https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316476010.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9509324c-45ee-49f8-879a-cff0128ede0d/1_th.jpg Party bus driver charged with DWI after he crashes into Raleigh home A Raleigh man is accused of damaging the front porch and wall of a house near downtown Raleigh after reportedly crashing a party bus early Saturday. The Raleigh Police Department charged Gary Fidell Kearse III, 58, with seven offenses, including driving a commercial vehicle while impaired and two counts of injury to real property for damaging a Pace Street house, according to an arrest warrant. Kearse allegedly drove “without due caution” and “at a speed or in a manner so as to endanger persons or property.” https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316476010.html/video-embed 103 2026-07-11T23:28:44Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316462684.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9b709408-46a6-411a-885f-c8c19ca98abf/1_th.jpg Raleigh police release 'What to know about teen takeovers' video Watch a video released by the Raleigh Police Dept. about the dangers of teen takeovers and parent liability in the wake of two situations that turned violent on the evening of July 4th. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316462684.html/video-embed 47 2026-07-10T18:41:26Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article316463368.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/640f4d83-cb0c-4e77-91bc-643f71cbcaf1/1_th.jpg NC State Health Plan changes and premium increases announced North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner speaks during a news conference after the State Health Plan Board of Trustees approved 2027 premium increases and named UNC Health and Novant Health as preferred hospital systems in its new provider network. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article316463368.html/video-embed 72 2026-07-10T19:13:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316461453.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/916e61b7-e1e0-4d63-a51f-6bbffe507144/2_th.jpg Raleigh's Dix Park sunflowers are blooming! News & Observer reporter Luke Bowles takes you inside the blooming sunflower glory at Raleigh's Dix Park and offers some history and suggestions if you plan to visit. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316461453.html/video-embed 63 2026-07-10T17:30:26Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316458844.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b729d7cb-de71-4174-9ea2-d55d992767a5/1_th.jpg More than 23 adults arrested during teen takeovers in Raleigh on July 4th Our newsgathering partners at ABC11 report on the arrest data from the two teen takeover events that happened on the evening of July 4th in Raleigh. The data does not include data on juveniles. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316458844.html/video-embed 64 2026-07-10T14:43:29Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316466257.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a494e35b-d1aa-4772-98c2-b3c0e6386115/1_th.jpg Readers share the Triangle restaurants they miss the most Simone Jasper, a service journalism reporter at The News & Observer, describes the memories readers shared when we asked what closed restaurants they miss the most. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316466257.html/video-embed 64 2026-07-10T22:00:28Z no