https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316285773.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/054c0701-94a5-4c8c-89de-fb0a06b08905/1_th.jpg The heat is on in the Triangle for the week of July 4th Watch the ABC11 weather forecast for the next 10 days with temperatures heading into the triple digits in parts of North Carolina. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316285773.html/video-embed 31 2026-06-26T17:43:27Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316305112.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c2f32776-ecb5-45b1-b921-74f3cd8a2c94/1_th.jpg NC town's July 4th parade will be led by a dog that survived a gator attack Southport, N.C. will have its first Dog Marshal on Independence Day: Strike the Labrador retriever, who survived an attack by a 10-foot gator. North Carolina’s southeastern corner is habitat for alligators who sometimes attack, but this dog endured a deep bite before his owner rescued him. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316305112.html/video-embed 43 2026-06-29T09:01:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316284131.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2e7b2280-c6ba-4f8d-a4c9-af96cee15636/1_th.jpg Two firefighters injured in Garner house fire Two firefighters were injured in a house fire that broke out early Friday morning in Garner, according to officials. The fire was reported just before 6:15 a.m. in the 9500 block of Old Cascade Drive as reported by ABC11. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316284131.html/video-embed 71 2026-06-26T16:10:58Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316283780.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d21a3104-e2d6-4a5e-a3e7-15b725339875/1_th.jpg Cary mayor supports tax increases to support budget Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht speaks about the budget and how it was affected by the former town manager's "breach of trust". Cary’s property taxes are going up, with the town’s budget adding its first new police officers in a decade alongside more than 30 other new town employee positions. The tax increase will bring the town’s tax rate to 36.75 cents per $100. The owner of a home valued at $649,000, the median value in Cary, according to the town website, will see their town tax bill rise from about $2,206 to about $2,385, an increase of $179. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316283780.html/video-embed 179 2026-06-26T15:45:26Z no