezcal #shorts #shortvideo
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- Thunderbirds wow crowd at Wings over Wayne Air Show in Goldsboro
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Well over 100,000 people attended the the show at Seymour-Johnson in Goldsboro, NC, featuring the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and a display with over 30 planes and helicopters.
🎥: Ethan Hyman & Kevin Keister
🎵: 'Speed Outburst' by Rebel Velvet / Getty
#usairforce #thunderbirds #airforcethunderbirds #seymourjohnsonafb #wingsoverwayne #goldsboronc #airshow #airshowphotography #shorts #shortvideo
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- Blue Ridge Parkway still closed SM FINAL
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The mountains of Western North Carolina are greening up again along the Blue Ridge Parkway. But this year, most of the parkway remains closed in North Carolina, as crews continue to repair the devastation left by the remnants of Hurricane Helene seven months ago.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article305311216.html
#westernnorthcarolina #westernnc #blueridgemountains #blueridgeparkway #HeleneRecovery #HeleneNC #WNCStrong #NorthCarolina #shorts #shortvideo
🎥: Kevin Keister, footage provided by the National Park Service
✍🏻: Richard Stradling
🎵: 'Home' by Sarah Quintanilla / Getty
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- I tried our top pick for best tacos in the Triangle, Chido Taco
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- From the mouthwatering tacos to the sweet and savory sides, here’s everything our reporter Chyna Blackmon ate for less than $25 at Chido Taco, one of the best taco spots in the Triangle, voted by our readers.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article305423366.html
#raleighnc #raleighfood #besttacos #chidotaco #raleighfoodie #shorts #raleighnc
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- Finalist for best tacos in the Triangle: Gringo A Go Go
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- 'We love to eat, and we love good food to eat!'
Gringo A Go Go in Raleigh was named a finalist in The News & Observer’s contest for best tacos. Owner Fredy Alvarez talks about what makes his tiny white cantina so special.
🎥: Robert Willett & Kevin Keister
Read more on the top taco joints at https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article305325281.html
#gringoagogo #raleighnc #trianglenc #BestTacos #downtownraleigh #bestmexicanfood #foodie #streetfood #shorts #shortvideo
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- This Mexican taqueria in Raleigh voted best taco spot in the Triangle
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- After nearly 50 nominations and 63,437 total votes cast, Chido Taco in Raleigh has been declared the winner in The News & Observer’s contest for best tacos. Here's a look at what makes this taqueria so special.
🎥: Robert Willett & Laura Brache
Read more on the top taco joints at https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article305325281.html
#chidotaco #raleighnc #trianglenc #BestTacos #downtownraleigh #bestmexicanfood #foodie #streetfood #shorts #shortvideo
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- Canes' Brind'Amour asked about update on injured goalie Frederik Andersen
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour on Monday discusses injury to goalie Frederik Andersen against the New Jersey Devils in Sunday's Stanley Cup playoff game and the play of backup Pyotr Kochetkov.
🎥: Chip Alexander
#canes #carolinahurricanes #caneshockey #stanleycupplayoffs #shorts #shortvideo
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- Chatham 911 operator meets mom and newborn she helped to 'perfect delivery'
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Chatham County 911 operator Lorie Teague beamed Friday as she held Sarah Gianni's newborn daughter Daisy. During a 911 call 14 days ago, Teague helped Gianni and her mother, Corinne Townsend, through the birth while they delivered an 8-pound, 1-ounce baby girl.
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown
Read the story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article304907491.html
#short #northcarolina #911operator #babystories #chatham #chathamcountync #pittsboro #pittsboronc #shorts
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- Here's a look at 7 lighthouses to explore in North Carolina
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- There are seven coastal lighthouses along North Carolina's shoreline from the Outer Banks to the Brunswick Islands.
Several still actively light the way for ships at sea. Here’s a brief guide of each.
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article304572541.html
🎥: Kevin Keister
📸🎥: Getty Images, N&O Archives
🎵: "A Country Sunset" by Constellate / Getty
#lighthouse #NorthCarolina #outerbanks #crystalcoastnc #CapeHatteras #capelookout #ocracoke #bodieislandlighthouse #OldBaldy #baldheadislandnc #oakislandnc #curritucknc #shorts #shortvideo
Sources:
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- Title
- Thousands march in protest of Trump policies in Raleigh, Durham and across NC
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- More than 1,000 people marched in Raleigh and at least another 1,000 in Durham on Saturday to protest Trump administration policies.
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article304515436.html
📸: Travis Long
🎥: Kevin Keister
#ncpol #raleighnc #50501 #downtownraleigh #trumpadministration #elonmusk #allisonriggs #jeffersongriffin #doge #shorts
🎵: 'Awaken Eye' by Fastaa / Getty
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- Get a drone's-eye peek at Gipson Play Plaza, opening soon at Dorothea Dix Park
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- We soar over the long-awaited Gipson Play Plaza, which is set to open this spring after nearly three years of construction. The 18.5 acre attraction is one of the first major renovations of Dorothea Dix Park.
🎥: Ethan Hyman, Travis Long & Kevin Keister
#dixpark #downtownraleigh #raleighnc #dorotheadix #getoutside #trianglenc #getoutdoors #northcarolina #shorts #shortvideo #dronevideo #drone #aerial
🎵: 'Beyond Tomorrow' by Minoria / Getty
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- Title
- Copperhead season is upon us. Do you know how to identify venomous snakes found in NC?
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- The snakes are coming out for the spring season. Six venomous snakes can be found in the Carolinas, here's how to identify them.
