https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article317823709.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/663a55cc-f7d3-4ea0-8ded-5c76b8b58d4f/2_th.jpg Self-serve Pour Taproom in Durham closes after nine-year run The News & Observer's food writer Drew Jackson talks about Pour Taproom in downtown Durham, which will shut its doors Oct. 31, ending nine years of self-serve beer taps and marking the brand's final North Carolina location. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article317823709.html/video-embed 66 2026-10-28T22:42:42Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article317853844.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b92990e3-5d29-46e6-a881-84ed1469af9b/4_th.jpg NC State frat house searched by police The News & Observer's higher education reporter Jane Winik Sartwell reports that NC State’s Sigma Nu frat house was searched by police Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, amid a hazing investigation. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article317853844.html/video-embed 30 2026-10-30T19:36:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317866146.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d9d0b084-ac4f-4160-abfc-ec6c1c56109b/4_th.jpg Photos of NC State football's victory over Cal See over 60 images from the Wolfpack's 31-10 victory over California at Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. It is their first game since head coach Dave Doeren was fired. Interim head coach Todd Goebbel now leads the team and the program snapped a two-game losing streak. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317866146.html/video-embed 76 2026-10-31T20:57:03Z no