https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315313341.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f03296b7-a4e6-44d8-a749-3a0156b5cda3/1_th.jpg NC’s Thom Tillis isn't going quietly as he prepares to leave the Senate ABC11's Joel Brown and N&O politics reporter Danielle Battaglia talk about Sen. Thom Tillis, whose post-campaign candor on Trump aides and GOP critics has drawn notice. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315313341.html/video-embed 127 2026-04-06T21:30:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article315292174.html https://img.connatix.com/976eb5c8-0c15-43c2-9ebe-653dbc35e156/1_th.jpg Sarah P. Duke Gardens prepares to reopen renovated entrance to public Sarah P. Duke Gardens will open its renovated entrance to the public on April 8, including a visitor lobby, cafe and new outdoor gathering spaces. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article315292174.html/video-embed 72 2026-04-06T11:30:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315318136.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/16611e62-ed98-4a59-ae5f-a929d4e8e954/1_th.jpg In 2019 thousands of NC teachers marched in Raleigh Thousands of North Carolina teachers and supporters fill Raleigh's Fayetteville Street as they march to the Legislature, May 1, 2019. The NCAE is urging North Carolina teachers to call out May 1, 2026 and march in Raleigh to demand increased public school funding and hold legislators accountable. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315318136.html/video-embed 60 2026-04-06T20:08:38Z no