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/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/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/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/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/state/north-carolina/article316618077.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/899ae5c0-f055-48a8-8ad4-b3331c70a828/1_th.jpg Trump, NC Congressional members honor soldiers killed in Iran war President Donald Trump and Congressional members from North Carolina honor soldiers killed in the war with Iran during a dignified transfer of remains at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, July 22, 2026. Two of those killed were stationed at Fort Bragg. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article316618077.html/video-embed 84 2026-07-22T21:49:23Z 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/article316609212.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/006b8b5e-cc74-4a8c-83be-f91b3d0c3e60/1_th.jpg Forecast: Flood Watch in effect through Friday as rounds of storms target central NC A Flood Watch has been issued for Central NC from today through Thursday/Friday morning. Rounds of showers and storms with a cold front will result in locally heavy rain, which may lead to flash flooding. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article316609212.html/video-embed 131 2026-07-22T13:06:08Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article316609336.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/93a20fcf-cc8b-4d8b-aef8-add8e0889d55/2_th.jpg Wake County races to complete emergency repairs at 3 elementary schools Wake County will spend $5.6 million for emergency repairs at Creech Road, Davis Drive and Durant Road elementary schools with relocation plans if needed. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article316609336.html/video-embed 131 2026-07-22T13:09:57Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316616429.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/836c5e6d-49e5-4706-9265-302b597b02b4/1_th.jpg Raleigh protesters condemn ICE activity and detention centers in NC About 100 protesters gathered in downtown Raleigh on Wednesday to protest immigration agents’ activity around the country, and to memorialize immigrants and U.S. citizens who have died during their operations or in their custody. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316616429.html/video-embed 76 2026-07-22T21:24:39Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article316603045.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f58dc0cd-eb63-4990-85e8-41a2510cbb0f/5_th.jpg Taking an early peek into NC State basketball Hear from the Wolfpack's new head basketball coach Justin Gainey as he talks about how his team is coming together and what its identity will be. Coach Gainey spoke during a media availability Tuesday, July 21, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article316603045.html/video-embed 31 2026-07-21T22:59:51Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article316597828.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f0d62b13-9a26-45f8-9ee5-8db8d7e3aed6/1_th.jpg Fayetteville native identified as Fort Bragg soldier killed during drone demolition in Iraq Army Sgt. Michael E. Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, was killed during a detonation of a drone at Erbil Air Base in Iraq, Defense Department said. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article316597828.html/video-embed 93 2026-07-21T17:56:11Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316602585.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7c5ef7ae-67ff-4bae-b734-0dc5dba99b3e/1_th.jpg Zebulon latest community under scrutiny from state auditor Zebulon — which has had four different town managers during the past two years — is facing scrutiny over its financial oversight in a new state auditor’s report released Monday, July 20, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316602585.html/video-embed 73 2026-07-21T22:15:26Z no