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Behind every news story, there is a person, a family or a community. As we say farewell to 2011, we remember how neighbors tirelessly helped neighbors. We recall the people overcoming extraordinary circumstances, the tragic losses and the good that can rise out of bad.
Five seats on the Wake County Board of Education are up for grabs in October 2011.
This year, WRAL-TV anchors and reporters share their most memorable stories.
View an interactive of the museum's West Building.
State Board of Education member Kathy Taft, of Greenville, was attacked in a Raleigh home on March 6, 2010, and died three days later.
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Weather
An interactive tracking the latest snow storm news in the U.S., and providing insight into storm preparations, historical blizzards and "nor'easters" is now available
Southerners more accustomed to sunshine than snow began digging out Monday from a wintry blast that stranded drivers and air travelers, cut power to thousands of homes, and even forced Auburn University to cancel viewing parties for the national championship bowl game.
The air is cool and crisp. Fall is beautiful in North Carolina. Show us your colors.
Key ships stationed over BP's crippled well in the Gulf of Mexico were ordered to evacuate Thursday ahead of Tropical Storm Bonnie, and engineers have grown so confident in the leaky cap fixed to the well head that they will leave it closed while they are gone. Tropical Storm Bonnie, which blossomed over the Bahamas and was to enter the Gulf of Mexico by the weekend, could delay by another 12 days the push to plug the broken well for good using mud and cement, retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen and BP officials conceded. Even if it's not a direct hit, the rough weather will push back efforts to kill the well by at least a week.
National News
Key events in Iran's relations with the West.
An interactive timeline of the life and career of former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno.
A look at Wikipedia.
An interactive timeline of the visionary innovator Steve Jobs.
Tremors from a 5.9 magnitude earthquake centered northwest of Richmond, Va., were felt as far away as Michigan.
Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.
Bisso Marine, a fifth-generation family business in New Orleans and Houston, has salvaged some of the world's biggest shipwrecks.…
WRAL News recaps a week of testimony in the retrial of Jason Young and looks at how tuition increases will impact students within the…
We checked the inspection reports at some of your favorite date-night dining destinations.
Parents of Panther Creek High School freshmen are protesting plans to move the students from the school's campus to an office…
A woman who handled paperwork on vehicle registrations and license plates for 34 years in Lillington said Friday that she was an…
The new interim director for the troubled Wake County Animal Care, Control and Adoption Center said he plans to stay in the position…
The University of North Carolina Board of Governors on Friday passed President Tom Ross' recommended tuition hike plan that will…
Congressman G.K. Butterfield overcame bitter segregation to rise to a leadership position in the House of Representatives. However,…
Michelle Young met with a therapist before she was brutally beaten to death, and Michelle Young's mother painted a picture of a young…
Former Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was back in court this morning, where the judge set a tentative trial date May…
Comedian John Heffron taps into the funniest parts of his life in his shows, and he'll be doing it at Goodnight's Comedy Club in…
Disgraced Washington influence-peddler Jack Abramoff is in North Carolina this week to speak about the Capitol Hill corruption in…
Camp Johnson, which is part of Camp Lejeune, was the site of a turning point in American military history in the 1940s. The nation's…
Parents wouldn't serve their children peanut butter and jelly with mold or a ham sandwich with a side of fecal coliforms, but those…
An 89-year-old Florida man who served in World War II got the opportunity of a lifetime recently when he got a second chance to fly…
The cost of a college education is a concern for parents everywhere.
A popular shortcut was the site of an alleged attack near the UNC campus early Thursday.
A nationwide shortage of helium means that balloons expressing messages of love will be in short supply on Valentine's Day.
The head of the nation's Roman Catholic bishops says it's too soon to tell whether the Obama administration's revamped rule on birth…
The 54th Grammy Awards air Sunday night on WRAL-TV.
Sharp partisan differences surfaced once again as lawmakers considering changes to North Carolina's Racial Justice Act held their…
North Carolina leaders unveiled the new $53-million State Emergency Operations Center in Raleigh, which will house the National…
Thousands of conservatives have gathered in Washington this weekend to hear the GOP Presidential candidates make a pitch for their…
Tony Rice, a NASA Solar System Ambassador, talks with WRAL News about star naming services and whether they should be on the short…
Brian Shrader and Lisa Prince make sweet potato turnovers on this week's Local Dish.
Nine SouthWest Edgecombe High School students charged with stealing drinks and candy from a school concession stand face suspension…
A University of North Carolina Board of Governors committee on Thursday recommended raising tuition and fees at all campuses by an…
Defense attorneys on Thursday cross-examined a convenience store clerk who says she sold an angry Jason Young gasoline on the morning…
A recap of testimony on Feb. 9, 2012, the fourth day of the first-degree murder trial of Jason Young.
Featured Blogposts
American Idol and Garner native Scotty McCreery performs at N.C. State's Hoops 4 Hope. The circus is in town. And Olympic-level table tennis stops in Cary. Here's what's happening this weekend.
What's on Tap
Charity events planned around Hoops 4 HopeThe Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation is sponsoring Play 4Kay events on Hillsborough Street starting Feb. 8 to support Hoops 4 Hope and the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
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