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Gov. Pat McCrory, Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane and Huntersville Mayor Jill Swain go On The Record about budget projections and how…

Teams from Raleigh Charter High School and the N.C. School of Science and Math compete in the championship round of the 2013 edition…

Kindness circles spread messages of hopes in surprising places, and boost the spirits of those who find them.

Reaction is pouring in from around the country today, about the Boy Scouts' decision to allow openly gay members. The opinions are…

Many longtime educators are up in arms over a provision in the Senate budget that would eliminate tenure for veteran teachers.

UNC and Vanderbilt are the only hospitals in the southeast to perform the EXIT procedure on babies between womb and birth.

Every Friday, 5 on Your Side highlights the top- and bottom-scoring restaurants in health inspections.

A huge piece of artwork in Cary may soon have a new home.

Students in Missouri have created a car powered by Twitter, Facebook and Instagram shares. As Alice Barr explains, the drivers are…

Lower gas prices could mean more people on North Carolina highways for the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Brian Shrader and Lisa Prince make blueberry cheesecake on Local Dish Friday, May 24, 2013.

Funerals have started for the 24 victims of the monster tornado that hit Moore, Okla. Monday. In every tragedy, however, there are…

After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for…

The father of a slain 5-year-old Fayetteville girl said he was pleased that jurors found Mario McNeill guilty on six of seven counts.

A Fayetteville man has been indicted on federal sex trafficking and child pornography charges, police said Friday.

The grill of a silver Chrysler constitutes a key piece of evidence in the hit-and-run death Friday of Hugh Bolton Johnson of Wilson…

Amanda McCoy, Miss Black North Carolina USA 2013, and Taylor Hunt, National Miss Black USA Princess, talk with WRAL about National…

A lemur from the Duke Lemur Center in Durham escaped its enclosure and was missing for about five hours Friday, May 24, 2013.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol is targeting drivers who text and email.

As crowds descend on Jordan Lake to swim, boat and fish over the Memorial Day weekend, environment groups are calling on state House…

Insurance will cover rebuilding, but Moore, Okla., must first clear miles of debris left after Monday's tornado.

John Marquis, Mike Kelly and two feathered friends talk with WRAL about the 25th annual Pet Bird Fair, being held Saturday, May 25,…

The family of a British soldier hacked to death on a London street fought back tears at a news conference Friday, calling 25-year-old…

Food allergies are petty common, but a boy in Virginia is allergic to every single food. Ezequiel Caalim has Eosinophilic…

An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a…

Parts of an airplane dropped from the sky and landed on an Atlanta-area home Thursday. No one was hurt, and the jet landed safely.

The rare sight of a gray seal along the North Carolina coast is making quite a splash with beach-goers and prompting officials to…

The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame in Kannapolis honors the state's rich musical history. Ben E. King, Roberta Flack, Ronnie…