The News & Observer

The News & Observer

The News & Observer, commonly referred to as the N&O, serves as the primary daily newspaper for the Research Triangle region in North Carolina. Located in Raleigh, it also provides coverage for nearby areas such as Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill. The newspaper enjoys a significant readership across much of the eastern part of the state, extending beyond Winston-Salem. It ranks as the second-largest newspaper in North Carolina, following The Charlotte Observer. Over the years, the N&O has earned three Pulitzer Prizes, with the latest awarded in 1996 for its in-depth, computer-assisted investigation into the hog industry in North Carolina.

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  • 1 day ago | newsobserver.com | Ned Barnett

    Toyota is building its first electric car battery manufacturing plant in Randolph County, about 20 miles southeast of Greensboro. North Carolina has led the nation in clean energy investment since the Inflation Reduction Act became law in 2022. Toyota The that hammered much of the U.S. may not have been directly caused by climate change, but it sure made people think about it.

  • 1 day ago | newsobserver.com | Luke DeCock

    North Carolina guard Seth Trimble (7) drives to the basket against San Diego State's Wayne McKinney III (3) and Miles Byrd (21) in the first half during the NCAA First Four on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 at the University of Dayton Arena in Dayton, Ohio. [email protected] The tweet went out on a Thursday afternoon in May, a routine announcement of a nonconference basketball game more than seven months away.

  • 2 days ago | newsobserver.com | Kristen Johnson

    If you're new to the Triangle area, it might come as a surprise that Raleigh-Durham International Airport is not in a hyphenated city called "Raleigh-Durham."What could be even more surprising is that, despite being named after the region's two largest cities, the airport has a Morrisville address, even though it technically lies outside town limits. The name of the airport, which serves over 15 million travelers a year, has sparked debate before.

  • 2 days ago | newsobserver.com | Ben Gibson

    Terri Blankenship's work with Iredell County's Emergency Medical Services puts her on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic. As a peer support specialist, she helps people with mental health and substance use recovery. Sometimes that means reaching out to people who survived an overdose. Recently, she did just that, but the person she called indicated they were not ready to begin the steps toward recovery. Then Blankenship's phone rang. It was the same number she had just called.

  • 2 days ago | newsobserver.com | Ben Gibson

    Statesville's Assistant to the City Manager Matthew Pierce will soon leave the position to take over as the new downtown business and development manager for the Downtown Statesville Development Corporation. The corporation announced the move earlier this month as it also undergoes its transformation from an independent organization to a quasi-governmental partnership with the city.