Safety top of mind as bitter cold moves into the Triangle
It's that time of year when temperatures can get dangerously cold.
Chapel Hill stores reopen for the holidays months after Tropical Storm Chantal: ‘It’s going...
After being closed for four months, the only cobbler in Chapel Hill is back in business and she's busy fulfilling Christmas requests.
Knightdale Boulevard shooting was self-defense, Wake Sheriff’s Office says
The suspect in a Nov. 22 shooting acted in self-defense and will not be charged, the Wake County Sheriff’s Office said Friday. The shooting took place on Knightdale Boulevard near Old Milburnie Road in Raleigh, The News & Observer previously reported . One person, Corey Hansen, was killed. He was 39 years old....
Friday’s weather wasn’t snow. It was graupel. Here’s what that means
Wintry precipitation , or threats of it, have plagued the Triangle this week. On Friday, Dec. 12, with surface temperatures cold but above freezing, precipitation fell across parts of central North Carolina. It’s not snow. It’s not rain. It’s graupel . “ Very small sleet is basically what it is,” said Gail Hartfield,...
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.
