Have you noticed an unusual smell or flavor in your tap water over the past few days?

What's wrong with Raleigh tap water? Algae bloom at Falls Lake behind the smell, color

'Earthy and musty:' Here's why your tap water may taste strange this weekend in Raleigh

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

Athens Drive High School

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The Triangle's major hospitals have all lifted visitor restrictions as respiratory illness declines in the Triangle.



Duke, UNC, WakeMed all lift visitor restrictions at hospitals

Duke University Hospital

When the light show that Landon Mandolesi loved shut down, he decided to step into the gap. He was 8 years old at the time.

Landon's Lights: A boy's mission raises money for Duke Children's

12-year-old designed light show to raise money for Duke Children's

The 29th annual Mix 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children's Hospital on Wednesday raised $541,000 to help patients and families.


Mix 101.5 radiothon raises $541,000 for Duke Children's Hospital

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade doesn't hold a candle to adorable kiddos who participated in the Duke Children's Hospital Thanksgiving parade on Tuesday.

Duke Children's Hospital hosts first Thanksgiving Day parade

The 28th Annual MIX 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children's is back, and the need is still great. The two-day event raises money for Duke Children's, which is the top ranked hospital in North Carolina and ranked among the top in the country for pediatric cardiology.

UPDATE WILL TAKE PLACE AT RALEIGH'S CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION. >> THE 28TH ANNUAL MIX. 1, 1.5 RADIO THON FOR DUKE CHILDREN'S IS BACK AND THE NEED IS STILL GREAT. IT'S A TWO-DAY EVENT. RAISES MONEY FOR DUKE CHILDREN'S, WHICH IS THE TOP-RANKED HOSPITAL, NORTH CAROLINA AND RANKED AMONG THE TOP IN THE COUNTRY FOR PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY. JOINING US NOW TO TALK ABOUT THE RADIO THON KYLE. SMELLS ARE WITH THE MIX MORNING SHOW AND KYLA KNOW YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN ADDED SINCE 6 THIS MORNING HAS GONE SO FAR. >> SO FAR SO GREAT. WE'VE HIT OUR GOAL EVERY SINGLE HOUR. JEFF, THIS IS THE BIGGEST FUNDRAISER THAT DO CHILDREN'S HAS ALL YEAR LONG. WE'RE LIKE 6 HOURS. AND RIGHT NOW, 24 HOURS OR BROADCASTING OVER THE NEXT 2 DAYS. BUT THE THING THAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS, THE MOST IS THE PARENTS AND FAMILIES JOINING US. WE LIKE TO SAY BECAUSE OF DUKE. BLANK BLANK BLANK AND THEY SAY BECAUSE OF DUKE, MY KID GETS TOO LIVE AND WE'RE SO EXCITED TO BE A PART OF IT. THIS IS OUR MORNING SHOW 7TH YEAR. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THE LAST 28 YEARS IN THE TRIANGLE. AND I KNOW BEING ON TV NEVER GETS OLD FOR THE ON YOUR RADIO SHOW IN THE MORNING AS WE CAN SEE BEHIND YOU THERE. THEY'RE HAVING A GOOD TIME. SO IT'S TERRIBLE. YOU GUYS DO NOT HAVE ANY FUN OVER THERE. WHY YOU'RE DOING THIS RACE? NOT AT ALL. RAISE ALL THE MONEY. SO THE THE REACTION FROM PEOPLE WHEN THEY GET THE GOOD THAT THEY'RE GETTING MONEY THAT CAN HELP THEM AND HELP KEEP THEM ALIVE. >> IS THAT PART OF THE REASON WHY THIS CAUSE IS SO IMPORTANT TO YOU? >> IT'S IT'S SO IMPORTANT. YOU KNOW, I I NOW HAVE A BEEN HERE IN THE TRIANGLE FOR 7 YEARS NOW AND NOW HAVE FRIENDS