https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317058589.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3e69f22d-f0d3-4eed-81aa-a6233d2f5894/2_th.jpg Meet Seamus the ram, who greets UNC football fans in Ireland Orla Hogan, an Irish farmer, describes the experience of introducing Seamus, the ram, to UNC-Chapel Hill fans who are in Dublin for the North Carolina-TCU football game on Aug. 29, 2026. Seamus is wearing Rameses’ UNC blanket and Carolina Blue horn. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317058589.html/video-embed 90 2026-08-30T03:58:42Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article317086304.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/753b4e62-b035-47c8-9297-03b11385817a/1_th.jpg Cary woman loses thousands in jury duty crypto-scam A Cary woman is sharing her story after losing thousands of dollars in a sophisticated jury duty scam that authorities say is increasingly targeting Wake County residents. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article317086304.html/video-embed 189 2026-09-01T13:50:57Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317079909.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e690ba3f-e99d-4487-b752-b4609824257c/3_th.jpg Dramatic video shows helicopter rescue operation in NC's Linville Gorge Video shows the rescue of a climber from the Shortoff Mountain area of LInville Gorge in North Carolina. The climber fell around 9:30 a.m. Sunday near Shortoff Mountain, and struck a rock pillar on the way down, Burke Rescue Inc. and SAR wrote in an Aug. 30 Facebook post. A volunteer ran 1.5 miles in the treacherous Linville Gorge to fetch whole blood needed to stabilize a badly injured rock climber, according to Burke Rescue Inc. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317079909.html/video-embed 40 2026-08-31T22:04:28Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article317087990.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/789a4d61-c92f-4803-978f-55d0c2f18eeb/1_th.jpg Tropical Storm Edouard has formed in the Gulf of Mexico Tropical Storm Edouard is forecasted to make landfall over southeast Texas Tuesday, Sept. 1 night, after forming in the Gulf of Mexico Monday evening. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article317087990.html/video-embed 39 2026-09-01T15:56:54Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317078224.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d262dae0-cede-483a-9df2-cdd0aa79ab28/1_th.jpg Remembering The Rocky Horror Picture Show Martha Gordon remembers seeing The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time in 1979. Gordon was one of many who turned out for a special showing at The Rialto in Raleigh following the death of star Tim Curry. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317078224.html/video-embed 43 2026-08-31T20:03:41Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317074554.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/51d412b4-85e1-47b1-8700-7f9ea1940e7d/1_th.jpg Apex sues 71-year-old Wake Co. woman for letting students park on her land Apex sued 71-year-old homeowner Annie Mae Scott, who allows students park on Humie Olive Road as over 100 students wait for limited Apex Friendship High School spaces. More than 100 students are still waiting for school parking, but the town wants a judge to stop them from using Scott’s property. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317074554.html/video-embed 47 2026-08-31T16:19:51Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article317072064.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/33714dc4-5ec7-4161-9432-80464c22bb17/1_th.jpg Can the US rally G20 allies on China trade? U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday he will encourage G20 members meeting in Asheville, NC, to re-examine terms of ‌trade with China to shrink global imbalances and press Beijing to rebalance its economy away from exports and toward domestic consumption. Reuters Economics Correspondent David Lawder reports. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article317072064.html/video-embed 118 2026-08-31T13:10:57Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article252604808.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7078b9ce-84d7-45b1-b93e-9686cd5d187e/1_th.jpg Is that a fox or a coyote in your backyard? Here's how to tell. Thanks to more cameras — and more time spent at home — we’re seeing lots of NC wildlife in our backyards. What was that furry creature? Here are pointers on distinguishing a gray fox from a red fox from a coyote. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article252604808.html/video-embed 74 2021-07-09T22:24:22Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317060379.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d80559bc-07a4-47c7-943d-250b8568cd8d/1_th.jpg UNC defeats TCU in Dublin, Ireland Check out action photos from the University of North Carolina Tar Heels' season-opening win against TCU in Dublin, Ireland. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317060379.html/video-embed 38 2026-08-29T22:02:17Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317060885.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/11cf035b-0de5-4ec5-a350-917eee40201b/5_th.jpg NC State's Doeren on loss to UVA: 'I own that' Hear from N.C. State head coach Dave Doeren after the Wolfpack's 34-8 loss to Virginia in their season opener at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, August 29, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317060885.html/video-embed 47 2026-08-29T23:28:45Z no