https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article317636930.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/971ed304-3af9-4c5c-a1a4-772c71eec4be/3_th.jpg Here are 3 expert tips for picking a reputable NC moving company The News & Observer's affordability reporter Renee Umsted explains three practical recommendations for choosing a trustworthy moving company. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article317636930.html/video-embed 71 2026-10-15T16:06:55Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317640146.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/80beb032-4ac4-421e-a1df-3b9621348b63/1_th.jpg Feds send over half a billion dollars to North Carolina for Raleigh-to-Richmond passenger rail On Thursday, the feds released $550 million of $1.1 billion pledged to help the N.C. Department of Transportation begin building a new passenger rail line connecting Raleigh with Richmond, Virginia. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317640146.html/video-embed 74 2026-10-15T19:05:37Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317625340.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0cf07183-341a-4cd6-8912-4cd9700e17f2/2_th.jpg A Wake County library closed for construction. Librarians say sickening fumes were the real reason. Southeast Regional Library in Garner is closed until Nov. 2 “due to ongoing roof replacement work,” Wake County’s website says. But one librarian says the real reason is that fumes from a construction material made the librarians sick and forced them to evacuate the building and the county to close it. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317625340.html/video-embed 45 2026-10-15T09:02:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/article317621904.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/18521591-484e-4224-a4ba-de64d9442e00/1_th.jpg ABC11 anchor joins Washington Wizdom Dance Team ABC11 anchor Amber Rupinta talks about her journey to becoming a member of the NBA's Washington Wizdom Dance Team. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/article317621904.html/video-embed 194 2026-10-14T17:02:48Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317639524.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7db4dd5f-9b16-4669-b881-fa097f9c1304/1_th.jpg A big chill is coming our way after record high temps Watch the ABC11 weather forecast for a big change in our fall weather in central N.C.. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317639524.html/video-embed 73 2026-10-15T18:30:04Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317603452.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/525b544b-8846-4d47-b85b-d78214583610/1_th.jpg Bodycam video of investigators first contact with defendant Miguel Salguero-Olivares played in trial Prosecutors presented bodycam video worn by a law enforcement officer when Miguel Salguero-Olivares was first confronted and shown photos of Faith Hedgepeth. Asked if he had seen or knew the woman in the photograph, he told officers he did not. This was nine years after Hedgepeth's murder. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317603452.html/video-embed 271 2026-10-13T15:02:05Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article317595559.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/af4f24d3-916e-4b57-89d4-3e85848b88f6/1_th.jpg The N&O tried 34 new NC State Fair foods. Here's the good, the bad and the weird The N&O's Twumasi Duah-Mensah and Drew Jackson sampled all 34 new food offerings at the 2026 N.C. State Fair during Deep Fried Media Day in Raleigh. We share which dishes are worth seeking out and which ones might not live up to the hype. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article317595559.html/video-embed 102 2026-10-12T22:20:04Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317594067.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/650d2d18-945f-4925-9b6f-4169a377f90b/1_th.jpg Three big things you need to know about early voting in NC N.C. reporter Kyle Ingram outlines three big things to know about when, where and how to vote early in N.C.. Early voting begins Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026 and ends on Oct. 31, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317594067.html/video-embed 83 2026-10-13T08:58:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317621119.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8c82ef16-e20e-473c-96ab-5752c3998706/1_th.jpg 'Fuel Check' NC consumer gas prices reporting tool established with pause in fuel tax N.C. drivers can report gas stations they believe are not passing the tax savings on to consumers by submitting gas prices, the time and date of their visit, and prices at nearby stations for comparison. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317621119.html/video-embed 121 2026-10-14T16:11:25Z no