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Tax Pros on Call Tuesday: Plan now, keep more of your money

Taxes are due April 15, 2024. Get answers to your questions as you file from federally licensed enrolled agents.

Lawyers on Call: Get legal questions answered for free on Friday

Dial 919-891-9779 between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. to speak to a lawyer for free.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

Tar Heel Traveler, Durham rescue mission

This year marks the Rescue Mission's 50th. It began in 1974 with a young couple who felt led to Durham and to care for others. Since then, the place has grown in size, and many miracles have passed through its doors.

Medicaid and more: Navigators answer questions to get you the best health coverage

Health care experts from the NC Navigator Consortium answered questions about who is eligible under Medicaid expansion, what it covers, how to apply and much more Tuesday afternoon.

Time to catch up on taxes; Pros take your calls Tuesday

5 On Your Side will host a phone bank with our Tax Pros on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

2,762 calls answered for WRAL's Attorneys On Call

WRAL once again teamed up with the North Carolina Bar Foundation for its annual Day of Service.

5 On Your Side's Attorneys On Call: Phone lines open 11 to 7

WRAL News is once again teaming up with the North Carolina Bar Foundation for its annual Day of Service.

How to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria

Here's how to help earthquake victims in Turkey and Syria.

NC program offers low-income residents assistance with heating bill

People can apply for the North Carolina Low Income Energy Assistance Program through March 31 or until funds run out.

WRAL Staff

Health insurance can save your life; Call today for free, unbiased help to get covered

Call our partners with the North Carolina Navigator Consortium to get signed up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.

List: Where Moore County residents can find hot meals, water, showers

Local businesses and groups are teaming up to help the nearly 40,000 Duke Energy customers left without power for days after an attack on Moore County's power grid.

How to find tax planning help

Federally-licensed tax professionals took WRAL viewer phone calls for hours, offering free tax planning advice. The phone lines are now closed, but there are still resources available for those in need of tax planning help.

WRAL Staff

Here to Help: Talk to mental health professionals about Raleigh's mass shooting

WRAL will host a phone bank for people still dealing with emotions from last week's shooting. Call 800-238-7791.

How to get control of your energy bill, and how to get help if you can't

The Triangle has already seen record heat this year, and July is historically the hottest month of the year. <a href="https://www.wral.com/wral-5-on-your-side-five-ways-to-cut-down-on-your-energy-bill/20318261/">Five On Your Side took a home tour</a> with Duke Energy earlier this year to show you easy ways to lower your energy bill. However, many still struggle to make their monthly payment.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

First-time home buyers frustrated by housing grant hurdles

The Triangle's red hot housing market is pricing many buyers out. A WRAL News investigation found that includes many of those who qualify for help as first-time buyers.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Colorado firefighters work to build beds for fire survivors

Colorado firefighters are working with a nonprofit to build beds for Marshall fire survivors.

Local businesses donate food, gifts to QVC employees impacted by fire

Several Rocky Mount businesses came together on Thursday afternoon to spread holiday cheer to QVC employees impacted by a massive fire last weekend.

Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer

Program helps low-income households afford heating costs and energy bills this winter

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services will begin accepting applications through county social services departments for the state's Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) today.

Wrong numbers, confusing links slowed applicants to state's rent relief program

A billion-dollar rental assistance effort that has struggled at times to get enough applicants listed incorrect phone numbers, for months, that people could call for more information on the program in two North Carolina counties.

Wake residents have options -- from county, churches -- for help with rent costs

The House Wake program, which covers rent and utility payments for people in Wake County who are struggling financially due to COVID-19, is preparing for a surge of applicants as the eviction moratorium comes to an end July 31.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

Struggling to pay rent? State has $800 million to distribute, offering families HOPE

Pandemic-related evictions continue to be a hot issue, but there's help for some renters and landlords. Many aren't aware the HOPE (Housing Opportunities and Prevention of Evictions) program is an option. It provides help for those with bills piling up or past due.

Google launches new website, connecting families to nearby food pantries

Nearly one in seven Americans do not know where their next meal will come from. This is roughly 45 million people in 2020, including 15 million children. That's a nearly 30 percent increase from 2019.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporter

Beginning to Ask for Help

No one likes to ask for help, but it's a fact of life that the majority of us will need help. Learning how to ask for and accept help with the small stuff can really help when the big stuff arises.

Liisa Ogburn

Attorneys take your questions for free on Friday

The phone lines are open from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on Friday, March 5. Call 919-891-9779.

Chromebook donation drive helps at-risk youth

A nonprofit called Alley Oop Hoops is helping at-risk students get their hands on Chromebooks for remote learning.