https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article315564334.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/75bde149-ad8d-46c6-8db4-68f02b9f086a/1_th.jpg 50 years ago SAS spun out of NC State with instant profits and clients SAS Institute left NC State 50 years ago with Jim Goodnight and Tony Barr receiving clients and money that set the Cary, NC company on a unique trajectory that could never be replicated now. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article315564334.html/video-embed 82 2026-04-30T09:00:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article315582037.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9322c065-be0a-4322-ac46-03d5a815906f/4_th.jpg Video: Breaking down the 2026-27 basketball roster of NC State along with Duke and UNC The News & Observer's Shelby Swanson breaks down where the Triangle basketball teams' roster stand now that the transfer portal has closed. The Wolfpack have new coach Justin Gainey - how is he constructing his team? https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article315582037.html/video-embed 117 2026-04-30T09:00:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315578803.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ad05c2ad-0015-4f74-a6e4-2a72ae9331bf/1_th.jpg Apex car wash evacuated after threat made toward the President Trump A person was detained after making political threats at Tidal Wave Auto Spa in Apex, N.C.. Authorities used a robot to search the vehicle for explosive devices. The Secret Service is involved in the investigation. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315578803.html/video-embed 145 2026-04-29T21:55:15Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article315573325.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c8703420-71e4-420c-8235-2fdda73dd2c8/1_th.jpg Tillis says he's ready to move ahead with confirming Warsh Sen. Thom Tillis of NC voted to confirm Kevin Warsh after DOJ ended its inquiry into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, clearing the way for the Fed nominee’s confirmation. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article315573325.html/video-embed 41 2026-04-29T16:08:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315575087.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/dd6f3917-5972-40e4-864a-c2d89701ee85/1_th.jpg Whataburger vs Cook Out. Who has the best banana pudding milkshake? Can Whataburger out milkshake Cook Out? This week N&O writers Drew Jackson and Renee Umsted taste test of milkshakes between Whataburger and Cook Out, inspired by Whataburger’s limited-time Banana Pudding milkshake. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315575087.html/video-embed 165 2026-04-29T18:10:44Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article315571125.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d9ff804d-673f-4a67-8dcb-af7c4f29b9b8/1_th.jpg FCC reviewing Disney's ABC station licenses after Kimmel joke After a joke by late-night host Jimmy Kimmel drew calls from the White House for ABC to fire the comedian, the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, ordered an early license review of the network's television stations. Reuter's correspondent Nina Liu has more. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article315571125.html/video-embed 100 2026-04-29T13:19:32Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article315571420.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/bc4ed703-7394-47e8-b2ac-74c0c1a258c3/1_th.jpg Wednesday forecast: Isolated severe weather risk for the Triangle A cold front will bring scattered showers and isolated storms Wednesday. A few isolated strong to severe storms may be possible in the evening from 4pm to 11pm. Here's the forecast. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather-news/article315571420.html/video-embed 91 2026-04-29T15:44:47Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315564130.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/52e74e86-186a-4d43-9c68-b70c803c3cf7/1_th.jpg Fired assistant director of NC State’s Pride Center speaks out Jae Edwards, the former assistant director of NC State’s Pride Center, was terminated from the center after an edited, undercover video of Edwards was posted online by Accuracy in Media. Edwards says his firing is symptomatic of a larger problem. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315564130.html/video-embed 75 2026-04-29T09:00:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315566406.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/66bcb9c1-0787-4f6e-885a-7936a080b728/1_th.jpg NC GOP House Speaker, Senate leader about teacher march North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall and Senate leader Phil Berger, both Republicans, talk about the upcoming teacher march and education funding. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315566406.html/video-embed 125 2026-04-29T09:00:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article315566623.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/016e7832-4b3d-49f0-a0e1-aeb04e7566a0/2_th.jpg Video: Breaking down the 2026-27 basketball roster of Duke along with NC State and UNC The News & Observer's Shelby Swanson breaks down where the Triangle basketball teams' roster stand now that the transfer portal has closed. The Blue Devils lost Cam Boozer and Isaiah Evans to the draft but kept key players in the fold. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/duke/article315566623.html/video-embed 117 2026-04-29T09:30:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315561880.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7ef66106-da39-47c2-af5c-b526b43d82cd/1_th.jpg Video: St. Augustine’s files for bankruptcy, abandons accreditation battle St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh filed for bankruptcy on Monday, and announced Tuesday it was abandoning its accreditation fight and will focus on teach-out programs while reorganizing debts and leadership. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315561880.html/video-embed 36 2026-04-28T17:07:22Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article315565752.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/aa160bd8-7b35-4825-af38-61c993d948a5/1_th.jpg Former FBI director Comey indicted in NC over Instagram post allegedly threatening to kill Trump James Comey was indicted in the Eastern District of North Carolina on April 28, 2026, accused of threatening to kill President Donald Trump over an Instagram photo of seashells on the beach spelling out '86 47'. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article315565752.html/video-embed 63 2026-04-28T21:21:57Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315559502.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/2ac63489-1b48-4ff4-a6fd-2c22f03f0680/1_th.jpg Durham police investigate deadly stabbing near American Tobacco Trail The Durham Police Department is investigating a homicide in the 3000 block of Fayetteville Street near the American Tobacco Trail after a man found stabbed Monday night died at the hospital. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315559502.html/video-embed 93 2026-04-28T14:19:03Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315550794.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/a7d6f7ec-80b7-42b4-b910-874c0bccbf1c/1_th.jpg A bear was recently spotted wandering in a Durham neighborhood A homeowner’s camera captured a black bear roaming the area near Sandy Creek Park in Durham, prompting neighbors to spread the word about the sighting. This is the time of year when transient bears are moving through the Piedmont, but there’s no need for alarm, says the NC Wildlife Resources Commission. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315550794.html/video-embed 34 2026-04-27T18:26:18Z no