https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article316343095.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/f79f9413-e09c-48a5-95ee-ca7e804fb6fe/5_th.jpg Raleigh veteran accused of killing his baby makes first court appearance in April 2026 ABC11's Elaina Athans reports after Christopher Gonzales made his first appearance in April 2026. Gonzales was charged with the first-degree murder of his daughter and ordered held without bail. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article316343095.html/video-embed 53 2026-07-01T14:41:27Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316348019.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/c696daf3-5dbe-47af-ac3d-4706b2d67b8d/2_th.jpg RDU airport shut down briefly after accident on taxiway Raleigh-Durham International Airport was briefly shut down Wednesday afternoon after a box truck collided with a plane, according to airport officials. There were no injuries and the airport has reopened. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316348019.html/video-embed 15 2026-07-01T18:56:25Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316334586.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/5ccac247-4803-4a48-8b92-a24d3960f7b7/5_th.jpg North Carolina finally has a state budget bill. What's next and who gets a raise? The News & Observer's Capitol Bureau Chief Dawn Vaughan breaks down the different raises and bonuses proposed in the budget bill, which is a year overdue. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316334586.html/video-embed 71 2026-06-30T21:37:10Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316329109.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/0af79be6-5edf-4869-90bb-8c70e28859d7/1_th.jpg Stacks and Tracks event promotes youth financial literacy Dom, a participant in the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wake and Johnston Counties’ Stacks and Tracks, talks about his experience on Monday in Raleigh. The event, in its third year, promotes financial literacy and career readiness among youth. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316329109.html/video-embed 57 2026-06-30T17:59:52Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316317627.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/4a621d2a-dcf6-4efb-9b67-ba033b052d73/1_th.jpg NC sues Trump administration over Medicaid changes North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is suing the Trump administration over changes to work requirement exemptions for medically frail individuals, which he contends could jeopardize the coverage of tens of thousands of North Carolinians with severe illnesses. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article316317627.html/video-embed 128 2026-06-29T21:01:34Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article316318973.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/26dd6eca-e7dd-4b14-9678-1d80a79f69ad/1_th.jpg Road rage murder trial paused for man charged in 2025 I-40 shooting A Wake County road rage murder trial was delayed on Monday, June 29, 2026, after prosecutors appealed a judge’s ruling to exclude evidence related to the suspect, Josue Alejandro Quintanilla-Reyes, being in the United States illegally. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article316318973.html/video-embed 90 2026-06-29T22:17:25Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather/article316333357.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/6758fc83-470b-4776-a069-2fa06ceb3b71/3_th.jpg Chart topping temperatures expected for the Triangle ABC11 meteorologist Cruz Medina on the dangerous heat wave expected in the Triangle for the Fourth of July holiday weekend. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/weather/article316333357.html/video-embed 56 2026-06-30T20:32:45Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316319305.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/cf308e79-8442-4477-9dc9-e0210397d99b/1_th.jpg Bed bugs shut down DMV office in Durham The DMV driver’s license office on South Miami Boulevard in Durham is expected to remain closed until July 13 after a customer brought bed bugs into the building. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316319305.html/video-embed 110 2026-06-29T22:47:24Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316291672.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/7c58c23a-c47b-4f90-a2a9-ee41c9923d74/1_th.jpg We tasted hushpuppies at a selection of Durham restaurants. Here are our thoughts. The News & Observer's Drew Jackson and Twumasi Duah-Mensah taste hushpuppies from Jean's By The Sea, Bullock's Bar-B-Cue, Cook Out and Saltbox Seafood Joint in Durham. https://www.newsobserver.com/living/food-drink/article316291672.html/video-embed 144 2026-06-29T14:58:00Z no https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article301778789.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/10e45f7a-38ac-4c3b-9720-0a982dacb76d/1_th.jpg Family of Durham father killed in suspected road-rage shooting on I-40 speaks out The family of a Durham man who was shot and killed while driving to work on I-40 early Friday morning spoke with our media partner, ABC11, in 2025. Ricardo Baez Cardenas, the 35-year-old shot to death in a suspected case of road rage, leaves behind three brothers and two children, a 12-year-old son and an 8-year-old daughter. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/crime/article301778789.html/video-embed 146 2025-03-10T15:02:16Z no 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/article316285773.html https://img.thecontentserver.com/054c0701-94a5-4c8c-89de-fb0a06b08905/3_th.jpg The heat is on in the Triangle for the week of July 4th Watch the ABC11 weather forecast for the next 10 days with temperatures heading into the triple digits in parts of North Carolina. https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/article316285773.html/video-embed 85 2026-06-26T17:43:27Z no