Statewide and in Wake County, proficiency rates on state exams exceeded 2019 pre-pandemic levels for the first time.

The late-summer heat wave forced an abrupt end to the school day at Hillside High School in Durham. Students were dismissed at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday after the building’s HVAC system broke under the ...

Cameron Avenue in front of the Carolina Inn, during a protest by several hundred people against the G20 Innovation Ministerial conference on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert ...

Chapel Hill police have identified an 85-year-old man who drowned Tuesday after swimming in a neighborhood lake. A 911 caller ...

The News & Observer’s searchable database lists the state test results and letter grade for every North Carolina public ...

Among the featured virtual speakers at the UNC Carolina Inn gathering were SpaceX founder Elon Musk and Meta founder Mark ...

HBCU football's MEAC/SWAC Challenge grew its television audience in 2026 while navigating a new, more crowded opening-weekend ...

After being dethroned as Miss North Carolina USA and suing for defamation, Brittany Boltinhouse is back in pageantry — this ...

The NC Department of Transportation doesn’t expect eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 will be fully rebuilt in Pigeon River Gorge until late 2029.

At 1:32 p.m. on Wednesday, the NWS Blacksburg VA issued a heat advisory valid for Thursday between 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. for ...

On Wednesday at 12:04 p.m. the NWS Greenville-Spartanburg SC reported an air quality alert in effect until 8 p.m. for Gaston ...