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Enjoy the warm weather now because it will change quickly 0:55

Enjoy the warm weather now because it will change quickly

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She's homeless and carless, but not hopeless 2:56

She's homeless and carless, but not hopeless

Record cold weather turns NC waterfalls into majestic ice sculptures 2:09

Record cold weather turns NC waterfalls into majestic ice sculptures

NC 'dreamer' waits for action from Congress 4:18

NC 'dreamer' waits for action from Congress

He says dinosaurs are not extinct. And he offers a photo, and a physicist, as evidence. 13:51

He says dinosaurs are not extinct. And he offers a photo, and a physicist, as evidence.

Recognizing signs of physical child abuse 0:54

Recognizing signs of physical child abuse

From child farm laborer to advocate 1:51

From child farm laborer to advocate

Cumberland County pastor arrested and charged with involuntary servitude with a child victim 0:52

Cumberland County pastor arrested and charged with involuntary servitude with a child victim

Do your part to stop the spread of flu at home 2:24

Do your part to stop the spread of flu at home

Man attempts ocean escape from Surf City Police, trailed by a shark 0:33

Man attempts ocean escape from Surf City Police, trailed by a shark

  • Meet Robyn Tomlin, The News & Observer's new executive editor

    Robyn Tomlin, the new executive editor of The News & Observer in Raleigh, talks about her love of journalism and her ties to North Carolina.

Meet Robyn Tomlin, The News & Observer's new executive editor

Robyn Tomlin, the new executive editor of The News & Observer in Raleigh, talks about her love of journalism and her ties to North Carolina.
Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
NC 'dreamer' waits for action from Congress

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NC 'dreamer' waits for action from Congress

Hector RIvera Suarez, the student body president at Guilford College, traveled to Washington this week to advocate for an immigration deal for those who arrived in the U.S. as children. Rivera Suarez's protected status will expire on Jan. 21, which would end his dream of becoming a teacher.

She's homeless and carless, but not hopeless

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She's homeless and carless, but not hopeless

Vanezza Bates, 31, has been homeless for several months. She and her daughter sleep on couches and floors at relatives' homes. Her car was repossessed. But she is hopeful that she will find work and a home for her three children. Homelessness in Wake County increased in 2017, although it declined in North Carolina overall, and Wake County schools are serving more homeless children.

Can you see a pterodactyl in this video?

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Can you see a pterodactyl in this video?

Cynthia Lee, 20, says she has seen pterosaur-like creatures three times in Raleigh since June. The third, she said she captured in this video while taking an Uber ride to work. Lee drew a sketch of the flying creature she says she saw.

Raleigh homeless robbed

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Raleigh homeless robbed

A homeless couple in Raleigh has endured single-digit temperatures since thieves, likely homeless, stole their heater.

Frozen alligators thaw out as North Carolina temperatures rise

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Frozen alligators thaw out as North Carolina temperatures rise

Alligators at The Shallotte River Swamp Park in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, had a chance to thaw out and sun themselves after temperatures rose above freezing on January 9. The American alligators survived the freeze by staying in the water with their snouts sticking out. The park wrote in a blog post on Saturday that the cold-blooded gators could endure temperatures by slowing their metabolism in a hibernation-like process called brumation.

How NC alligators behave when their swamp is frozen over

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How NC alligators behave when their swamp is frozen over

A North Carolina “swamp park” has posted a video explaining how alligators survive in a frozen pond and it’s both creepy and bizarre. The cold-blooded devils essentially allow themselves to be frozen in place, with their noses just above the surface, according to a video posted on Facebook by Shallotte River Swamp Park.