18+ hour, 34+ min ago   (154+ words) newsobserver.com Here are key takeaways: - State lawmakers have created excused school absences for students working on a farm and for those taking part in agricultural and equestrian events. - Under the new state law, schools must allow students up to…...

22+ hour, 4+ min ago   (585+ words) Shame on you for putting North Carolina’s service members in harm’s way. Shame. On. You. Linda C. Belans, Durham Wake County Schools budget for the year just ended was $3.3 Billion dollars. That’s just Wake County, not the entire state. Three…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (678+ words) Downtown Raleigh is among the fastest-growing areas in the Triangle, with nearly 7,000 new homes created since 2015, according to the Downtown Raleigh Alliance. But only 274, or less than 4%, of those new homes were owner-occupied, according to the alliance, the downtown booster…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (213+ words) $590M PFAS settlement: Chemours, DuPont and Corteva have agreed to pay North Carolina $590 million to resolve lawsuits over decades of PFAS contamination in the Cape Fear River and nearby water systems. State leaders say the deal is stronger than a previous…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (148+ words) Tony Bennett at UNC Chapel Hill, $73K on the line — Today in Triangle History News & Observer AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. - On this day in 2005, Tony Bennett christened UNC Chapel Hill's Memorial Hall. - At 79, Bennett drew a packed house and…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (313+ words) From a state trooper charged with murder to a barbecue restaurant expanding in Raleigh, here’s what’s making news across North Carolina today. Trooper charged with murder: North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper Nekime Oxendine has been charged with first-degree murder…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (844+ words) After dumping chemicals into the Cape Fear River for years, American Distillation Inc. avoided a $500,000 fine, and its owner secured a delay in reporting to prison. American Distillation pleaded guilty in December 2025 to knowingly discharging pollutants into the Cape Fear…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (678+ words) Election officials in Granville County received instructions from a former county Republican leader on what to say and how to vote during a contentious meeting on early voting plans this summer, according to texts obtained by The News & Observer through…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (237+ words) A new restaurant concept is coming to downtown Raleigh. Pizzeria di Territorio and attached speakeasy, Stoccaggio, is expected to open in early 2027 at 301 West Cabarrus St. in downtown Raleigh’s Warehouse District. Owner Brian Wojick plans to serve Neapolitan-style pizza, fresh…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (425+ words) A traditional North Carolina-style barbecue stop has announced a second location opening in a popular downtown Raleigh marketplace by the end of the year. Sam Jones BBQ, known for wood-fired pork with vinegar, shared on Wednesday, Sept. 9 it will open…...