🎥 Kevin Keister
📸 Getty Images
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article303654021.html
#snakes #venomoussnakes #venomous #trianglenc #raleighnc #NorthCarolina #getoutdoors
🎵 Near the Surface - Jon Björk / Getty
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- Title
- Crime victims have rights in North Carolina. Here are 3 things you should know.
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- In North Carolina, victims of crimes from misdemeanor stalking to felony murder are entitled to certain rights. News & Observer criminal justice reporter Virginia Bridges explains.
🎥: Kevin Keister & Virginia Bridges
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article299494044.html
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- NC Senate budget raises state worker and teacher pay, sets future tax cuts
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- North Carolina Senate Republicans said they would raise teacher pay by a few percentage points over two years, with smaller raises for most state employees, and replenish the state’s rainy day fund in their budget bill unveiled Monday evening.
🎥 Robert Willett / The News & Observer
Read the details at https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article304034836.html
#shorts #shortvideo #ncpol #ncpolitics #ncgop #ncrepublicans #northcarolina #helenerecovery #westernnorthcarolina
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- Fight to keep NC from tossing military votes, Allison Riggs urges supporters after court ruling
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs says she will not give up her fight to keep ballots from being thrown out because of her opponent’s challenges to the election results, even after a court ruling narrowed the number of votes in jeopardy.
🎥: Kaitlin McKeown
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article304189381.html
#shorts #shortvideo
#ncpol #allisonriggs #jeffersongriffin #ncsupremecourt #raleighnc #protest #ncelection #ncdems #ncdemocrats #ncgop #ncrepublicans #northcarolina
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- Title
- UNC's Bill Belichick opens 'Practice Like a Pro' day to Tar Heel football fans
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- See scenes from North Carolina football's 'Practice Like a Pro' open practice at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill. It is the first time fans got to see new Tar Heel football coach Bill Belichick work with the team.
🎥: Ethan Hyman / The News & Observer
#uncfootball #Tarheels #billbelichick #shorts #shortvideo
Read more:https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article303667981.html
🎵 'Comin' At Ya' by Zuby / Getty
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- With this new flight from RDU, Bermuda got a lot closer to the Triangle
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Based in the British island nation, BermudAir will fly two days a week between LF Wade International and Raleigh-Durham International Airport in NC.
🎥 Richard Stradling
#bermuda #rdu #rduairport #trianglenc #travel #BermudAir #shorts
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article304011431.html
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- Title
- Explaining the latest in the disputed NC Supreme Court race
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- ABC11's Ana Rivera and News & Observer state politics reporter Kyle Ingram discuss his ongoing coverage of the disputed North Carolina Supreme Court race between Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs, who won by 734 votes, and her Republican opponent Jefferson Griffin.
Read the breaking news on this story at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article303943281.html
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- Take a look at the new Netflix show filmed at the NC coast
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Set in the fictional town of Havenport, NC, "The Waterfront" was produced around Wilmington and Southport and is about a family “stirring up some troubled waters” to uphold their legacy in their local fishing industry.
🎥 Kevin Keister
📸 Dana Hawley / Netflix
Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv-movies/warm-tv-blog/article304014731.html
#Netflix #TheWaterFront #wilmingtonnc #southportnc #shorts #shortvideo
🎵 Unholy Waters by By John L Pearson / Getty
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- Title
- 'A good start': NC Republicans welcome Gov. Josh Stein’s approach so far
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
- Description
- Today marks the 100th day of N.C. Gov. Josh Stein’s in office, a first term that’s been marked by the challenges of Hurricane Helene recovery. Like his predecessor, Stein, a Democrat, has been working with a Republican-controlled legislature, but he’s drawn bipartisan praise for his approach to getting things done.
Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan spoke with Stein to talk about his term so far and talked with numerous lawmakers who appreciate the governor’s hands-on approach. But, as Vaughan notes, 100 days isn’t very long, and he faces some upcoming tests in the form of the budget and how he’ll handle a ban on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
Read the full report at https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article303672791.html
📸: Travis Long, Robert Willett
🎥: Kevin Keister
#NCpolitics #Joshstein #raleighnc #NCDems #NCGOP #NCPOL #shorts
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- A Long Way to Go: Conversations on North Carolina’s Helene Recovery
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Join Charlotte Observer and News & Observer journalists for a panel discussion delving into the ongoing housing and transportation issues, and possible solutions, for residents living in Western North Carolina communities ravaged by Hurricane Helene.
- Title
- Drone's-eye view: A brutal end for one of Raleigh’s best-known brutalist buildings
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- The Bath Building — a mysterious, many say ugly, white cube near North Carolina’s Legislative Building in downtown Raleigh — is coming down.
🎥 Travis Long
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article303821396.html
#dronephotography #dronevideo #raleighnc #downtownraleigh #BrutalistArchitecture #architecture
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- 'Whose throat do I get to choke if this proves to be wrong?': NC Sen. Tillis on Trump tariff policy
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis asks U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer who would be held accountable if the Trump administration’s tariff policies do not go as planned during a Senate Finance Committee hearing, Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Read more: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article303777151.html
#thomtillis #tariffs #ncpol #trumpadministration #northcarolina #trump #shorts
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- Fair winds to Capt. Horatio Sinbad, real-life buccaneer of Beaufort’s pirate invasion
- Date posted
- 1 year ago
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- Capt. Horatio Sinbad, the professional buccaneer who stormed the Beaufort waters in a homemade pirate ship, blasting cannons for delighted tourists, has died aboard his own vessel after a long life of swashbuckling.
🎥: Robert Willett / The News & Observer
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