Evaluating the Jarin Stevenson Addition to Date
The former Alabama forward has been iffy in his brief Tar Heel career. How impactful has he been for North Carolina?
Durham Man Charged in Major Meth Trafficking Case Following Multi-Agency Investigation
DURHAM, N.C. — A wanted man is behind bars after Durham County Sheriff’s investigators, working alongside state and federal partners, seized roughly one kilogram of methamphetamine in a controlled delivery operation. The bust, part of an ongoing multi-agency investigation, has led to multiple felony drug charges....
$1.2 million grant awarded to North Carolina Central University
A $1.2 million grant has been awarded to North Carolina Central University.
UNC-Chapel Hill offering introductory course on Botox, cosmetic injectables
The class is called Clinical Aesthetic Injectables Training and it's led by a Boston-based team of nurse practitioners.
The week in photos captures NC through the lens of News & Observer journalists
Here’s a curated selection of moments across North Carolina as captured through the lens of The News and Observer visual journalists. This feature can be seen in Sunday’s newspaper, as well as in our online Edition. See it at eedition.newsobserver.com .
Cary Town Council faces scrutiny over ethics, tuition payments and town manager’s paid leave
Officials have remained tight-lipped about Town Manager Sean Stegall future and questions regarding ethics surrounding Councilmember Lori Bush's tuition payments.
‘Training in Christianity’: Blue Devils for Christ Bible study gives athletes a space to...
In a Hollows A common room, senior Hanna Elks Smith prepares for the Blue Devils for Christ's Bible study on Sunday evening — as she does nearly every week. Even though it’s the same weekly routine, she always gets a little nervous. But all the preparations have been...
North Carolina Apartment Complex Residents Awaken To Whimpers And A Shocking Discovery
In the stillness of the night, a sound broke the silence, a faint whimper that led to a startling and heartbreaking discovery in North Carolina. A cardboard box held six tiny, abandoned puppies, left alone and vulnerable. The person who found them acted without hesitation, immediately reaching out to the...
‘This Sneeze was for Science’ — Consumer Reports through the lens
“This Sneeze Was for Science,” a new exhibit in the Rubenstein Library, mines the Consumer Reports collection to entertain and educate viewers on the work of Consumer Reports and the role of photography in communicating information. Consumer Reports is a nonprofit organization that tests and investigates various...
Backtalk: “Just send your kids to public schools.”
Last month, Chase Pellegrini de Paur reported that Durham Public Schools (DPS) has seen its largest enrollment drop since the COVID era, with about 1,000 fewer students than the year before. While the district doesn’t have a definitive answer for where each student went, Chase reported on some of the factors at play....

















