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Two North Carolina venues participated in the program. www.newsobserver.com/entertainmen...

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Duke, WakeMed, UNC and Novant all proposed creating new acute care beds and operating rooms in North Carolina’s most populous county. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...

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Though fluoride is seen as beneficial by medical experts, its use in drinking water has sparked a debate. www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...

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Charles Bess was a busboy when four Black college students defied the segregated lunch counter. This documentary shares his experience. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...

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The Biden administration pledged $110 million to help build the Alligator River bridge. The Trump administration has put the money on hold. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Charlotte-area school grants cut after Department of Education claims they promote DEI. CMS lost 3 grants totaling over $5 million in 2025 & 2026, including 1 grant partially funding an advanced teacher training program. (Via @rebeccanoel.bsky.social) #nced www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/e...

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New: Teachers may lose their jobs and not get bonuses due to the grants being abruptly cut by the Department of Education. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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Federal officials provided little information about immigration operations in the Triangle and across the state. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...

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“Vladimir Putin needs to be stopped in his acts of aggression, and I believe that firmly,” U.S. Rep. Tim Moore, R-NC, tells The Charlotte Observer. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Dave Boliek is poised to become the only state auditor in the country responsible for overseeing elections. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Who won the snow lottery in NC’s 3rd winter storm? www.newsobserver.com/news/weather...

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New: The case will instead go to the North Carolina Court of Appeals, where Griffin currently sits as a judge. He told The N&O he won’t participate in his own case. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Sen. Thom Tillis speaks out against Russian President Vladimir Putin and the carnage in Ukraine with a Senate floor speech just one day after President Donald Trump criticizes the Ukrainian president. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Keep track of which local school systems, colleges and universities are modifying schedules for Friday, Feb. 21. www.newsobserver.com/news/weather...

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Read what to do if you see a group of dead or sick birds. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...

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A year after awarding $1.1 billion for the first leg of the Raleigh-to-Richmond rail corridor, the U.S. Department of Transportation has put the grant on hold. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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The newest season is set in Thailand but NC’s biggest college rivals figured fairly prominently in the premiere. We go deep with some analysis. www.newsobserver.com/entertainmen...

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The autopsy has been ongoing for months now, but after last night’s thumping at the hands of the flawed-in-their-own-way Tar Heels, it will take precedence over the actual basketball that remains for NC State. The future is all the Wolfpack has left. www.newsobserver.com/sports/spt-c...

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A great horned owl found dead in Cary tested positive for bird flu after a resident reported seeing multiple bird carcasses by their pond. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...

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To help bring people and jobs back, Mountain True leads quest to pull jumbles of debris from Western North Carolina’s once-pristine river. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/a...

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Regulators received 9 proposals to add acute care beds, operating rooms or both from the region’s three big hospital systems — Duke Health, WakeMed and UNC Health — and from one aspiring newcomer, Winston-Salem-based Novant Health. #wakepol www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...

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In the Senate HELP Committee this morning where members will decide whether to move forward the nomination of NC native Linda McMahon to lead the Department of Education. #ncpol

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North Carolinians say they have struggled to reach their lawmakers to voice their concerns about Elon Musk and his access through DOGE. When they do get in touch, here’s what they’ve been told. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Attorney David McKenzie, who sued the UNC Board of Trustees last summer and won a settlement over public records violations, is suing again over UNC’s efforts to hide legal billing records. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...

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A much-anticipated winter storm arrived in North Carolina Wednesday, with big fluffy flakes blanketing the region along with sleet and freezing rain. Here are photos from The News & Observer's photojournalists of scenes from the storm. www.newsobserver.com/news/weather...

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Wake County has got some website issues now, but schools will remain closed on Thursday due to the inclement weather. Additional makeup days will be announced. #wcpss #nced

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Here are the makeup days that will be used because the Wake County school system will be closed Thursday due to inclement weather. #wcpss #nced

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Our list of school closings in the Triangle continues to be updated, including in Wake County. www.newsobserver.com/news/weather...

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New: The Tar Heels and Wolfpack are set to play Wednesday in Chapel Hill, but snow continues to fall across the Triangle. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...

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Filed Tuesday, the bill would effectively end one of the state’s largest recent programs — one that has split North Carolina GOP leaders. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Snow is falling across much of the Triangle this afternoon. Here's what to expect in the hours ahead, from Martha Quillin.

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The speech went viral after an extremist social media site accused her of going on ‘a rant against Trump.’ www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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Tax cuts are among the differences between Democratic Gov. Josh Stein and Republican legislative leaders. #ncpol www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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After school board member Sam Hershey garnered national attention, a fellow board member and the community criticized his speech. www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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What am I if not a responsible NC higher ed reporter for fact-checking the UNC/Duke admissions timelines referenced in the new season of White Lotus? www.newsobserver.com/entertainmen...

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“Essentially, overnight, our work got stopped, and so our revenues got stopped,” a local business owner told The N&O. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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Will a new Wake County school be named Lizard Lick? Here’s why the decision is on hold. Wake will do a 2nd community survey after 1st one mistakenly included a name option that shouldn’t have been listed. #wcpss #nced #wakepol www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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The free parking is currently offered in certain garages downtown. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/c...

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New: ‘Just freeze it.’ Why NC Gov. Josh Stein wants to pause tax cuts, and Republicans don’t #ncpol Read more at: www.newsobserver.com/news/politic...

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The Tar Heels and Wolfpack are set to play Wednesday in Chapel Hill, but snow, sleet and freezing rain is in the forecast, and Gov. Josh Stein has declared a state of emergency. www.newsobserver.com/sports/colle...

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Here’s the latest NWS forecast for snow, sleet and freezing rain -- when and where we’ll get the most. www.newsobserver.com/news/weather...

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Keep track of which local school systems, colleges and universities are modifying schedules the week of Feb. 17. www.newsobserver.com/news/weather...

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Wake County reports rise in students being physically restrained and secluded. Wake says it's due to more accurate reporting rather than greater use of those practices. Wake hopes to retain a federal mental health it thinks can reduce issues. #wcpss #nced www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

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The restaurant’s legacy includes James Beard attention and bold flavor memories. www.newsobserver.com/living/food-...

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