IN THE TRIANGLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCE TO THEIR KIDS HAVE GONE TO GOING TO DO MY NEIGHBOR. I FOUND OUT LAST NIGHT SHE FOUND OUT I WAS DOING THIS TODAY. SHE SAID HER SON WAS A PART OF THE DUKE CHILDREN'S FAMILY. JUST HEAR ALL THESE STORIES. PEOPLE MOVING FROM SAN DIEGO TO COME TO DUKE CHILDREN'S, TOO, BE AT THIS WORLD CLASS FACILITY THAT WE HAVE IN OUR BACKYARD. WE ARE SO HUMBLED TO HAVE THIS YEAR IN OUR COMMUNITY. LIKE I SAID, JEFF, THIS IS THE BIGGEST FUNDRAISER ALL YEAR LONG. LAST YEAR WE MADE 600 AND $42,000. A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THEIR LUNCH BREAK RIGHT NOW GETTING THOSE GIFTS, HOLIDAY SHOPPING AND ALL THOSE THINGS WHICH IS FANTASTIC. BUT GIVING THE GIFT OF HOPE GIVEN THE GIFT OF MIRACLES AND THEY'RE REALLY GIVING THAT FEELING OF AUSTIN THIS, THAT YOU FEEL THAT YOU DONATED TO DO CHILDREN'S IS A REALLY COOL THING RIGHT NOW. SO WE HEAR THE MESSAGE SHINE THAT YOU'RE GIVING US RIGHT NOW ON TV. WHAT CAN LISTENERS EXPECT TO HEAR? >> WHEN THEY LISTENED ON THE RADIO TO THIS TWO-DAY EVENT. YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. GREAT QUESTION. WHETHER YOU LISTEN ONLINE AT WRAL FM DOT COM OR ON MIX. 1, 1.5. >> YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR STORIES FROM FAMILIES AND PATIENTS, A VERY COURAGEOUS FAMILIES JOINING US TO SHARE SOME OF THE MOST DIFFICULT MOMENTS OF THEIR LIFE. BUT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THOSE DIFFICULT MOMENTS, ARE THESE MIRACLES THAT HAVE HAPPENED AND IT'S JUST THIS BEAUTIFUL THING TO TALK TO FAMILIES WHO ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF IT. NOW, GRADUATES, IF YOU WILL, OF, YOU KNOW, HEARING THEIR KIDS IN HIGH SCHOOL, THRIVING OR THE ORDER. FORMER DUKE CHILDREN'S PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET MARRIED AND HAVE THE FAMILIES OF THEIR OWN BECAUSE OF DUKE CHILDREN. SO WE'RE JUST VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE THIS FACILITY IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'RE SO PROUD TO BE A PART OF THIS FOR THE 28TH YEAR. LIKE I SAID THE MORNING SHOW 7TH, YOU'RE DOING IT AND WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED. THEY ALL BEEN JOINING US OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS SO FAR. WELL, I HATE TO BREAK IT TO YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES THERE THAT YOUR 3 MINUTES OF FAME IS UP OR OUT OF TIME. WE APPRECIATE ALL THAT YOU DO. AND THE MONEY RAISED ALL GOES TO DO CHILDREN'S. >> WE LOVE THAT AS WELL. WE HAVE A LINK TO DONATE ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL. WRAL DOT COM KYLE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. GOOD LUCK. AND I AT 24 HOURS OF ON AIR TIME FOR FOLKS TO GET A GOOD LOOK AT THAT. YEAH, I THINK YOU'VE GOT ME.

28th annual MIX 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children's returns

27th Annual Mix 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children's

We are gearing up here at MIX 101.5 for our 28th annual MIX 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children's.

Mix 101.5 continues Radiothon tradition raising funds for Duke Children's

MIX 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children’s.

Three-month-old Kai Evans' tiny toes are usually kicking. But the infant's legs are wrapped up in monitors as he gets treatment for RSV at Duke University Children's Hospital.

