https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315934771.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c16b655c-a921-42bf-9468-e1121e22a00b/1_th.jpg Public hearing sees opposition to Cary tax proposal Families in Cary urged town leaders Thursday night, May 28, 2026, to reconsider a proposed property tax increase, saying rising costs are already straining household budgets and could force some from their homes. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315934771.html/video-embed 135 2026-05-29T12:45:02Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315927792.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/04d00d7a-59b9-4d36-8a43-e34681126957/1_th.jpg Wake Forest Commissioner gives emotional message for Mental Health Awareness Month At a May 6 Board of Commissioners work session in Wake Forest, Commissioner Nick Sliwinski held back tears as he honored Mental Health Awareness Month by commemorating the town's work on mental health initiatives. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315927792.html/video-embed 126 2026-05-29T18:45:31Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article229734644.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/52c10db1-3e6b-43b2-8442-967d87bf73a1/1_th.jpg Five Questions with Hamilton the Pig Fans are in love with Hamilton the Pig, who is bringing good luck to the Carolina Hurricanes during the Stanley Cup playoffs. In 2019, we caught up with the enigmatic icon for an interview. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article229734644.html/video-embed 82 2019-04-26T20:34:53Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315941169.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7000ddb9-25a2-4fc2-94f6-7984b53434c9/1_th.jpg Cary citizen speaks out against proposed tax increase Cary resident Bruce Forster speaks against a property tax rate increase in Cary on Thursday. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315941169.html/video-embed 105 2026-05-29T20:10:43Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article315923324.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8844fe82-8681-449e-9c00-b3962745bbee/3_th.jpg It's been 50 years since the Wake-Raleigh school merger. Has the district become too big? Fifty years after Raleigh and Wake County merged, Wake County Public School System is North Carolina’s largest district shaping education, diversity and regional growth. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article315923324.html/video-embed 52 2026-05-28T16:30:15Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315926580.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/94c3b712-c70b-410c-a5f9-d39160797243/1_th.jpg NC State food pantry leader gets a heartwarming surprise In a surprise presentation on Thursday, May 28, 2026, Alyssa Griffin, manager of Feed the Pack, a food pantry that serves more than 300 NC State students, staff, and faculty per week, was presented with the Lion Heart Volunteer Award – and a donation of 10,000 meals to the pantry. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315926580.html/video-embed 49 2026-05-28T20:28:52Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article315919726.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6de8578f-6954-49a4-8295-d669c2728630/1_th.jpg NC settles Agri Stats lawsuit about high chicken prices NC Attorney General Jeff Jackson announces a lawsuit settlement against a company that allegedly helped meat processors set higher prices for chicken, pork and turkey. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article315919726.html/video-embed 127 2026-05-28T13:36:12Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315921539.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/dc80bf7d-8249-4a5f-8533-d36b6c69fe30/1_th.jpg Rare Blue Moon to rise at the end of May Catch the rare Blue Moon, which will rise on May 31. A Blue Moon occurs when there are two full moons in a calendar month. A full moon rose on the first day of this month. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315921539.html/video-embed 39 2026-05-28T14:45:18Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315912625.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/aff729d4-4c1b-489e-bd74-f6059fd78171/1_th.jpg NC could change rules on voter ID, mail-in ballots. Here’s how you can weigh in The North Carolina State Board of Elections is considering a series of changes to the rules surrounding voter ID, absentee ballots and conduct at polling sites. Over the next two months, the board will be accepting public comment on the proposed changes online and in public hearings. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315912625.html/video-embed 57 2026-05-27T20:31:12Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315908502.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/764e6b9e-a345-4716-a4aa-cffc30a8950d/1_th.jpg NC Gov. Stein: Income tax cap would shift burden to sales tax Gov. Josh Stein is calling a constitutional amendment capping North Carolina’s income tax rate a “con” and a “cynical shell game” that would but the burden on raising revenue on the backs of North Carolina. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315908502.html/video-embed 80 2026-05-27T17:06:30Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article315914523.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9d5056a6-79bf-4139-9ae2-2e44626b922b/1_th.jpg Small plane crash in Knightdale injures 2 Two people were injured when their two-seat aircraft crashed on Three Sisters Road — which runs parallel to the airport near Raleigh East Airport in Knightdale, Knightdale Fire Department Battalion Chief William Boggs said at a news conference Wednesday. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article315914523.html/video-embed 50 2026-05-27T22:44:18Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315907740.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a0938937-e894-495f-8983-48048408a56c/2_th.jpg NC Gov. Stein bans staff prediction market insider trading Gov. Josh Stein signed an executive order Wednesday, May 27, 2026, barring state employees from insider trading on prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket as politics and business bets rise. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315907740.html/video-embed 103 2026-05-27T15:55:46Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315910282.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9d0bbd9f-7d1d-446f-b67e-c27fb3ffb3f0/1_th.jpg Audio recording captures minutes before Wake courthouse shooting An audio recording released to The News & Observer captures Gwendolyn White shouting in court minutes before she allegedly shot two attorneys outside the Wake County Courthouse in downtown Raleigh on May 22, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315910282.html/video-embed 39 2026-05-27T18:25:09Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article315899954.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ba23a572-a7ce-4f48-82e6-d896f4bf4d70/2_th.jpg NC State's Elliott Avent opens up about his retirement N.C. State head baseball coach Elliott Avent talks retirement after 30 years at the helm of the team. The Wolfpack has secured a NCAA Tournament spot in the Auburn regional, giving Coach Avent a final postseason, a total of 23 postseasons and three College World Series appearances during his tenure. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article315899954.html/video-embed 63 2026-05-26T23:24:48Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article315851957.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c2528c9e-c04c-4a16-bc08-dd71ba8b4894/2_th.jpg Photos from Carolina's game against Montreal See 50 images from Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Hurricanes and the Canadiens at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 21, 2026. Montreal defeated the Canes 6-2. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nhl/carolina-hurricanes/article315851957.html/video-embed 55 2026-05-22T05:10:06Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article215190190.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9ef8b62f-67ec-4f9d-a881-84fdee49d6b9/1_th.jpg How to identify dangerous spiders in the Carolinas There are over 1500 species of spiders in the Carolinas. Most produce venom that can cause discomfort, but a spider bite is usually not harmful to humans. These, however, can cause serious pain and injury. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article215190190.html/video-embed 135 2018-07-19T20:59:43Z no