Rachel Ross and her mother Debra Riley bow their heads after placing a teddy bear and four balloons on the porch of the home of Wellington Dickens III in Zebulon, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Dickens faces four charges of murder in the deaths of his children 6-year-old Leah Dickens, 9-year-old Zoe Dickens, 10-year-old Wellington Dickens IV and 18-year-old Sean Brasfield, his stepson.
Ethan Hyman
ehyman@newsobserver.com
Here’s a curated selection of moments across North Carolina as captured through the lens of The News and Observer visual journalists. This feature can be seen in Sunday’s newspaper, as well as in our online Edition. See it at eedition.newsobserver.com.
North Carolina wide receiver Kobe Paysour (8) fumbles the ball as he crosses the goal line, turning the ball over to Virginia on a touchback, in the first quarter on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
N.C. State Chancellor Kevin Howell speaks after he took the oath of office during his installation ceremony at Reynolds Coliseum in Raleigh, N.C. Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
The Jonas Brothers bring their “Jonas 20: Greetings From Your Hometown Tour” to Raleigh, N.C.’s Lenovo Center, Wednesday night, Oct. 29, 2025. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com
North Carolina’s Kyan Evans and Winston-Salem State’s Jaiden Thompson scramble for a loose ball during the first half of the Tar Heels’ exhibition game on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
The moon peeks behind riders on the State Fair Flyer at the N.C. State Fair in Raleigh, N.C., on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com
The Jonas Brothers bring their “Jonas 20: Greetings From Your Hometown Tour” to Raleigh, N.C.’s Lenovo Center, Wednesday night, Oct. 29, 2025. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com
