https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317330601.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6058c229-240c-4137-93f8-efb33dfcfc55/3_th.jpg WakeMed merger protesters cleared from commissioners' chambers Deputies clear the chambers at a meeting of the Wake County Commissioners to vote on the merger of WakeMed and Atrium Health, Monday evening, Sept. 21, 2026. The commissioners announced their intent to vote for the merger, but were consistently interruped by protests. Chair Don Mial temporarily ordered the room cleared, and those who did not disrupt the meeting were allowed to return. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317330601.html/video-embed 33 2026-09-21T23:42:42Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317330960.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c956a161-c60c-4797-b22a-e8eedf3233dc/1_th.jpg Judge limits defense in alleging roommate involvement in Faith Hedgepeth murder A Durham County judge’s ruling Monday will limit the evidence Miguel Salguero Olivares can introduce to support allegations that Faith Hedgepeth’s roommate was involved in her murder. Judge Keith O. Gregory granted the prosecution’s request to prevent Salguero Olivares’ attorneys from arguing that a third party killed the 19-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill student in 2012. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317330960.html/video-embed 137 2026-09-22T00:24:38Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article317327249.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e762bd1c-9f40-4c91-b3ec-7815294c2d93/1_th.jpg Vice President Vance speaks at Greensboro rally News & Observer politics reporter Danielle Battaglia reports on Vice President JD Vance's speech in Greensboro, N.C., Sept. 21, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article317327249.html/video-embed 60 2026-09-21T19:45:04Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article317325892.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/59838947-cc97-4177-8461-5965e46aedc0/1_th.jpg Vice President Vance on the ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House Reporters question Vice President JD Vance on President Trump's ban of CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House. Vance was heading to Greensboro, N.C. to campaign for Michael Whatley. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article317325892.html/video-embed 96 2026-09-21T18:12:41Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317317628.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/fbd66782-ce42-4ce3-b76b-0cbe4bb6fbcc/1_th.jpg Wake commissioners are set to vote on the proposed WakeMed-Atrium merger Wake County commissioners are set to vote on the proposed WakeMed-Atrium hospital merger during a meeting Monday, Sept. 21, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317317628.html/video-embed 79 2026-09-21T00:05:10Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317330744.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0bc8d4ff-3cc2-408c-916d-06ef76d9e529/1_th.jpg NC State's Doeren describes what went wrong in final play in Vandy loss N.C. State football coach Dave Doeren discusses the fumble on the final play of the game and the fumble that gave Vanderbilt the win over the Wolfpack, and his emotions following the game. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317330744.html/video-embed 824 2026-09-22T00:00:22Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317310413.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3e3154df-8acf-4852-b8fa-d0583f1d2472/2_th.jpg Clemson hands UNC a brutal loss in Death Valley N&O UNC beat reporter Michael McCleary breaks down the University of North Carolina's loss to Clemson after a first half that gave the Tar Heels hope, only to be crushed in the final minutes in Death Valley. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317310413.html/video-embed 68 2026-09-20T01:02:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317310087.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/bbd383b2-0f94-4fc4-be1b-ce60941bcea2/1_th.jpg Benjamin Hall on Clemson loss: ‘I need to get us in the end zone’ North Carolina running back Benjamin Hall, who rushed for 130 yards, has faith in his team and the run game, praises the work of quarterback Billy Edwards Jr., following the Tar Heels’ loss to Clemson https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article317310087.html/video-embed 57 2026-09-19T23:59:08Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317308975.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f989ad51-738c-4e10-b430-db598c0870c5/3_th.jpg NC State's Dave Doeren on heartbreaking loss to Vanderbilt N.C. football coach Dave Doeren talks about his team's loss to Vanderbilt in the final seconds after a fumble cost them the game. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317308975.html/video-embed 144 2026-09-19T21:20:54Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317300537.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/31037b50-1e3a-45dd-9ade-35864d059097/1_th.jpg NC soldier missing in WW ll comes home to rural NC after 84 years DNA identified Capt. Marvin Lancaster, an Army pilot killed in Egypt in 1942, and brought him home to the tiny town of Vanceboro, surrounded by family. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317300537.html/video-embed 48 2026-09-19T05:59:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317310169.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e035ad96-69f3-4645-8815-6f5679a42f1e/1_th.jpg What a hurdle by Duke football's Hasley in victory over Stanford! Watch a time-lapse as Duke tight end Jeremiah Hasley (85) hurdles over Stanford safety Darrius Davis (6) but then is hit by Stanford’s Sam Mattingly (10) and Scotty Edwards (21) during the Blue Devils' 35-7 victory at Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article317310169.html/video-embed 15 2026-09-20T00:12:59Z no