5+ hour, 45+ min ago   (70+ words) News & Observer A quarter of North Carolina students no longer attend traditional public schools, and 11 more charter schools are seeking approval to open. The shift is intensifying competition for students and raising questions about the impact on district systems. FULL…...

6+ hour, 40+ min ago   (154+ words) newsobserver.com Here are key takeaways: - State lawmakers have created excused school absences for students working on a farm and for those taking part in agricultural and equestrian events. - Under the new state law, schools must allow students up to…...

10+ hour, 10+ min ago   (585+ words) Shame on you for putting North Carolina’s service members in harm’s way. Shame. On. You. Linda C. Belans, Durham Wake County Schools budget for the year just ended was $3.3 Billion dollars. That’s just Wake County, not the entire state. Three…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (700+ words) An organization that started with a pop-up coffee shop is now creating a clubhouse in downtown Chapel Hill for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A January grand opening is planned for the B3 Clubhouse at 308 W. Rosemary St., according to a…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (471+ words) The metabolism protocol, better known online as the 30-30-30 rule, has surged from a 2010 Tim Ferriss habit hack into a mainstream morning routine amplified by biohacker Gary Brecka. Here is what dietitians, physicians and major health institutions are actually saying about…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (871+ words) The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services is making 988 signs to increase awareness of the suicide and crisis lifeline. NCDHHS announced at a Tuesday news conference it is partnering with the state Department of Administration to install 988 signs in state…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (316+ words) Readers of The News & Observer had plenty to weigh in on last week, from a misleading political attack ad to new rules governing your mail-in ballot. Here are five stories that drove the biggest conversations in the comments from Aug....

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (572+ words) More charter schools want to open in North Carolina during a time when school choice is having major impacts on traditional public schools in some counties. On Tuesday, the North Carolina Charter Schools Review Board began reviewing the applications from…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (274+ words) A daily look at some of The News & Observer headlines on this date in past years. In 2006, fans of a beloved coastal attraction could take home slices of history. Sportsman’s Pier towered over Atlantic Beach for decades. As it prepared…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (10+ words) Raleigh News & Observer...