https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316283780.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d21a3104-e2d6-4a5e-a3e7-15b725339875/1_th.jpg Cary mayor supports tax increases to support budget Cary Mayor Harold Weinbrecht speaks about the budget and how it was affected by the former town manager's "breach of trust". Cary’s property taxes are going up, with the town’s budget adding its first new police officers in a decade alongside more than 30 other new town employee positions. The tax increase will bring the town’s tax rate to 36.75 cents per $100. The owner of a home valued at $649,000, the median value in Cary, according to the town website, will see their town tax bill rise from about $2,206 to about $2,385, an increase of $179. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316283780.html/video-embed 179 2026-06-26T15:45:26Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316256788.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/481ca60e-49e0-4cf6-8259-5b825c33b300/1_th.jpg A Raleigh scientist and the search for missing black holes Patrick Treuthardt, an astrophysicist at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, is leading a crowd-sourcing project where volunteers use telescope images to trace the spiral arms of galaxies – a process that could help unravel a cosmic mystery involving black holes. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316256788.html/video-embed 32 2026-06-26T11:30:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316261140.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/5d65f425-ddbb-45fb-b58d-69982ebf96a0/1_th.jpg Red wolf specialty plate unveiled at Museum of Life and Science Representatives unveiled the artwork for a red wolf specialty license plate during a ceremony on Wednesday at the Museum of Life and Science in Durham. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316261140.html/video-embed 46 2026-06-25T15:43:05Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article316271527.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a04bab9e-d725-47ae-8be7-ba03e21ba522/1_th.jpg Discussing Wake County's payment of $2.2M in special-education settlements ABC11's Joel Brown and N&O education reporter Keung Hui discuss his story on Yara Ahmad and her 8-year-old son, Saleh, and the Wake County Schools' settlement to the Ahmads and other special-needs families. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article316271527.html/video-embed 164 2026-06-25T19:02:55Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316284131.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2e7b2280-c6ba-4f8d-a4c9-af96cee15636/1_th.jpg Two firefighters injured in Garner house fire Two firefighters were injured in a house fire that broke out early Friday morning in Garner, according to officials. The fire was reported just before 6:15 a.m. in the 9500 block of Old Cascade Drive as reported by ABC11. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316284131.html/video-embed 71 2026-06-26T16:10:58Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article316266799.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f3dd4938-c3bc-4d0b-81ce-65356fb43171/1_th.jpg New data shows gangs are driving Durham’s deadliest violence 18-34-year-old Black men made up 87% of the victims and shooters in Durham’s homicides from 2021 to 2025. The numbers paint a picture in effort to address issue. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article316266799.html/video-embed 146 2026-06-25T15:02:01Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316253101.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/3cea409f-c4bd-418e-b236-2749d43f7568/1_th.jpg New downtown Durham restaurant M Hansik debuts M Hansik is the newest restaurant in the Michael Lee empire. The star chef of M Sushi, M Tempura and M Kokko built M Hansik as a traditional Korean restaurant, taking over the former Plum space near Durham’s Geer Street district. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316253101.html/video-embed 42 2026-06-24T18:46:32Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article316247460.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/be8533f4-3df7-452d-a989-8f0a3274448c/2_th.jpg Lumbee voters reject gaming, casino plan on I-95 in Robeson County The Lumbee tribe voted down a chance to pursue gaming as a new source of revenue Tuesday, June 23, 2026, nixing plans to build a casino and hotel complex off Interstate 95. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article316247460.html/video-embed 89 2026-06-24T13:26:13Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article316255763.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/af5bdade-8f9d-4178-a97a-e1c8c2a14f37/1_th.jpg Albino fawn spotted in Hillsborough during routine patrol While on patrol June 22, 2026, a Hillsborough police officer spotted a rare sight: an albino fawn munching on grass. The North Carolina Zoo and Botanical Gardens estimates that about one in 30,000 white-tailed fawns are albino.  https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article316255763.html/video-embed 27 2026-06-24T21:02:23Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv-movies/warm-tv-blog/article316255439.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f3fc9460-4d6c-44bb-89ec-6f700bb25259/1_th.jpg Disney-owned ABC11 launches public campaign over FCC probe A public awareness campaign asks North Carolina viewers to support Disney-owned ABC11, and other ABC stations, in their license renewal fight amid FCC investigations. https://www.newsobserver.com/entertainment/tv-movies/warm-tv-blog/article316255439.html/video-embed 30 2026-06-24T20:49:10Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316237241.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a8eeeea4-2107-4adb-b205-619ab10e0d1c/1_th.jpg Canes bring the Stanley Cup to the NC Legislature Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour, captain and Conn Smythe trophy winner Jordan Staal, and alternate captain Jordan Martinook brought the Stanley Cup into and out of both the NC House and Senate chambers Tuesday, surrounded by grinning lawmakers and visitors packed into the upstairs galleries. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316237241.html/video-embed 60 2026-06-23T19:46:33Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316238766.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b9eed3de-0c4b-4508-a42e-8529bc2a6976/1_th.jpg Warren makes bok bok sounds at NC’s Tillis during banking committee argument Sen. Thom Tillis of Huntersville and Sen. Elizabeth Warren clashed at a Senate Banking hearing over credit card rate caps and whether they work in practice. Warren implied Tillis is chicken, making bok bok sounds at him as he finished his comments without allowing her to speak. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316238766.html/video-embed 98 2026-06-23T20:41:25Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316238289.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ada9f376-6963-46cd-9361-9d9aece52c60/1_th.jpg Which closed Triangle restaurant do miss the most? From beloved sandwiches to fan-favorite onion rings, there are some dishes we can no longer get in the Triangle area. So, The News & Observer is inviting you to tell us which closed restaurant you miss the most. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316238289.html/video-embed 56 2026-06-23T20:54:11Z no