https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article315526262.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f95ba4e4-b0d9-47bb-bbbf-e0d3c376fd80/2_th.jpg Chapel Hill fundraiser supports school, food, medical care for Gaza's children Chapel Hill's Mediterranean Deli is joining with Beth El Synagogue in Durham to host a daylong fundraiser for Gaza Children's Village, which produced this promotional video. All money from the restaurants sales on April 28 will be donated to the nonprofit mission. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/orange-county/article315526262.html/video-embed 70 2026-04-24T20:56:32Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315458902.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/85c1aa50-dbc6-4f8d-abfd-df08b955eb13/1_th.jpg Hurricanes' Logan Stankoven on the Jordan Staal-Brady Tkachuk fight The Carolina Hurricanes' Logan Stankoven talks about the Game 1 NHL Playoff fight between Jordan Staal and the Ottawa Senators' Brady Tkachuk https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/article315458902.html/video-embed 23 2026-04-18T23:42:23Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article315524262.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/fd5acee6-8960-4d04-8a2d-2fa8384d70d2/4_th.jpg UNC's Henri Veesaar will not return to the Tar Heels The News & Observer's Shelby Swanson breaks down Veesaar's announcement on Friday, April 24, that he is declaring for the NBA Draft and will not return to North Carolina, leaving the Tar Heels looking for a new center. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article315524262.html/video-embed 83 2026-04-24T18:31:13Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315525688.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8e26af31-f67f-470d-98d5-c67c90f89d2b/1_th.jpg A foodie mag says this Cary shop has the best gelato in the world (not in Italy) Geluna Gelato was named the best gelato in the whole world that’s not in Italy by Southern foodie magazine The Local Palate. Hear from co-owner Diana Diaz on what makes their frozen dessert so delicious. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315525688.html/video-embed 131 2026-04-24T20:17:46Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315521500.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4932d869-1c69-42f2-8975-928191cfff35/1_th.jpg The world's best gelato outside Italy? We give Cary's Geluna Gelato a try. This week, Geluna Gelato was named the best gelato in the whole world that’s not in Italy by Southern foodie magazine The Local Palate. The N&O's Drew Jackson and Renee Umsted took a trip to downtown Cary to find out. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article315521500.html/video-embed 164 2026-04-24T19:26:33Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315522371.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ec949ef1-8cbb-407d-9f49-806badde992d/1_th.jpg Raleigh father was held at ICE facility for 3 months, feared he would die there ABC11's Joel Brown and N&O reporter Twumasi Duah-Mensah discuss his story on Moises Benitez Diaz, who was detained during Operation Charlotte’s Web in November, and says he endured inhumane conditions while in detention. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315522371.html/video-embed 378 2026-04-24T16:30:30Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article315519758.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/ce69fcec-bcd6-4d16-a073-746dec683742/1_th.jpg Fort Bragg soldier charged in insider betting case over Maduro raid Gannon Ken Van Dyke, a soldier stationed at Fort Bragg, is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he used top-secret military information tied to events in Venezuela to profit from online betting on Polymarket. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article315519758.html/video-embed 142 2026-04-24T13:48:50Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315513690.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/34bcd033-6fa8-4ba5-a6b9-e0d33676780a/3_th.jpg Family challenges AI detector use in Wake County schools Eleanor Canina and her mother, Stacy De Coster, are waging a battle to clear Eleanor's name and to protect other students from being falsely accused of using AI. Canina got a “0” on an English I assignment with a note from the teacher saying “evidence of AI, Please redo.” https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/education/article315513690.html/video-embed 42 2026-04-23T22:06:26Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article214253299.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/252805e6-c02c-4a6f-945b-6c253411e683/1_th.jpg 4 Tips to outsmarting poisonous plants Poison ivy and other poisonous plants are a hazard all year round. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has tips for preventing and treating the itchy rash and blisters. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article214253299.html/video-embed 155 2018-07-03T13:35:25Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315514511.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9a19ad8a-181e-444a-a1b1-af5bfd666304/4_th.jpg SPCA of Wake County celebrates opening of new center The SPCA’s new Peggy Garner Britt Resource Center will expand spay/neuter services and veterinary care with the goal of ending euthanasia of adoptable animals across North Carolina. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article315514511.html/video-embed 49 2026-04-24T11:30:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315513008.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/b3ae3605-f76e-4206-a848-ec0df406a22d/1_th.jpg Ex-Benson police officer charged with rape, kidnapping Former Benson police officer Peter Alphonso Blake was charged by the SBI with rape, kidnapping and burglary after an April 8 incident. Blake was fired by the town of Benson on Wednesday. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315513008.html/video-embed 91 2026-04-23T21:06:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article315511785.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/1d02bb7d-25d6-43e9-9db4-a7048cda2006/1_th.jpg UNC's Caleb Wilson turns Rams Head pickup games into farewell moment Soon-to-be NBA lottery pick Caleb Wilson surprised UNC students with an Instagram invite to Rams Head, turning a Tuesday pickup run into a high-energy farewell at Chapel Hill’s campus rec center. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article315511785.html/video-embed 54 2026-04-23T21:33:08Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article315487785.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c0f92577-a505-4793-8a96-1a51540011f5/1_th.jpg Tillis: End 'bogus investigation' of Fed Chair Powell so he can vote in Warsh Sen. Thom Tillis said in a committee hearing Tuesday morning that he will not confirm President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve System unless an investigation into the current chairman is dropped. