Here’s a roundup of top stories from The News & Observer for Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026.

State lawmakers required school districts to eliminate DEI offices as part of a new state law that bans DEI in K-12 public ...

In Dolly Parton’s rural Appalachian home, life was as “peaceful as a baby’s sigh.” She would sing this line in one of her ...

Just 17 counties will have Sunday voting — a sharp decrease from 40 in the last midterm election. But that’s just one way to ...

Resident concerns over drones and privacy sent an Axon agreement to further review while another police-tech deal won ...

This marks the fifth time Raleigh has appeared on the Forbes retirement list since 2014. The city has also been recognized as ...

Walker Eget transferred to Duke from San Jose State after Darian Mensah left Duke for Miami and won the QB competition with ...

According to Milstead, Raleigh Water gave violation notices when a water customer used more than 748 gallons of water over ...

Raleigh’s mayor pushes back on death rumors, Scott Mason’s exit from WRAL: See what Triangle readers were talking about last ...

The business, owned by Evan Bush, has operated a gallery at 111 Old Williamson Road in Raleigh for three years. While keeping ...

A Cary WCPSS teacher had a bond hearing Tuesday morning to determine whether she’d be released from ICE custody in Georgia.

Dirty sodas are still soda, and the add-ins often push added sugar, calories and saturated fat higher without adding ...