After Helene, North Carolina closed all 13 of its state parks west of Interstate 77. Now, after South Mountains State Park ...

We talk about upcoming Senate action on legislation about the attorney general and President Donald Trump’s executive orders; ...

Good morning and welcome to the Under the Dome newsletter. I’m Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan, our Capitol bureau chief. Thursdays are known as “Legislative Friday” because most weeks, that’s the day that ...

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) directing the US Department of Defense to build an “Iron Dome for America,” which is short hand for a next-generation missile defense shield for ...

On Wednesday night, Democratic Gov. Josh Stein will make the most important speech of his administration so far: the State of ...

The North Carolina Tar Heels are hosting the Duke Blue Devils Saturday night at the Dean E. Smith Center. The game starts at ...

Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of March 3, 2025. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief.

Barring a perfect run through the ACC tournament, it will be two missed NCAA Tournaments in three seasons for North Carolina, ...

SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. UNC Tar Heels on Saturday ...

While North Carolina kept it interesting, Duke escaped its rival on the road, closing out the regular season with a 82-69 win ...

The UNC basketball team brought its best effort tonight against archrival Duke, but fell cold in the second half. We deliver ...