Carolina Observer

10/04/2024

Matty Sheets, a cornerstone of the Triad music community, has died.

10/04/2024

10/02/2024

A Wake County man, Eddie Hunnell, became a hero when he risked his own life to save a woman from raging floodwaters in Ashe County.

10/02/2024

Many in the community are venturing out to begin cleaning up from the devastating effects from Hurricane Helene. Boone Fire wants to remind everyone of a few important details to

10/02/2024

“I thought, ‘This can’t be true.’ I just laughed. I laughed. And this morning I woke up weeping. ... Then I couldn’t do anything but weep," Jim Morgan said.

10/01/2024

Spruce Pine is a major global supplier of high-purity quartz. It’s an essential ingredient for microchips and solar panels.

09/30/2024

Hundreds of thousands of people in western North Carolina still are without power, and many don't have cell service as of Sunday. Some areas are underwater, leaving roads closed and residents trapped.

09/29/2024

Deaths have been reported in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina and Virginia.

The Southeast is grappling with widespread devastation after Helene made landfall Thursday as the strongest hurricane on record to slam into Florida’s Big Bend region and tore through multiple states, killing at least 64 people, knocking out power to millions and trapping families in floodwaters. ...

09/28/2024

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09/28/2024

"We'll get back to you in a little bit," he said to the camera. "I'm going to see if I can help this lady out a little bit more, you guys."

09/28/2024

Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across the southeastern U.S. on Friday, snapping trees like twigs, tearing apart homes and sending rescue crews on desperate missions.

09/28/2024

Flooding in Asheville, western North Carolina after Helene

These social media posts show some of the extent of the flooding around western North Carolina

09/20/2024

The FTC lawsuit contends Caremark Rx, Express Scripts and OptumRx engaged "in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices," leading to the artificial price inflation as well as impairing access to lower cost drugs, and shifting "high insulin list prices to vulnerable patients," according to a statement issued Friday.

In a lawsuit, the FTC accused Optum Rx, Caremark and Express Scripts of creating "a broken rebate system that inflated insulin drug prices, boosting PBM (prescription drug benefit managers) profits at the expense of vulnerable patients."

09/19/2024

Giant, flying Joro spiders make creepy arrival in Pennsylvania just in time for Halloween

These creepy-looking spiders have been seen in Bucks County in eastern Pennsylvania, according to experts tracking the critters.

09/19/2024

09/17/2024

Local law enforcement reported that in Bolivia, North Carolina, more than 3 feet of water covered the parking lot at the Brunswick County courthouse while waist-deep water turned roads into rivers in Carolina Beach.

Roads and cars disappeared underwater as a tropical rainstorm brought nonstop rain to parts of southeast North Carolina Monday.

09/12/2024

Attempted Brinks truck robbery in Whitsett leaves suspect dead.

A suspect is dead after trying to break into a Brink’s truck.

08/24/2024

Tiny House Community Development, Inc. is a local 501c3 Nonprofit organization building tiny house c

08/08/2024

SERVICE ALERT: Generators are being deployed to the following intersections to deal with traffic light outages:
- Benjamin & Green Valley
- Benjamin & Elam
- Holden & Wendover
- Holden & Spring Garden
Residents should avoid driving unless necessary.

08/08/2024

Tropical Storm Debby should make its trek through North Carolina on Thursday, bringing heavy rains and potential flooding, forecasters say.

When North Carolina can expect to see rain and how long it’s expected to last.

08/07/2024

Tropical Storm Debby is making its way to Charlotte, but check out this absolutely STUNNING photo of last night's sunset over Lake Norman.

📸: Bob Miller