Travis Long

3 weeks ago | heraldsun.com | Travis Long

Volunteer Katie Nolfo walks with 3-year-old ‘Skye,’ one of many dogs available for adoption, Friday June 23, 2023 at the Wake County Animal Center in Raleigh. [email protected] The Wake County Animal Center will no longer allow children to enter the adoption area of its shelter. The decision to ban those under 18 from the adoption floor comes less than a week after a woman said a dog at the shelter bit her daughter, according to WRAL.

Feb 19, 2025 | newsobserver.com | Ethan Hyman |Scott Sharpe |Travis Long

The Triangle got its third snowfall of 2025 Wednesday afternoon. Generally, the National Weather Service says, the northern part of the state along the Virginia border, will see the heaviest snowfall, with 3 to 6 inches possible along the northernmost section of the Interstate 95 corridor. The middle will get the heaviest ice, with up to a quarter-inch possible in areas mostly south and east of Raleigh. Southeastern N.C. will get mostly rain.

Nov 4, 2024 | newsobserver.com | Travis Long

Supporters of Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump stand during the National Anthem during a campaign rally at Dorton Arena in Raleigh on Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, one day before Election Day. [email protected] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump finished up three days of campaigning in the key state of North Carolina with a rally Monday at Dorton Arena in Raleigh.

Oct 11, 2024 | newsobserver.com | Travis Long |Robert Willett |Ethan Hyman

Volunteers organized by grassroots group BeLoved Asheville haul gray water to help residents in low-income independent living facilities, with no running water, flush their toilets on Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. About half of Asheville's water customers were still without running water this week because the remnants of Hurricane Helene ripped apart the city's distribution system.

Oct 9, 2024 | newsobserver.com | Travis Long

Troops from the 101st Airborne Division Air Assault Division used lightweight all-terrain vehicles to deliver supplies out of Maggie Valley, N.C. into areas in and around Soco Gap, N.C. isolated by flooding from Helene. The soldiers, from the division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team traveled up narrow dirt roads in Infantry Squad Vehicles while delivering water, food, toiletries, and other aid to residents. The unit is deployed as part of the Army's 18th Airborne Corps response to Helene.