Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. Observer letter to the editor: If students are going to be forced to use computers for ...

Tennessee basketball and NC State will play at Bridgestone Arena on Dec. 6 in Nashville during the 2026-27 season. It will be part of a doubleheader that also features Georgia Tech against Murray ...

UNC Pembroke is partnering with five rural North Carolina school districts to address teacher shortages in the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) field. The public university is ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- A new national education report suggests students across the country are significantly behind in both reading and math performance. Researchers behind the Education Scorecard ...

A new list from WorldAtlas names 12 North Carolina towns that writers deemed perfect for a long weekend away. Founded in 1994 by cartographer John Moen and his wife, Chris Woolwine-Moen, WorldAtlas ...

North Carolina is working on a major overhaul of its math standards that state officials hope will better connect what students learn in the classroom to the real world. The state Department of Public ...

For the second time in as many years, NC State men's basketball is in search of a new coach. Following a 20-14 campaign which ended in the 2026 NCAA Tournament’s First Four play-in game, Will Wade ...

Nearly six years after a child was kidnapped in California, police confirmed that the missing child has been found safe in North Carolina. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that Karen Rojas, ...

Cyril Jefferson wins the Democratic primary. Race called by The Associated Press. Democratic Primary race called Election Day in-person Votes cast in person on Election Day Jefferson +0.31 53% of ...

SALISBURY, N.C. — Democratic voters in North Carolina's 6th Congressional District will choose their party's nominee for the the seat in the US House of Representatives in the March 3 primary. The ...