https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article316643361.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6d501f7a-4617-4cc7-8930-0dbeadf5a432/1_th.jpg Haywood County GOP officials bar Citizen Times reporter from Whatley event Haywood County Republican Party Chair Kim Genova blocks an Asheville Citizen Times reporter from a Michael Whatley campaign event July 18, 2026, at the town-owned Waynesville Recreation Center. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article316643361.html/video-embed 56 2026-07-24T16:01:19Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316631432.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/91fc9838-bb59-4c16-8b97-fd9599b7fcdd/1_th.jpg Wealthy Wake neighborhoods are breeding insecticide-resistant mosquitoes Mosquitoes in Wake County are rapidly evolving resistance to the insecticides most commonly used to kill them, according to two new studies from NC State University. The trend is strongest in wealthier neighborhoods where residents spray more often. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316631432.html/video-embed 82 2026-07-24T09:30:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316641296.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/468823c8-659d-4153-b16f-430724c3be59/1_th.jpg Roof collapses at Han-Dee Hugo's near NC State campus Emergency crews are responding to an apparent building collapse at a Han-Dee Hugo’s gas station near the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Gorman Street, close to N.C. State University in Raleigh on Friday morning. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316641296.html/video-embed 32 2026-07-24T13:55:08Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316641588.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/debcbe44-27be-4a4e-8c58-3768743bcdf8/1_th.jpg Angry residents speak out at Cary Town Council meeting Residents of Cary spoke out in anger about management of the town and leadership with some calling for resignations and recall elections in the wake of information about spending revealed in a state audit. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316641588.html/video-embed 745 2026-07-24T14:13:56Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316640437.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b882ad7e-c25d-4042-9307-7332c60bd657/1_th.jpg 'It's pathetic': Angry Cary residents grill leaders over excessive spending In Cary’s first regular Town Council meeting since the state audit into “excessive” spending, angry residents laid into council members, with several saying members should resign over the critical report of the town’s spending. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316640437.html/video-embed 140 2026-07-24T12:32:50Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316625128.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ba4727b2-bdd5-4fb1-b36b-ff2a359a0953/1_th.jpg From drought to downpours. Flooding possible today and into Friday in NC Watch the ABC11 weather forecast for the latest on the rainy weather and flood watch around Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and other parts of Eastern North Carolina. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316625128.html/video-embed 78 2026-07-23T13:16:40Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article316630994.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c8341440-f7e7-43cc-a50c-066dfe08f84d/1_th.jpg UNC-Chapel Hill chosen to host senior military fellowship UNC-Chapel Hill was selected by the Department of Defense to develop a new fellowship for senior officers, part of a move away from Ivy League institutions. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article316630994.html/video-embed 133 2026-07-23T18:53:50Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article316620019.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c92d6d12-bd42-4adf-837c-9303724d4542/4_th.jpg A bitter legal fight over a castle after a brief romance Julie Seel says the romantic relationship that drew her into Robert Mihaly’s life and dream to finish Mihaly’s Castle Mont Rouge quickly deteriorated. In a trial in Durham, Seel is asking a Durham County jury to award her money she loaned Mihaly and ultimately wants the castle sold to satisfy the debt and cover her attorney’s fees. Mihaly, who is representing himself, contends in counterclaims that Seel used their brief romance to try to seize control of his life’s work. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article316620019.html/video-embed 75 2026-07-23T11:42:28Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article252427378.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f2a9b6b0-fa45-4a98-9f70-2f5ea22c22f7/1_th.jpg Water, Rest and Shade help prevent heat illness The US Department of Labor and OSHA produced this video to help workers stay safe as summer temperatures begin to soar. The campaign stresses remembering 3 simple words: Water, Rest, and Shade. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article252427378.html/video-embed 88 2021-06-28T20:34:05Z no