An oak leaf in the afternoon sunshine, takes on an autumnal glow, on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 along Durham-Chapel Hill Blvd. in Durham, N.C.
Robert Willett
rwillett@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.
A Border Patrol agent gives a man a thumbs up after checking his identification on Fox Ridge Drive in Southeast Raleigh, N.C. Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. The man was not taken into custody. Scott Sharpe ssharpe@newsobserver.com
More than 100 Durham School of the Arts students stage a walkout Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, to protest recent immigration enforcement arrests carried out by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Durham. The walkout lasted less than an hour. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
A security guard operates an automatic sliding door while watching the parking lot outside the International Foods grocery on New Hope Church Road in Raleigh on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, after federal immigration enforcement agents were seen circulating the area in unmarked SUVs. Immigrant rights groups said federal agents detained at least 12 Triangle residents on Tuesday, including in Raleigh, Durham and Cary. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
Visitors tour the North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival during a preview event at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on Friday evening, Nov. 14, 2025. The festival opens to the public Nov. 15 and runs nightly through Jan. 11, featuring more than 40 new handcrafted lantern displays created by visiting Chinese artisans. Highlights include a 164-foot floating installation on Symphony Lake and interactive designs celebrating the festival’s 10th year. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com
N.C. Central head coach LeVelle Moton calls a time-out as he steps away from North Carolina guard Jonathan Powell (11), who reacts after sinking a three-point basket in the first half on Friday, November 14, 2025 at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
N.C. State’s Tre Holloman defends VCU’s Nyk Lewis during the first half of the Wolfpack’s game on Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown The News & Observer
