https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315433844.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3722975f-6299-43d9-b374-852d73bfeee7/1_th.jpg Local business owner returns to Raleigh after 3-month DHS detention Moises Benitez Diaz, a Raleigh construction owner, was detained by federal agents during Operation Charlotte’s Web in November. He was held for three months at a facility in Folkston, Ga., before being reunited with his family on Feb. 27. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315433844.html/video-embed 136 2026-04-17T00:30:27Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315433610.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6344af04-e8e0-41d0-a0b8-50e0503f4696/1_th.jpg UNC Wilmington proposes a new medical school UNC Wilmington is planning to open a medical school, a move that chancellor Aswani Volety says would transform not only the university but the health care landscape in Southeastern North Carolina as a whole. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315433610.html/video-embed 153 2026-04-16T16:11:49Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article315422778.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/dfd94813-542f-463a-910a-635c39b73882/1_th.jpg A Disney-themed village is coming to Chatham County's Asteria Disney is revealing new details about the Second Star Club for residents of Asteria, a new home community in Pittsboro, NC. The new space will pay homage to Disney’s 1953 animated classic “Peter Pan” and includes a mix of indoor and outdoor spaces for families, kids and adults 55-plus. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article315422778.html/video-embed 99 2026-04-15T18:47:19Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315432242.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/80bcf896-fc7b-4fda-8c9e-5a44c43f8f41/1_th.jpg Former VA Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, who had NC ties, kills wife, himself inside home Fairfax County Police Chief Kevin Davis confirms that former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife Dr. Cerina Fairfax before he killed himself inside their Northern Virginia home. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315432242.html/video-embed 77 2026-04-16T14:48:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315431080.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b22580a8-c9f2-4d92-8c65-7fb98d730bfa/1_th.jpg Severe drought prompts new Raleigh water restrictions Raleigh Water will enact water conservation stages beginning April 20 as drought conditions and high temperatures persist in central North Carolina. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315431080.html/video-embed 106 2026-04-16T13:16:11Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315425474.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/05513b05-eb2f-4514-b1b9-b202bea19959/1_th.jpg Domestic disturbance between off-duty law enforcement officers leaves dead in Hope Mills On March 28, 2026, our media partner, ABC11, reported on a domestic disturbance involving two off-duty law enforcement officers that left one man dead in a shooting at a residence in Hope Mills. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315425474.html/video-embed 36 2026-04-15T21:27:51Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315420807.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b69524ef-e57c-4813-8ae5-089ad67c83e9/1_th.jpg Popular fast-food chain shutting down 3 Triangle locations Popular fast-food chain Wendy’s, which has dozens of restaurants in the Triangle, has shut down two Raleigh locations and one Cary store since December. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315420807.html/video-embed 57 2026-04-15T16:57:54Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315327480.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/84320341-abf4-4970-959e-535798add8eb/1_th.jpg See the top 20 salaries for City of Raleigh employees Raleigh, NC employs about 3,800 people, from police officers to electricians and maintenance workers to engineers. The highest paid employee is the city manager, Marchell Adams-David. Here's a look at the top 20 as of January 2024. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315327480.html/video-embed 55 2026-04-07T16:20:53Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315418381.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/be3a0a37-7295-4d28-92b8-48bdba20eaca/1_th.jpg Wake looking at calendar changes to some year-round schools to address under-enrollment Wake County school administrators on Tuesday will recommend changing the calendars at up to eight year-round schools, which could lead to schedule changes for thousands of students and school employees. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315418381.html/video-embed 99 2026-04-15T14:08:24Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article315418222.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/235204b9-7286-427e-a59e-b04879dc3688/1_th.jpg Apex approves yearlong pause on data-center projects The Apex Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday night, April 14, 2026, to enact a 12-month moratorium on data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article315418222.html/video-embed 94 2026-04-15T14:00:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315411520.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/25d103b4-f1ca-4a5c-a5bb-3611402a05d4/7_th.jpg Investigation reopened the downtown Raleigh stabbing probe Wake County officials reopened the downtown Raleigh stabbing probe after footage suggested Frank Lalich may have acted in self-defense. The next court date May 5. Six people, including Lalich, were injured in the stabbing. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315411520.html/video-embed 78 2026-04-14T21:23:05Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315418128.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6e6d574c-da45-49eb-a915-422098eb1bd6/1_th.jpg Forecast: Triangle could see record highs going into the weekend Highs will climb into the 90s for the first time this year in the Triangle starting today. This stretch of 90s will continue through Saturday, with a chance to break records that go back to the 1940s or even earlier. Here's the forecast. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315418128.html/video-embed 77 2026-04-15T13:40:39Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315410379.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/88575e5c-4e47-46d0-8377-c354727af7e4/3_th.jpg Cary police chief has a dept. truck and sometimes travels to his home 180 miles away Nearly every month since Terry Sult’s hiring as Cary’s police chief, he’s logged hundreds of miles driving an assigned “take-home” vehicle — a black 2022 Ford F-150 hybrid pickup. At least some of those trips, a town official confirmed, are to his home in Lincoln County, 180 miles away. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315410379.html/video-embed 70 2026-04-14T20:09:24Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315408212.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a016567c-1eea-42bc-b135-97537fd36f06/1_th.jpg A letter from Jackie Robinson's widow Rachel, to Boston Flannery's family Boston Flannery reads a letter, from Jackie Robinson’s widow Rachel, written to his grandfather David, about Flannery’s love of Robinson and how he proudly wears the legendary #42. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315408212.html/video-embed 31 2026-04-14T18:12:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315409522.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/bfd9dff7-a27b-4a64-b28f-77d128598ea8/1_th.jpg 1 hurt in shootout in North Raleigh Food Lion parking lot Witnesses told Raleigh police that people in two vehicles pulled into the parking lot Food Lion at 5633 Creedmoor Road just after 10:30 a.m., got into an argument and then started shooting at each other. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315409522.html/video-embed 77 2026-04-14T19:14:14Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315407733.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e59cee9a-63f8-4cdd-8c6f-6c3ff3b3ad5f/1_th.jpg Wearing 42 Isn’t Just a Number — Boston Flannery on Jackie Robinson’s Enduring Impact North Carolina pitcher Boston Flannery explains what it means to wear Jackie Robinson’s #42, when he works from the mound for the Tar Heels. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315407733.html/video-embed 66 2026-04-14T18:03:38Z no