https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317690764.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/df29a1a8-2009-4d24-9e3a-fd30f4517493/1_th.jpg SBI agent wrongly tied note to Faith Hedgepeth’s accused killer. It was an internet meme. One of the lead investigators in Faith Hedgepeth’s killing told jurors Monday that a handwritten note he previously attributed to the man charged with her murder and rape was actually an internet meme — not something the defendant had written. State Bureau of Investigation agent Justin Heinrich acknowledged the mistake after showing jurors the image Friday as part of the prosecution’s effort to connect Miguel Salguero Olivares to a note found on Hedgepeth’s bed after her killing in September 2012. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317690764.html/video-embed 199 2026-10-19T22:44:11Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317690476.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f3257cc0-577e-4db0-85b0-f10656025472/1_th.jpg Investigator acknowledges mistake in handwriting evidence in Faith Hedgepeth murder trial One of the lead investigators in Faith Hedgepeth’s killing told jurors Monday that a handwritten note he previously attributed to the man charged with her murder and rape was actually an internet meme — not something the defendant had written. State Bureau of Investigation agent Justin Heinrich acknowledged the mistake after showing jurors the image Friday as part of the prosecution’s effort to connect Miguel Salguero Olivares to a note found on Hedgepeth’s bed after her killing in September 2012. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317690476.html/video-embed 43 2026-10-19T22:17:20Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317686709.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/73a38e85-47c9-47b9-8e6c-d4a096f70559/1_th.jpg Duke football coach says player's altercation with medical staff fell below the standards of the team Duke defensive back Kimari Robinson issued a public apology Sunday night for his altercation with a Blue Devils medical staff assistant during Saturday’s game against North Carolina. Coach Manny Diaz addressed reporters about the incident and apologies at the beginning of his weekly press conference, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317686709.html/video-embed 40 2026-10-19T18:02:29Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317684128.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/eb7d1d10-4423-4bb8-80fe-604e8c880f71/2_th.jpg Former NC State football coach Chuck Amato has died Chuck Amato, who played at N.C. State, later energized Wolfpack football as its passionate coach and won a school-record 11 games in 2002, has died. He was 80. Amato, the Pack’s head coach from 2000 to 2006, had suffered in recent years from a recurrence of throat cancer. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317684128.html/video-embed 144 2026-10-19T15:21:04Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article317670610.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f67ac1a1-f239-413a-b8bb-26d07da5f6d0/3_th.jpg Michael McCleary breaks down the Tar Heels’ rivalry win at Duke News & Observer reporter Michael McCleary offers analysis of North Carolina’s 24-20 win over Duke https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article317670610.html/video-embed 55 2026-10-18T12:50:15Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317672639.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e38a9511-17ac-4fd0-afd7-08e8553b4570/1_th.jpg The last ferry out of Ocracoke before the nor’easter was a wild ride! Megan Lawing and her family were on the last ferry out of Ocracoke Island, N.C. as a nor'easter storm closed in on the coast making for a wild ride as waves broke over the the cars on board. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317672639.html/video-embed 51 2026-10-18T13:17:03Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317682866.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/64bf3767-aec8-400f-b013-ff794459df16/1_th.jpg NC could be getting a second Buc-ee's ABC11 reports that Buc-ee's is looking at a location in Rocky Mount, N.C. along I-95. The first Buc-ee's location is currently under construction in Mebane. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317682866.html/video-embed 38 2026-10-19T14:00:06Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317655199.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/90e36bbb-763c-47ad-9bbe-c2a64f4caf7c/1_th.jpg The spooky ghost story of a nurse doomed caring for pandemic patients at NC State The News & Observer's Josh Shaffer on a ghost story from Raleigh history: Eliza Riddick volunteered to treat students as an infirmary nurse on NC State’s campus in 1918 in the global flu pandemic. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317655199.html/video-embed 46 2026-10-17T09:00:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317677162.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/26b06881-b2f2-4d70-ad73-ef7a7d81543e/3_th.jpg Photos: NC State basketball defeats Mississippi State in exhibition See images from the Wolfpack's first game under new head coach Justin Gainey in an exhibition matchup with Mississippi State in The Preview at First Horizon Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317677162.html/video-embed 52 2026-10-18T23:42:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article317668146.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/40dbb0f1-e0fc-4d68-ae49-cee02239d811/4_th.jpg North Carolina takes the Victory Bell with dramatic win over Duke Check out photos from the rivalry football game action as Duke hosts UNC in Durham, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article317668146.html/video-embed 51 2026-10-17T22:07:55Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317669259.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/12a92d3f-a4b7-42a9-b92b-2c05c9113e2c/1_th.jpg Firefighters honor fallen Durham firefighter Andrew Brokes ABC!1 reports that firefighters from across North Carolina and around the country came together Saturday to honor Durham firefighter Andrew Brokes. Brokes died Oct. 8, 2026 battling a large building fire in Durham. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317669259.html/video-embed 127 2026-10-18T00:56:33Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317668722.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/840364e2-c4a1-41d3-a9b6-faba496d978d/2_th.jpg UNC and Bill Belichick celebrate with Victory Bell after dramatic win over Duke Watch as the North Carolina football team, including head coach Bill Belichick, celebrate with the Victory Bell after defeating Duke 24-20 at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317668722.html/video-embed 26 2026-10-17T23:36:46Z no