As North Carolina officials look to reduce their use of solitary confinement, several mentally ill inmates have killed ...

Four NC public school football coaches earn six-figure salaries. Search The Observer’s database for earnings from across the state.

The NC Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Wednesday, May 28, 2025 results for ...

The Patriots’ pitching factory has a decent chance to produce four picks in the top three rounds over the past two years; 2024 second-rounder Ryan Johnson has already reached the majors with the ...

There are plenty of hideouts in the rugged terrain of the Ozark Mountains, from abandoned cabins to campsites in the vast forests where searchers are hunting for a convicted former police ...

Tennessee softball's Karlyn Pickens is one of the top pitchers in the country. But how hard does she pitch? Here's what to know.

Chinese students with offers from US universities expressed despair after Washington promised to start "aggressively" ...

This spring's graduates are walking into a world where the norms have been upended and into an uncertain job market and a tumultuous economy.

Anthony Barron was in the bathroom of his grandmother’s house when he felt the explosion around 4 p.m. The U.S. Army soldier had come back home after being deployed to Poland. He’d just stepped out of ...

Ethan Allen’s decision decades ago to make most of its couches, chairs and more in North America should be paying off as the rapidly shifting global trade environment roils others in the industry. So ...

As Virginia prepares to revise its academic benchmarks for students, a select group will consider how quickly the state ...