The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig, laboratory access at Raleigh science museum

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

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The Rapid Fingerprint Identification device is being used in City/County Bureau of Identification in Wake and Durham. Officials put a person’s finger on the machine and it is able to match the fingerprint with the person’s name and booking photo.

RALEIGH, N.C. — New technology is helping investigators identity suspects more easily.

The Rapid Fingerprint Identification device is being used in City/County Bureau of Identification in Wake and Durham. Officials put a person’s finger on the machine and it is able to match the fingerprint with the person’s name and booking photo.

“With this, if they’ve been arrested in Wake County or Durham County…then the ID would be made out in the field by the officers within a matter of minutes,” CCBI Director Sam Pennica said.

The Rapid Fingerprint Identification device is being used in City/County Bureau of Identification in Wake and Durham. 

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Device helps officers ID suspects

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CCBI Deputy Director Andy Parker said the new technology puts identification information right at the finger tips of officers investigating a crime or trying to ID a body.

“It’s searching based on biometrics,” Parker said. “This is unbiased, objective data.”

Parker used the device to identify a body found in a wooded area last December.  “We were able to figure out who he was,” Parker said.

CCBI agents are testing two Rapid ID devices. They have applied for a federal grant to purchase more units. Officials said the goal is to outfit other officers in Wake and Durham counties with the devices by the end of the year.

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Device helps authorities quickly ID suspects

Students told WRAL News they heard multiple gunshots on the campus of Shaw University in downtown Raleigh on Tuesday.

74-year-old charged with shooting at man on Shaw University campus, police say

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Dozens of people are being forced to leave a homeless encampment on a strip of land along the Raleigh and Garner border, not far from the highway.

'Nowhere else to go:' Dozens forced out of homeless encampment along highway near Raleigh 

'Nowhere else to go:' Dozens living in encampment by Garner highway forced to move

A slow-moving cold front will bring light patchy rain to the Triangle Wednesday between 12 p.m. and 3 p.m.

Showers in store Wednesday as cold front approaches☔

Rain chances Wednesday

A Raleigh man is charged with the murder of his younger brother.




Man charged with murder of younger brother in Raleigh 

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A man who became a fugitive after a federal jury convicted him of assaulting police officers during the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison.

North Carolina man sentenced to six years in prison for attacking police with pole at Capitol

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School safety is a key issue for many people in North Carolina, and the subject is top-of-mind as the state heads toward the November elections. WRAL's coverage of the 2024 election includes unedited livestreams of candidate appearances, full interviews and fact-checks of statements on issues voters tell us they care about most.

Republican state schools superintendent candidate Michele Morrow hosts campaign event on school safety

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The Carolina Hurricanes scored 5 unanswered goals to steal Game 2 at home on Monday. What the win could mean for their ultimate goal this postseason, NFL Draft talk and more!

Canes magic, the Drake Maye debate and Uncle MJ in the sports moments of the week

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The No. 1 pick in the NFL draft already has traded hands, with Carolina sending it more than a year ago to Chicago in a trade to move up to take Bryce Young first overall in 2023.

First-round picks could be on the trading block on day 1 of the NFL draft

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Since his final NBA season playing for the Dallas Mavericks in 2021, JJ Redick has served as an analyst and basketball commentator for ESPN. 

Duke legend JJ Redick to interview for Hornets head coaching job, report says

JJ Redick and other Duke greats were honored at halftime during the Duke vs. Maryland game pm Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (Photo by: Will Bratton)

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Hurricanes were down big at home in the NHL playoffs, playing desperate hockey full of withering long shifts in the offensive zone as they tried to rally.