https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315418381.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/be3a0a37-7295-4d28-92b8-48bdba20eaca/1_th.jpg Wake looking at calendar changes to some year-round schools to address under-enrollment Wake County school administrators on Tuesday will recommend changing the calendars at up to eight year-round schools, which could lead to schedule changes for thousands of students and school employees. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315418381.html/video-embed 99 2026-04-15T14:08:24Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article315418222.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/235204b9-7286-427e-a59e-b04879dc3688/1_th.jpg Apex approves yearlong pause on data-center projects The Apex Town Council voted unanimously Wednesday night, April 14, 2026, to enact a 12-month moratorium on data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article315418222.html/video-embed 94 2026-04-15T14:00:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315418128.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6e6d574c-da45-49eb-a915-422098eb1bd6/1_th.jpg Forecast: Triangle could see record highs going into the weekend Highs will climb into the 90s for the first time this year in the Triangle starting today. This stretch of 90s will continue through Saturday, with a chance to break records that go back to the 1940s or even earlier. Here's the forecast. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315418128.html/video-embed 77 2026-04-15T13:40:39Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315411520.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/25d103b4-f1ca-4a5c-a5bb-3611402a05d4/7_th.jpg Investigation reopened the downtown Raleigh stabbing probe Wake County officials reopened the downtown Raleigh stabbing probe after footage suggested Frank Lalich may have acted in self-defense. The next court date May 5. Six people, including Lalich, were injured in the stabbing. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315411520.html/video-embed 78 2026-04-14T21:23:05Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315408212.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a016567c-1eea-42bc-b135-97537fd36f06/1_th.jpg A letter from Jackie Robinson's widow Rachel, to Boston Flannery's family Boston Flannery reads a letter, from Jackie Robinson’s widow Rachel, written to his grandfather David, about Flannery’s love of Robinson and how he proudly wears the legendary #42. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315408212.html/video-embed 31 2026-04-14T18:12:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315410379.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/88575e5c-4e47-46d0-8377-c354727af7e4/3_th.jpg Cary police chief has a dept. truck and sometimes travels to his home 180 miles away Nearly every month since Terry Sult’s hiring as Cary’s police chief, he’s logged hundreds of miles driving an assigned “take-home” vehicle — a black 2022 Ford F-150 hybrid pickup. At least some of those trips, a town official confirmed, are to his home in Lincoln County, 180 miles away. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315410379.html/video-embed 70 2026-04-14T20:09:24Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315407733.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e59cee9a-63f8-4cdd-8c6f-6c3ff3b3ad5f/1_th.jpg Wearing 42 Isn’t Just a Number — Boston Flannery on Jackie Robinson’s Enduring Impact North Carolina pitcher Boston Flannery explains what it means to wear Jackie Robinson’s #42, when he works from the mound for the Tar Heels. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315407733.html/video-embed 66 2026-04-14T18:03:38Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315409522.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/bfd9dff7-a27b-4a64-b28f-77d128598ea8/1_th.jpg 1 hurt in shootout in North Raleigh Food Lion parking lot Witnesses told Raleigh police that people in two vehicles pulled into the parking lot Food Lion at 5633 Creedmoor Road just after 10:30 a.m., got into an argument and then started shooting at each other. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315409522.html/video-embed 77 2026-04-14T19:14:14Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315420807.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b69524ef-e57c-4813-8ae5-089ad67c83e9/1_th.jpg Popular fast-food chain shutting down 3 Triangle locations Popular fast-food chain Wendy’s, which has dozens of restaurants in the Triangle, has shut down two Raleigh locations and one Cary store since December. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315420807.html/video-embed 57 2026-04-15T16:57:54Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article315397476.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/33dffe03-315b-4c9c-8006-14f6ca653e46/1_th.jpg Daily airline service to Washington sought for NC’s Moore County Airport Business and tourism groups in the Pinehurst area are trying to persuade an airline to begin daily flights from Moore County Airport to Washington, D.C. Natalie Hawkins, president of Moore County Economic Development Partnership, explains in this clip from a "Fly Moore County" promotional video. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article315397476.html/video-embed 46 2026-04-14T13:26:56Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315395462.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/5197c346-9fbf-4087-ac41-a71a68419cca/1_th.jpg Video: Former Cary Town Mgr. Sean Stegall appointing Terry Sult interim police chief in 2021 Watch video from the 2021 Cary town council meeting where then-town manger Sean Stegall introduced Terry Sult as the town's interim police chief. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315395462.html/video-embed 89 2026-04-14T09:00:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315403913.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/13aa6e77-8e49-4cc1-9b61-d0dc344db718/1_th.jpg Former Vance County detention officer accused of sexually assaulting woman in custody Vance County Sheriff’s Capt. Shannon Holley’ faces nine charges, including second-degree rape, assault on a female, and sexual activity by a custodian, according to the indictment posted Monday. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315403913.html/video-embed 149 2026-04-14T13:14:52Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315395945.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0afb6f86-fa09-4269-b6a8-92ffacdd9117/1_th.jpg North Carolina treasurer is going all-in on AI State Treasurer Brad Briner rolled out custom ChatGPT tools across the Treasurer’s Department, citing efficiency gains and strict privacy guardrails. Briner says he is well aware of the concerns people have with AI, but says safety and privacy were built into his agency’s contracts. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315395945.html/video-embed 71 2026-04-13T18:17:51Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314924170.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c2ad1943-d06c-42ac-9fd4-e6e7aa329552/2_th.jpg With only one regular season game left, where do NC State, UNC and Duke stand in the NCAA Tournament? Watch as the News & Observer's Patrick Stevens breaks down his NCAA Tournament seeding prediction for the N.C. State, North Carolina and Duke basketball teams as of March 4 2026. Will the Wolfpack make the Big Dance? And where are UNC and the Blue Devils in his bracketology? https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314924170.html/video-embed 68 2026-03-04T18:44:49Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article315394614.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/badfab73-28fd-4611-9cb0-61be5dcca7c4/1_th.jpg Forecast: Record heat arrives in the Triangle by midweek Starting Wednesday, daily highs will climb into the 90s. During this period, we'll have a chance to break records that go back to the 1940s or even earlier. The earliest recorded 95-degree record is from April 18th, 1896. Here's the forecast. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article315394614.html/video-embed 58 2026-04-13T16:31:29Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article315391844.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/400a775c-69b0-4380-afe9-28310df803ec/1_th.jpg Man forced way into house, doused woman with gas and set her on fire A woman suffered burns over two-thirds of her body after a home intruder set her on fire, then fled the scene, according to investigators in eastern North Carolina. It happened Saturday at a home near Roseboro, and the suspect remains at large, Sampson County Sheriff Jimmy Thornton said in an April 12 news release. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article315391844.html/video-embed 58 2026-04-13T12:37:15Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314972802.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/10d9ee7c-da35-4e0c-9b48-022d462f0fcd/3_th.jpg After loss to Stanford, where does NC State basketball stand in the NCAA Tournament? Hear from News & Observer bracketologist Patrick Stevens on what he thinks the Wolfpack's season finale loss to Stanford means for their NCAA Tournament chances. Is their first game in the ACC Tournament a must win? https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article314972802.html/video-embed 58 2026-03-08T17:07:18Z no