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Weird crime story of the day, Part 2: A recently appointed Republican elections official resigns after being charged with putting narcotics in the Dairy Queen Blizzards of his granddaughters in NC. Story by @kyleingram.bsky.social.
State Auditor Dave Boliek, who appointed the county elections chair, asked for his resignation following charges of drugging granddaughters’ ice cream.
Weird crime story of the day, Part 1: A Durham pastor who called himself “Jesus’ Best Friend" is accused of forcing people to work in a call center -- unpaid and in horrible conditions -- to raise money he spent on luxury cars, jet skis and ATVs. Story by Josh Shaffer.
The 53-year-old who called himself “Apostle,” apprehended in Durham, bought a Rolls Royce and other cars with money “armor bearers” collected at call-centers.
Former intern @shelbyswanson.bsky.social is now back with us full-time as a sports reporter. And we couldn't be happier. Get to know her.
The News & Observer hired a new sports reporter this summer. Shelby Swanson joins the staff and will be focusing on UNC athletics.
The Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill remains closed after last week's fire. The latest from @tammygrubb.bsky.social, including more about the suspected arsonist, who was well-known in the town music scene.
The early morning fire forced about 50 people to flee the luxury hotel on East Franklin Street.
"There was always something a little off about the Mudcats, who carved out a place among old tobacco fields ... in the middle of nowhere, became a model minor-league franchise and then slowly withered on the stalk." Nice column about Muddy's farewell from @lukedecock.bsky.social.
The Carolina Mudcats are moving to Wilson, but they were once bigger than the Durham Bulls, and they changed sports marketing forever.
How do you build a new airport runway? It starts with dirt. A WHOLE LOT OF DIRT. Richard Stradling explains.
Contractors have begun moving dirt and crushed rock to smooth out the undulating landscape near Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s main runway.
The weekly Open Source business newsletter from @skyoutbriout.bsky.social is always an entertaining read. Particularly this week as he reports from Waffle House ahead of National Waffle Day. (And I learned NC is behind only Georgia and Florida in the number of Waffle Houses.)
Ahead of National Waffle Day, The N&O intrepidly visits two area Waffle Houses to hear what customers think about the economy.
A longtime voice of the @ncstate.bsky.social Wolfpack will retire at the end of football season. @jwatsonfisher.bsky.social has details.
He graduated from NC State and has spent nearly 30 years working with the Wolfpack Sports Network.
"This should be your jolt into reality." @annamroman.bsky.social sensitively and accurately reports a difficult story.
“This happened to me now, and I care to make sure that this does not happen to anybody else.”
The latest on the bizarre story out of Chapel Hill today, from @chantalallam.bsky.social and Kaitlin McKeown.
A second fire in Orange County on Friday moring, in downtown Carrboro, appears unrelated..