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All ASCs and hospitals within Durham, N.C.-based Duke University Health System will temporarily limit patient visitations due to a significant increase in respiratory illness in the area, the Mooresville Tribune reported Jan. 2. Beginning Jan. 6., daytime visitors to ASCs and hospitals within the system will be...

In a move aimed at cutting down response times to emergencies, particularly traffic crashes, the Durham Fire Department has initiated strategic changes in deployment across the city, with a significant improvement spotlighted in East Durham where crews now have expedited access to life-saving equipment like the jaws...

Here’s a curated selection of moments across North Carolina as captured through the lenses 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 .

Hundreds of bricks are scattered across a portion of the Hillsborough Town Cemetery after a truck drove right through it and damaged the property.

Southwest Airlines is still assessing the damage to one of its planes after a New Year’s Day collision at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. A Southwest plane had its right horizontal stabilizer clipped by the wingtip of “another airline’s aircraft” Thursday, Southwest said in a statement. An Avelo Airlines plane...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Police are investigating what led to a shooting that left a woman hospitalized early Saturday morning in southwest Raleigh. According to the Raleigh Police Department, officers responded to a shooting call around 2:45 a.m. on Brent Road off of Gorman Street near Avent Ferry Road.

RALEIGH, NC — Tche Gaúcho Brazilian Steakhouse, an all-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse from husband and wife team Patric Emmer and Hanah Rizzardo, is planning to open in summer 2026 at 3741 Sumner Blvd #150, Raleigh, NC 27616. Emmer told Business Debut the team is currently in the renovation stage...

There’s something magical about sliding into a worn vinyl booth at a classic American diner where the coffee is always flowing and the griddle never cools. Mecca Restaurant in downtown Raleigh isn’t just serving meals—it’s dishing out time travel with a side of home fries. When...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. North Carolina greets the new year with a sharp chill in the air as Winter Weather makes its presence felt early. Cold ground, calm winds, and rising clouds signal a fast-changing pattern for the Raleigh...

A crash damaged gravestones at the cemetery in Hillsborough.