Consumer Reports surveyed more than 2,000 members who shared their experiences with pet insurance.

Is pet insurance worth the bark? Survey reveals middling results

Pet insurance

Stores that sell electronics, like Best Buy and Staples, offer convenient and accessible solutions for North Carolina residents looking to responsibly dispose of their electronics.

How to recycle your old electronics: A guide for North Carolina households

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Wishing you many more joyous years of forecasting and keeping us all safe and informed!

Thank You for the years of "O'Fishel" weather forecasts. It was your voice I listened to with "weather-call" when severe weather approached and we took cover. Thank You for all you have done & do!

Wishing you many more joyous years of forecasting and keeping us all safe and informed!

From Jan in Saddlebrook

An NC State student is out $41,000 after university police say he fell victim to a global dating agency scam.

Dating agency scam costs NC State student $41,000

Talking Tech: Tinder app offers coronavirus safety reminders

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast has scaled down the size of its manufacturing plant in Moncure by 20%.

VinFast downsizes planned EV factory in Chatham County as construction hits a snag

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Make sure you get outside on Thursday! It's going to feel like summer with highs in the upper 80s and lots of sunshine.

Hot, sunny Thursday on tap ahead of Level 1 risk for severe storms Friday 

Feeling like summer, Thursday, April 18

At 1:37 a.m., the Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire on Rogerson Drive. When crews arrived, they found the home fully engulfed in flames and a person dead inside the home. 

One person killed in Chapel Hill house fire Thursday morning

Chapel Hill home goes up in flames Thursday morning

Speakers focused on problems in public schools and suggested more discipline and having schools cut ties with federal programs and outside nonprofits as solutions.

Moms for Liberty brings message of frustration to NC town hall

Moms for Liberty town hall, April 17, 2024

WRAL-TV News Broadcasts: Watch each newscast live or watch the most recent newscast on demand.

WRAL Late News 

WRAL Noon News

Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday Powerball drawings, as shown live on WRAL.

Powerball Drawing

A crash has shut down all but one lane of Interstate 540 westbound near Buffaloe Road in Raleigh. Sky 5 is over the scene

Crash shuts down I-540 West near Buffaloe Road in Raleigh; Sky 5 is over the scene

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The Carolina Hurricanes are no stranger to playoff hockey. They're in the postseason for the sixth-straight season and are regarded as a Stanley Cup contender.

Chaos-causing Canes start chase for the cup as favorites

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NCAA athletes will be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer -- as long as they meet academic requirements -- after the association fast-tracked legislation Wednesday to fall in line with a recent court order.

NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they've switched schools

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USA Basketball studied every men's basketball game it has played for about two decades and a clear trend eventually appeared. When the defense isn't good enough, the Americans tend to get themselves into trouble.

USA Basketball announces its men's team for the Paris Olympics

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The NBA has banned Toronto Raptors player Jontay Porter from the league after an investigation found that the 24-year-old had violated betting rules, the league said.

NBA bans Toronto Raptors' Jontay Porter for violating league's gambling rules

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The "30 for 30" documentary will explore Stuart Scott's impact on broadcasting, journalism, sports, and culture.