https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article318017916.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/38a8c521-fa8f-4305-aca7-fbb32ac3ae87/4_th.jpg NC Democratic Rep. Robert Reives on how he’d lead as the next speaker Expected next House Speaker Robert Reives, a Democrat, on how he will approach the job of speaker after Democrats flipped the chamber, including how he’ll lead and who runs committees in 2027. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article318017916.html/video-embed 38 2026-11-10T20:14:25Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article318017922.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/14606d8c-d6a6-4ba0-9fe6-6487d948d489/1_th.jpg NC Rep. Robert Reives, soon to be speaker, on affordability and listening to people House Minority Leader Robert Reives, the unofficial next North Carolina House speaker after Democrats flipped the chamber, talks about the “one job” of lawmakers and listening to affordability needs. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article318017922.html/video-embed 51 2026-11-10T19:49:53Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article318019933.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/dfd50a27-09c7-4259-83c0-c35d1e2026f2/1_th.jpg N&O News Brief: Love letters and a wedding delayed by war News & Observer Managing Editor Thad Ogburn highlights a Veterans Day story from staff writer Josh Shaffer on newly discovered love letters sent from a soldier to his future bride from the front during World War ll. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article318019933.html/video-embed 81 2026-11-10T21:36:47Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article318016021.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/1d416113-0310-4e8b-9df6-a6fb085e9942/1_th.jpg Who are NC's new faces in Congress? Danielle Battaglia breaks down the roster. News & Observer politics reporter Danielle Battaglia discusses the new people heading to Washington to serve in Congress. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article318016021.html/video-embed 76 2026-11-10T18:08:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article318020794.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6036c63f-b7ab-408d-a9bf-88d1c73082b9/3_th.jpg What the NC House flip means for the next speaker Capitol bureau chief Dawn Vaughan explains what Democrats flipping the North Carolina means for the next House speaker, who will be Rep. Robert Reives. Reives told reporters his role will bring change to committees, budget scrutiny and a regular schedule. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article318020794.html/video-embed 71 2026-11-10T22:22:08Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article318001679.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/bb3a2a72-18da-40cf-a59c-9d87dc571093/3_th.jpg North Carolina cycling club president recounts crash that killed one, injured 20 Capital Cycling Club President Tim Charlino speaks about the Saturday morning crash into a peloton of cyclists in Apex, NC, that killed one and injured 20 outside a courtroom Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. Charlin was there to see Donald Robert Morris-Jones make his first appearance in a Wake County courtroom. Morris-Jones is facing several felony charges after allegedly driving impaired, striking multiple cyclists, killing one, and attempting to flee the scene Nov. 7, 2026. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article318001679.html/video-embed 78 2026-11-09T21:10:57Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317986117.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/123aaf30-aa19-4591-b245-27857d7fe0d7/2_th.jpg NC State, Philip Rivers finalizing deal to become next head football coach The News & Observer's N.C. State beat reporter Jadyn Watson-Fisher reports on the talks going on between former Wolfpack quarterback Philip Rivers and the university to make Rivers the next head football coach. https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/nc-state/article317986117.html/video-embed 46 2026-11-08T20:42:22Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article318000629.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/96acca05-81fe-4a84-9129-cacb86c6c4bd/1_th.jpg 2 NC spots named among the best in America for...ahem..Texas-style BBQ! Drew Jackson weighs in N&O Food Writer Drew Jackson discusses a new ranking of Texas-style barbecue and the two N.C. restaurants that made the list. Cue fins, prepare to be surprised. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article318000629.html/video-embed 87 2026-11-09T20:18:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article318002790.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/e6e30c9e-6c2f-495e-a4ed-332d76f67389/1_th.jpg Forgotten letters reveal a deep love separated by war Four months ago, retired Raleigh attorney Dick Heidgerd started going through the letters his father wrote his mother in World War II. They were set to be married and he got sent overseas before they could wed. She waited three years for him. Heidgerd becomes emotional as he reads this letter for the first time. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article318002790.html/video-embed 140 2026-11-10T15:00:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317999862.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/155199a5-4c86-4a39-989a-a66271b4d051/1_th.jpg What could happen with the Sigma Nu fraternity house at NC State after alleged hazing News & Observer Managing Editor Thad Ogburn discusses new reporting on the complicated aspects of what might happen to the Sigma Nu fraternity house at N.C. State after the national organization shut down the chapeter following major hazing allegations. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article317999862.html/video-embed 86 2026-11-09T19:37:30Z no