The organizer of the campaign tells WRAL News that he's creating an organization with a board that seeks to carry out the fundraiser's primary goal: to throw "a world-class party." The group also hopes to give excess money to charities.



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WRAL 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur obtained an email from an associate dean that showed the administration had concerns about what employees were being exposed to more than a decade ago.

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Rocky Mount police are looking into a shooting that sent a man to the hospital on Sunday morning.

<b>ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.</b> — Two people are charged with first-degree murder after a 33-year-old man was found shot to death in the street on Sunday morning in Rocky Mount.

Officers found Antoine Armstead in the road with a gunshot wound along the 400 block of Madison Street after 4 a.m. He was taken to UNC Nash Healthcare and in critical condition Sunday morning.

Rocky Mount police said just before 2:00 p.m., Armstead died from his injuries at Vidant Medical Center.

Rashon Knight, 36, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He is being held at the Edgecombe County Detention Center with no bond.

Masia Griffin, 23, has a warrant out for his arrest but police have not yet been able to find him.

Investigators said that Armstead was shot a local poolroom located just down the street from where he was found.

Police ask anyone with information related to this incident to please call the Rocky Mount Police Department at 252-972-1411, Twin County Crime Stoppers at 252-977-1111, or Text-A Tip (Text RMPOL).

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The protest comes days after intense protests broke out on the university's Y Campus. Several pro-Palestinian protesters removed the flag at Polk Place and replaced it with a Palestinian Flag on Tuesday, April 30.

Pro-Palestinian protesters blocking Franklin Street traffic, calling for divestment from Israel

Pro-Palestinian protesters on Franklin Street

A woman was arrested on drunk driving charges after crashing head-on into a state trooper early Sunday morning in Sampson County.

Woman charged with DWI after car crashes into state trooper's vehicle head-on

State trooper involved in head-on collision with woman arrested for drunk driving

A death investigation is underway at Harnett Correctional Institution after Erik Ramsey, 29, was found unresponsive in his cell.

Inmate found unresponsive in his cell, prompting death investigation in Harnett County

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A 28-acre wonderland of exotic and rare plants from all over the globe is opening for visitors - for this weekend only.

'Only place on earth': 28-acre wonderland of rare plants hidden near Raleigh opens this weekend

Juniper Level Botanic Garden opens acres of rare plants for two weekends only. Image courtesy of Juniper Level Botanic Garden.

According to the Holly Springs Police Department, authorities are searching for 18-year-old Kalea Ava Melton.

Missing & endangered alert issued for Holly Springs teenager

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The second round will begin with Games 1 & 2 at Madison Square Garden, before coming to Raleigh for Games 3 & 4. 

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Brian Hernandez Jr. will need a minute to digest his signature victory in the 150th Kentucky Derby.

Kentucky Derby victory aboard Mystik Dan provides signature win for jockey Brian Hernandez Jr.

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According to the town, the decision comes after multiple instances of parents leaving their children unattended at Friday Night on White, held for six nights between April and September.

Wake Forest to consider curfew, other changes at family event after several disturbances

Town of Wake Forest town hall. Photo taken August 17, 2018.

It was a normal end to the school day in late April for Acie Holland III, an eighth grader at Glen Hills Middle School in Glendale, Wisconsin. He followed his routine and got on the school bus to go home. The bus driver joked with students, Holland said, before putting on her headphones. Then things took a sudden turn.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Ryan Pepiot departed with a lower left leg bruise in the second inning of Sunday's game against the New York Mets after getting hit by a 107.5 mph line drive hit by Starling Marte.