https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315604708.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c65a3973-edba-4a4c-b88c-9ceeed10bb9d/1_th.jpg Thousands from across NC join teachers rally in Raleigh Thousands of teachers and supporters gathered in Downtown Raleigh on Friday for the NCAE "Kids Over Corporations" May Day march demanding higher pay and increased school funding. (The video has been updated to correct the name of NCAE President Tamika Walker Kelly). https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315604708.html/video-embed 70 2026-05-01T19:48:58Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315605727.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/110b4c1b-80b6-448f-a49a-ee996d42f141/5_th.jpg Petey Pablo closes out day of protest in Raleigh North Carolina rapper Petey Pablo sang "Raise Up" to the crowds at the end of Friday's North Carolina Association of Educators "Kids Over Corporations" May Day event. The NCAE mobilized teachers from across the state to march on the Legislative Building to demand higher pay, more school funding and higher taxes on corporations. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315605727.html/video-embed 58 2026-05-02T15:56:52Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315600954.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/07120be2-457d-4b86-bb47-0c49fa3649d8/1_th.jpg Teachers show creativity in protest signs at May Day rally Photos of signs from a May Day march of teachers, educators and supporters in Raleigh, May 1, 2026, as they demand better salaries and more financial support from North Carolina lawmakers. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315600954.html/video-embed 79 2026-05-01T15:57:13Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315603340.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a6994e84-f18e-44b7-8247-6ceb5eedd207/1_th.jpg Watch a time lapse video of the NC teacher's march in Raleigh Protesters march through the streets of downtown Raleigh, N.C. during a march to support teachers and education in the state. The march was part of May Day protests across the country. The video shows a section of the march at 10x speed. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315603340.html/video-embed 64 2026-05-01T18:23:06Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315600013.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/503f35b0-71aa-4107-9719-6db4b6ef2a75/1_th.jpg Thousands march in Downtown Raleigh for May Day teacher protest Downtown Raleigh filled with thousands of teachers and public education supporters in what‘s being promoted as one of the biggest labor actions in the state’s history. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315600013.html/video-embed 123 2026-05-01T14:43:15Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315599699.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/23de60c3-87f8-490c-ba12-a7bb7d8445a7/1_th.jpg Search warrants say Highway Patrol trooper shot Cumberland County deputy A witness said Sheriff’s Office Capt. Adam Bean was shot shot multiple times in front of a Hope Mills home by North Carolina State Highway Patrol trooper Nekime Oxendine, search warrants state. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315599699.html/video-embed 68 2026-05-01T14:26:55Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article315592322.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4ee11655-5e5d-4326-8b84-fb20c6be42fe/2_th.jpg Video: Breaking down the 2026-27 basketball roster of UNC along with Duke and NC State The News & Observer's Shelby Swanson breaks down where the Triangle basketball teams' rosters stand now that the transfer portal has closed. How is first year coach Michael Malone building the Tar Heels' roster without Henri Veesaar? https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article315592322.html/video-embed 117 2026-05-01T09:30:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315586279.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/57e25be8-11f8-4ace-9d20-416b2e88e374/1_th.jpg Gov. Josh Stein signs $319M Medicaid funding bill in North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein signed a $319M bill Thursday, April 30, 2026, ending a months-long North Carolina Medicaid impasse to provide funding care for 3 million residents while adding policy changes. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315586279.html/video-embed 83 2026-04-30T16:28:37Z no