Two men were shot in the 4400 block of Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard on Oct. 4. One of the men died, and now Durham police are searching for a vehicle believed to be tied to the case.

Police are searching for 16-year-old Mikal Jones, who was last seen on Sunday around noon in the 1700 block of Sykes Street in Burlington.

A northeast Raleigh neighborhood and part of Fayetteville are assessing the damage after at least five tornadoes were confirmed to have struck Central North Carolina on Sunday.

Photos captured by WRAL viewers on Oct. 11, 2026, show weather-related crashes, damage to fences and buildings, cars stranded in standing water, uprooted trees and more.

By glancing at the color of the WRAL Weather Tower Light, you can quickly understand what's happening with the weather.

Hurricane Isaias has left nearly 396,000 customers without power across the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama. The storm, which hit as a Category 2 hurricane near Destin, Florida, has been linked to at least four deaths. Two people died when trees fell on homes in Florida and Alabama. The st...

Livestream from WRAL's DUALDoppler5000 and Fayetteville Doppler radars. Video switches every 15 seconds between Central and Eastern North Carolina, Wake County and Sandhills areas.

NEW YORK (AP) — Maybe President Donald Trump really does believe that “tariff” is the most beautiful word in the dictionary.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years after his release from prison, Patrick Dewayne Smith spends Sundays with his family in a modest brick church with a white steeple in rural Tennessee. He works two jobs. He goes to ball games to cheer for nieces and nephews he had never met. After serving 13 years for a...

Pope Leo XIV has announced he will undergo surgery to remove a nodular lesion on his lung. The lesion was found at an early stage and is well-localized. The Vatican said Sunday the surgery is scheduled for the first days of the week, with a recovery time of about a week. Leo, who is 71 and physic...

Wake County voters will decide whether to give the public school system money to fix up schools. But it won’t pay as much for new ones — a change from bonds approved in decades past.

Police said the man was trying to break into the woman's apartment when her brother intervened and shot him in what appeared to be self-defense.

According to arrest reports, councilman Timothy Jerome Walker Jr. is facing two gun charges after bringing a gun on NC Central's campus in Durham.

Georgia Tech notched a 28-25 upset victory over Duke at Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday. Duke kicker Gavin Strange missed a 33-yard field goal wide left with five seconds remaining.

Most of our area has now been in a drought for a year. WRAL Meteorologist Chris Michaels said it's going to take more than Isaias' remnants to exit this long-term drought.

Officers were called to Maloney Avenue and Lamon Street to respond to a shooting. When they arrived, they said they found a male victim had been shot.

Gio Lopez threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in Wake Forest’s 38-14 win over N.C. State on Saturday.

Police arrested 42-year-old Kelly Langley on Saturday. He is accused of assault, sexual battery, extortion, soliciting alms and possessing drug paraphernalia.

ExxonMobil and BP America are participating in the emergency exchange and must return any burrowed crude oil with additional premium barrels in 2027. It said this should help with immediate supply issues from Isaias.

The Tar Heels looked a little shaky to start the game, but soon found their footing against Pittsburgh.

A woman in Florida and a man in Alabama both have died from fallen trees from Isaias.

Christa Pike, who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her by lethal injection, has been moved back to prison. That is according to a statement by her attorneys released Saturday. The statement says Pike is back at the women’s prison where she was housed for 30 years. Pike survived two doses o...

The Franklin County Sheriff's Department is investigating a double homicide.

Nine people are dead in a shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, Friday night, including the suspected shooter.

Police officers were called to reports of a shooting on a GoDurham bus around 10:20 p.m. along North Roxboro and Edwards streets. When they arrived, they found men with gunshot wounds.

A day after a devastating fire in Durham, residents are sharing what they experienced, raising questions about the building’s conditions and thanking the responding fire crews, especially Andrew Brokes.

A judge maintained a $2 million bond for former NC State sports medicine director Robert Murphy during his first Wake County court appearance Friday, more than two weeks after his arrest on 32 sex crime charges involving allegations from former male student-athletes.

North Carolina Treasurer Brad Briner is suing Atrium Health over new payment strategies he says could endanger the financial health of the State Health Plan, which insures 750,000 state workers and others.

According to the Durham Police Department, officers were called to reports of a shooting around 7:50 p.m. on Saturday at Sherron Road. When they arrived, they found a man, later identified as 23-year-old Daveon Thompson, with a gunshot wound.

Authorities confirmed Riverside High School in Durham was under lockdown on Friday afternoon. It was the third such incident of the week.

The issue of a missing blood sample was the focus of testimony on Friday in Durham County Court during the murder trial of UNC-Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth.

Sanford and Lee County officials are considering economic incentives worth up to $8.4 million for companies planning factories for healthcare, food-service and energy products. They’re the latest in a string of major economic development deals for the area.

A physical education teacher at Aversboro Elementary School faces multiple charges after allegedly teaching first-grade students while under the influence of alcohol and THC, according to court documents.

Robert Murphy remained in a Florida jail Friday after waiving extradition during a first court appearance a day earlier. It is unclear when he will be brought to Wake County to appear before a judge.

Triangle Food Guy Sean Lennard has the latest on several new restaurants coming to the Triangle. Plus, several foodie events coming this month.

Gas stations still have fuel on hand that they paid taxes on, so it’s unlikely prices would immediately drop if the bill becomes law. It could be days or weeks until they buy the new, cheaper fuel that would become available with the tax breaks.

Testimony continues Friday in the murder trial of Faith Hedgepeth.

I realize that everyone has a different experience with mental health, but I wanted to share what my journey has been like. I will dive into what I experienced during my first panic attack, the process of getting the help I need, and some resources that are available for mental health.

Hurricane Isaias will make landfall Friday evening. How North Carolina is preparing for potential storm effects.

Having a hurricane survival kit prepared can help you and your family stay safe and comfortable if a hurricane hits.

A gas tax repeal would cost North Carolina hundreds of millions of dollars if Gov. Josh Stein signs a bill approved by lawmakers. But how much will trickle down from gas station companies to drivers at the pump?

Several additional families have come forward about burial mix-ups at Montlawn Memorial Park, similar to a series of initial reports by WRAL Investigates.

A Pitt County woman whose two trained dogs were fatally shot by a state trooper in 2024 has publicly released video of the incident despite a court order restricting its distribution, saying she is determined to seek justice for her dogs.

The Wake school board plans to hold an in-depth conversation about the proposal, featuring a presentation from the school district, during its facilities committee Oct. 13. A vote on the project would likely be Oct. 20

Republican nominee Michael Whatley has trailed Democratic nominee Roy Cooper in polls and fundraising in North Carolina’s 2026 U.S. Senate race. Whatley currently doesn’t have any campaign-financed television ads reserved through the end of the election.

After Hedgepeth’s roommate, Karena Rosario, and her friend, Marisol Rangel, testified about finding her body, prosecutors played the 911 call Rosario made in 2012. “I just walked into my apartment, and my friend is like, unconscious,” Rosario said on the call through tears.

Testimony Thursday in the Faith Hedgepeth murder trial focused on discrepancies in her roommate's account of the night she died, including a friend's claim that he saw what appeared to be blood on the roommate's finger hours before Hedgepeth's body was discovered.

The Pour House, a popular music venue in downtown Raleigh, was vandalized multiple times this week.

The Durham County murder trial for the man accused of killing UNC student Faith Hedgepeth is moving forward.

A former Marine and wounded Iraq War veteran will face the death penalty in a September 2025 mass shooting in North Carolina that left three people dead. Nigel Max Edge is charged with three counts of murder for allegedly piloting a small boat up to a waterfront bar in Southport, North Carolina, ...