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/national-politics/article315487785.html/video-embed 85 2026-04-21T21:18:38Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315475434.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9c7ab84e-c8ba-4289-b336-6d7e6d6f0532/1_th.jpg Durham man charged with DWI in crash that killed 15-year-old Saturday night Police have charged Joseph Savarino with DWI in a Saturday night crash that killed a 15-year-old boy riding his bike in northwest Durham, court records show. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315475434.html/video-embed 60 2026-04-20T21:56:30Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315500157.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/db0e1c07-1383-4f9b-ad68-68917d78f5c3/1_th.jpg NC Senate Leader Phil Berger to introduce property tax moratorium bill Phil Berger, president pro tempore of the NC Senate, says he will introduce a bill with a moratorium on property revaluations. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315500157.html/video-embed 66 2026-04-23T18:43:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315507468.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/d89ebeee-092f-484e-b967-c4da66f0831b/1_th.jpg NC lawmaker introduces new bill in light of CHCCS leader's testimony before House committee N.C. Rep. Brenden Jones introduced a new bill during a meeting of the House Oversight Committee Thursday to address what he said was non-compliance of the Parents’ Bill of Rights by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools and Superintendent Rodney Trice. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315507468.html/video-embed 146 2026-04-23T18:13:47Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315510423.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/9a4fd207-e318-41f7-96ff-d3649cf9e86a/1_th.jpg Authorities say ex-Chapel Hill police officer was planning mass shooting at New Orleans festival Christopher Gillum, of Chapel Hill, was taken into custody at a Destin hotel in Okaloosa County, Florida, on Wednesday, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office said in a Thursday statement. He's accused of plotting a mass shooting at a New Orleans festival. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315510423.html/video-embed 28 2026-04-23T18:12:21Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315505921.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6383775a-a277-416b-87bf-df132d414abb/1_th.jpg One dead, four hurt in Wake County shooting Several people were injured, and one person was killed in a shooting Wednesday night at the intersection of Mack Todd Road and West Barbee Street in Wake County, according to the sheriff's office. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article315505921.html/video-embed 59 2026-04-23T13:24:07Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315508562.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8460e591-03dc-497c-9d1a-fd192c052e47/1_th.jpg NC lawmaker clashes with CHCCS leader during House committee hearing Rep. Mike Schietzelt spars with Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Rodney Trice during a House Oversight Committee looking into non-compliance of the Parents Bill of Rights, in Raleigh on Thursday, April 23, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315508562.html/video-embed 131 2026-04-23T16:40:13Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article315500297.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/fdb3b707-8a97-4f0f-be3d-42da49b33328/1_th.jpg Explaining NC's incentive program to lure industry to the state Four letters power North Carolina’s biggest economic projects. JDIG, short for job development investment grant, is the main tax incentive the state uses to attract private companies. Apple in Research Triangle Park? Toyota near Greensboro? Pratt & Whitney in Asheville? Scout Motors in Charlotte? All backed by JDIGs. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article315500297.html/video-embed 100 2026-04-22T21:28:15Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article315498918.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f3a3fa3a-d70e-464e-87ef-877beb8ee2bf/1_th.jpg Durham Mayor Leo Williams focuses on housing, safety at annual address As Durham grapples with gun violence, homelessness and a housing shortage, Mayor Leo Williams used his State of the City address to argue the city’s next test isn’t growth, it’s whether residents can feel safe and afford to stay. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article315498918.html/video-embed 126 2026-04-22T19:43:51Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315495827.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/8dd5716f-23ca-4950-8c11-65229f777f1b/1_th.jpg Rep. Robert Reives speaks out on May 1 teacher march in Raleigh Rep. Robert Reives, says the Democratic caucus supports a planned teacher march on May, 1 in Raleigh, during a press briefing on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in Raleigh, N.C. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315495827.html/video-embed 54 2026-04-22T18:06:55Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315495624.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/449370af-0f11-4253-817a-cfbd9e0b64b0/1_th.jpg Rep. Cynthia Ball highlights urgent healthcare and medicare goals Rep. Cynthia Ball says the Democratic caucus is committed to protecting Medicare coverage for more than 700,000 North Carolinians, during a press briefing on Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in Raleigh, N.C. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article315495624.html/video-embed 60 2026-04-22T18:05:41Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/article315495463.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/735c9cd5-f800-45e6-bfdf-9e03f1632d52/1_th.jpg NC House Democratic Leader Reives pushes for teacher pay raises Rep. Robert Reives says his caucus is demanding back pay, meaningful raises, and truly competitive salaries to attract and retain top educators in North Carolina. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/article315495463.html/video-embed 48 2026-04-22T16:20:40Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315495293.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/170fec96-87bf-40f3-be59-7314cfaef505/1_th.jpg You wouldn't drive blindfolded, would you? Put the phone down and just drive. The South Carolina Department of Public Safety reminds drivers that a “quick text” takes 5 seconds—long enough to drive a football field with your eyes closed. SC is officially hands-free, and as of Feb. 28, 2026, breaking the law could cost you hundreds of dollars and points on your license. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315495293.html/video-embed 30 2026-04-22T15:52:46Z no