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Democrat calls for 48 witnesses at state board hearing into election fraud in NC

December 30, 2018 07:09 PM

Escaped lion kills 22-year-old worker at NC preserve before being shot, officials say

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Escaped lion kills 22-year-old worker at NC preserve before being shot, officials say

December 30, 2018 03:46 PM

Tar Heel of the Year: The Rev. William Barber — activist, advocate and preacher

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Tar Heel of the Year: The Rev. William Barber — activist, advocate and preacher

December 29, 2018 07:00 AM

New laws in the New Year: March primaries, new judicial districts, no more soy ‘milk’

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New laws in the New Year: March primaries, new judicial districts, no more soy ‘milk’

December 30, 2018 02:53 PM

Minister who tried to bring an NC town together after a racially motivated murder dies at 89

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Minister who tried to bring an NC town together after a racially motivated murder dies at 89

December 29, 2018 09:05 PM

9th District chaos: Cooper plans interim elections board, Harris asks to be named winner

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9th District chaos: Cooper plans interim elections board, Harris asks to be named winner

December 28, 2018 09:31 AM

Sears is closing two more Triangle stores

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Sears is closing two more Triangle stores

December 29, 2018 12:17 PM

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What to Watch on Sunday: New ID series ‘The Lake Eerie Murders’ focuses on 1989 cold case

December 30, 2018 12:00 AM

A ‘completely different’ NC State program aims for a piece of history

December 30, 2018 04:43 PM

‘Corny’ week leads to big production for Tar Heels

December 29, 2018 03:56 PM

Blackwood, Devils shut down Canes 2-0

December 29, 2018 04:55 PM

Man seriously injured after drive-by shooting in Durham, police say

December 29, 2018 03:43 PM

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2018 Tar Heel of the Year: Rev. William J. Barber II

December 29, 2018 02:46 AM

Rhiannon Giddens: artist, teacher, star

December 26, 2018 06:04 AM

Jaki Shelton Green: poetry as life, life as poetry

December 27, 2018 07:00 AM

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Minister who tried to bring an NC town together after a racially motivated murder dies at 89

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Minister who tried to bring an NC town together after a racially motivated murder dies at 89

December 29, 2018 09:05 PM

A rape case in NC went unsolved for 28 years. DNA led to an arrest this week.

December 29, 2018 08:55 AM

Johnston County officials investigating after body found along road

December 29, 2018 08:18 AM

Lowell Thomas ‘Tommy’ Bullock, owner of Durham’s Bullock’s BBQ, dies at 79

December 28, 2018 09:39 PM

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A ‘completely different’ NC State program aims for a piece of history

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A ‘completely different’ NC State program aims for a piece of history

December 30, 2018 04:43 PM

‘Corny’ week leads to big production for Tar Heels

December 29, 2018 03:56 PM

Blackwood, Devils shut down Canes 2-0

December 29, 2018 04:55 PM

Strong second half leads UNC to home win over Davidson

December 29, 2018 02:03 PM

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New laws in the New Year: March primaries, new judicial districts, no more soy ‘milk’

December 30, 2018 02:53 PM

Tar Heel of the Year: The Rev. William Barber — activist, advocate and preacher

December 29, 2018 07:00 AM

After high-profile failures, N.C. gets plan to improve foster care, child welfare

December 28, 2018 01:12 PM

9th District chaos: Cooper plans interim elections board, Harris asks to be named winner

December 28, 2018 09:31 AM

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The Orange-Durham light rail has become a runaway train

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The Orange-Durham light rail has become a runaway train

December 30, 2018 04:46 PM

What if everyone had to vote?

December 30, 2018 03:56 PM

12/31 Letters: We need to take up arms against climate change.

December 31, 2018 12:00 AM

Amid Trump and blind beliefs, truth is in true trouble

December 30, 2018 03:35 PM

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Tar Heel of the Year: The Rev. William Barber — activist, advocate and preacher

North Carolina’s Rev. William J. Barber II is The News & Observer’s 2018 Tar Heel of the Year. He led the state’s Moral Monday rallies as leader of the NC NAACP. The MacArthur Fellow has since launched a rebirth of the national Poor People’s Campaign.

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N.C. State’s Dave Doeren: ‘ I’d rather talk about the guys that are playing’

December 30, 2018 05:58 PM

What to Watch on Sunday: New ID series ‘The Lake Eerie Murders’ focuses on 1989 cold case

December 30, 2018 12:00 AM

‘Corny’ week leads to big production for Tar Heels

December 29, 2018 03:56 PM

Joel Pett’s 2018 editorial cartoons

Joel Pett’s 2018 editorial cartoons

December 30, 2018 06:30 AM

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Davidson | December 29, 2018

Photo Gallery: North Carolina vs Davidson | December 29, 2018

December 29, 2018 04:06 PM

Photo Gallery: N.C. State vs Loyola | December 28, 2018

Photo Gallery: N.C. State vs Loyola | December 28, 2018

December 28, 2018 10:46 PM

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Lowell Thomas ‘Tommy’ Bullock, owner of Durham’s Bullock’s BBQ, dies at 79

Lowell Thomas ‘Tommy’ Bullock, owner of Durham’s Bullock’s BBQ, dies at 79

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Raleigh art gallery is closing after more than 50 years

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Raleigh art gallery is closing after more than 50 years

December 28, 2018 02:25 PM

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Wahlburgers, we hardly knew ye. Downtown Raleigh restaurant closes after less than a year.

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Wahlburgers, we hardly knew ye. Downtown Raleigh restaurant closes after less than a year.

December 28, 2018 09:58 AM

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