https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316846334.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/535e451f-9fe0-4626-a5cf-9630bf32058f/1_th.jpg Dethroned Miss NC to take 'legal action' against pageant organizers A lawyer for former Miss North Carolina USA Brittany Boltinhouse says evidence shows she was victim of cancel culture — stripped of her title for her Christian faith and conservative views. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316846334.html/video-embed 58 2026-08-11T21:29:29Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316846395.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ffc7c271-946b-48dd-8c70-924b7fb027d3/6_th.jpg Crash demonstration shows dangers of an underride crash with a tractor-trailer A vehicle crashes into the side of a tractor-trailer without protective guards during a demonstration highlighting the dangers of side underride crashes. The test took place at the N.C. State Highway Patrol test track in Raleigh on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, as part of a two-day truck safety conference organized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the Institute for Transportation Research and Education at N.C. State University. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316846395.html/video-embed 31 2026-08-11T21:36:29Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316845080.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f26c0bbf-7b21-47a8-8f8d-2133e3a4fc44/1_th.jpg Forecast: Triangle could see 'dual threat' of heat and severe storms In the midst of extreme heat, the Triangle could also see severe thunderstorms with damaging winds. Here's the forecast. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316845080.html/video-embed 146 2026-08-11T20:15:52Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316845500.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/22b90a1d-e681-4b4c-b56d-955d74216d42/3_th.jpg Attorneys file $50 million lawsuit on behalf of woman assaulted by Lyft driver Civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced the filing of lawsuits against Lyft on behalf of Diamond Cannady and the family of Andre and Carla Boynton, while at The River Church on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, in Durham. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316845500.html/video-embed 112 2026-08-11T20:51:26Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article316840916.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/dd03d73d-3d8d-454c-b818-55f7a46e1c1c/1_th.jpg Durham names new police chief: 'Exceptional leadership' On Monday afternoon, Aug. 10, 2026, the city of Durham announced that Stephanie Mardis, the assistant chief in the Greensboro Police Department, has been named as the new chief of police. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article316840916.html/video-embed 119 2026-08-11T16:12:35Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316839416.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/70d1c1f3-49b0-44e4-8220-dd5200c343f5/1_th.jpg Woman killed in NC fire was the lead singer in an Americana band Investigators probe the fatal Wake County blaze that killed Amy Kamm, a former Duke nurse and New Reveille vocalist. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316839416.html/video-embed 58 2026-08-11T13:47:01Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316833266.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b40a353f-40d4-4356-aa5b-71a8cb97b485/1_th.jpg 'We're trying our hardest': Raleigh wedding photography owners speak after court Christopher Ayscue and Holly Scott Ayscue, owners of Holly Christina Photography, appeared in Forsyth County court Monday on a criminal charge of obtaining property by false pretense. The Raleigh-area wedding photography company is accused of taking thousands of dollars from couples without providing promised services. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316833266.html/video-embed 120 2026-08-10T22:09:02Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316825587.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/73bbccae-ecc9-4803-adab-9907894b7e59/1_th.jpg Family says ICE neglect led to detained Cary pastor’s stroke In posts to her social media @TheGabriJ, Gabri Johnson, says her father, Gabriel Johnson III, a Cary pastor, had a stroke after her family alleges he was denied food and stroke medication in ICE custody. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316825587.html/video-embed 98 2026-08-10T13:20:35Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316808109.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4a209bb4-ed60-4ec4-92db-2b431c5ee626/1_th.jpg Here's how we ranked five grocery store sushi rolls Janelle Mella and Kamran Nia, interns for The News & Observer, tried tuna avocado sushi rolls from five different grocery stores in the Triangle. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316808109.html/video-embed 126 2026-08-10T18:22:23Z no