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Raleigh News & Observer
PBS North Carolina announces merger to strengthen statewide programming
Public media organizations PBS NC and WTVI PBS Charlotte have announced a merger to preserve statewide educational media. The agreement between the Raleigh and Charlotte-based organizations will allow for public service programming in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg region to reach a statewide audience following approval by the Federal Communications Commission, according to the press release . “WTVI has been a trusted presence in living rooms across the Charlotte region, and I have deep respect for what the station has meant to its viewers, members and to the community,” David Crabtree, PBS North Carolina’s chief executive officer and general manager, said in the release. “Bringing WTVI into the PBS NC family means that everything WTVI has built now has a statewide stage.”
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This 8,000 Square Foot North Carolina Mosque Has A Stunning Dome Decorated Entirely By Hand
The part that stays with me is how long this place took to become real. Construction began in 2008, and the mosque slowly grew into a permanent home for its Muslim community. I find that patience more impressive than any single architectural detail. Families saved, planned, and kept building until...
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Raleigh News & Observer
How Cary's spending scandal is already shaping the 2027 mayor's race
The 2027 Cary mayoral race is taking shape unusually early, driven in part by the fallout from Town Hall’s spending controversy . Two former elected officials — former Morrisville Mayor Mark Stohlman and former Apex council member Scott Lassiter — are already campaigning to replace longtime Mayor Harold Weinbrecht, both arguing that Cary’s elected leaders failed to adequately oversee former Town Manager Sean Stegall. Weinbrecht, mayor since 2007, said on his blog in January that he intends to seek reelection. He has not faced a close race since defeating Michelle Muir 58%-41% in 2011. He ran unopposed in 2015 and 2023 and won 84% of the vote in 2019, meaning a three-way contest could become his most competitive reelection campaign in 16 years. Weinbrecht did not respond to an N&O interview request. On his blog, he has said he began questioning Stegall’s spending in fall 2025, contacted Cary’s outside auditor Nov. 14 and supported removing Stegall after staff raised additional concerns. He has also argued that Cary remains financially strong and that most of the roughly $24.2 million in town P-card transactions from Jan. 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2025, listed by the state auditor represented routine expenses. The council
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Raleigh News & Observer
Apex residents report foul odor. Officials still don't know what's causing it.
Love was in the air when Smith Warren and his girlfriend moved into their new home in southeastern Apex in August. But outside, something else was in the air: a foul smell resembling human waste. Within weeks of moving in, Warren began noticing the odor several times a week. “My partner, she will immediately go back inside when she smells it,” Warren said. On Sunday, Nov. 8, around 9 p.m., the couple was sitting on the porch at their home, near Pierce Olive Road and N.C. 540, when the smell suddenly returned. Both went indoors. When they came back about 30 minutes later, the odor was gone. Warren sometimes uses a fan to make sitting outside more tolerable. After reading about odor complaints near New Hill, Warren filed a complaint with Apex on Monday and spoke at Tuesday’s Town Council meeting. He said he has noticed the smell only near his home and that his neighbors have reported experiencing it too. Officials have not established whether the odors in his neighborhood and New Hill share a source. At the meeting, Water Resources Director Jonathan Jacobs said Apex and Cary still have not identified the source of New Hill’s recurring complaints,