<p>MOMENTS. FIND NEW ROADS. &gt;&gt; FLU CASES ACROSS NORTH CAROLINA ARE SPIKING. WE'RE GETTING SOME NEW NUMBERS. THE STATE RELEASED JUST TODAY SHOWS NEARLY 3,000 PEOPLE TESTED POSITIVE LAST WEEK. 3 WEEKS AGO. THAT NUMBER WAS CLOSER TO 950 RSV CASES IN CHILDREN ARE ALSO SPIKING WRAL'S. MONICA CASEY TAKES US CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL WHERE THE TINY AS PATIENTS ARE FIGHTING FOR EVERY BREATH. &gt;&gt; EVERY BED IN DUKE'S PEDIATRIC ICU IS FULL. THESE YELLOW CARDS MEAN A CHILD INSIDE THIS ROOM IS STRUGGLING WITH THE RESPIRATORY VIRUS REQUIRING PARTIAL ISOLATION &gt;&gt; 3 MONTH-OLD KAI EVANS, TINY TOES ARE USUALLY KICKING A VERY WILL GO BUT RIGHT NOW, THOSE LITTLE LEGS ARE WRAPPED IN MONITORS. HE HE WASN'T. &gt;&gt; HE JUST WAS NOT JUST SITTING THERE. AND I'M LIKE THAT'S NOT NORMAL. HIS MOTHER, AMANDA SAYS KAI TESTED POSITIVE FOR RSV. &gt;&gt; HE'S HIGH RISK BORN WITH 2 HOLES IN HIS HEART. FOR A ROLLER COASTER. &gt;&gt; AND HE LOOKS BETTER WHEN HE'S GOTTEN WORSE. EVANS IS ONE OF MANY PEDIATRIC PATIENTS RIGHT NOW FIGHTING A RESPIRATORY VIRUS AT DUKE OVER THE LAST WEEK. DUKE HEALTH HAS 215 LAB CONFIRMED FLU TESTS. WAKE MED HAS RECORDED MORE THAN 1200 AND UNC REPORTS ABOUT 400. &gt;&gt; IN THAT SAME TIME, DUKE HAS 248 RSV CASES AND WAKE MED AND UNC ARE AT ABOUT 200 EACH WEAR. ONE A LITTLE BIT OF A AND IT'S. &gt;&gt; THERE'S NO END IN SIGHT. THEN KELLY ELLINGTON IS THE CLINICAL OPERATIONS DIRECTOR FOR DUKE CHILDREN'S. SHE TELLS ME THEY FIELD CALLS EVERY DAY FROM RURAL HOSPITALS. &gt;&gt; DESPERATE FOR HELP ARE. &gt;&gt; SMALLER COMMUNITY HOSPITALS ARE OVERWHELMED. THEY'RE CALLING US BAGGING A, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCE AS CAN YOU GUYS HELP. THEY WORK TO FIND A PLACE FOR EVERY PATIENT POSSIBLE. BUT SOMETIMES THERE ARE NO BEDS I WOULD SAY WE'VE BEEN AT EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PALIN MALLORY SAYS UP-TO-DATE VACCINATION IS VITAL TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF THESE VIRUSES. WE ALL HAVE THE DUTY TO PROTECT THOSE IN OUR POPULATION WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THESE INFECTIONS. EVANS WANTS OTHERS TO KNOW MASKING AND WASHING HANDS CAN HELP KEEP CHILDREN LIKE HIGH. &gt;&gt; OUT OF THE ICU. AND BREATHING ON THEIR OWN OPTIONS JUST SORT OF LIKE RIGHT</p>

Duke Children's ICU at capacity as flu, RSV cases rise

Duke Children's Hospital and UNC Children's Hospital were both recognized on Tuesday among the top pediatric providers in the state.



Duke, UNC Children's rank among top pediatric hospitals in NC, the Southeast 

Baby Medical

A Virginia family is celebrating a "miracle of life" for the 5-month-old baby boy. He was born with no immune system, and the chance of finding a suitable bone marrow donor was slim to none. 

Perfect match: Big brother's bone marrow saves life of little brother with rare, genetic condition 

3-year-old saves little brother from rare condition 

This week, you can help support patients and families at Duke Children's Hospital through MIX 101.5's annual radiothon. 



Mix 101.5 radiothon raises nearly $643,000 for Duke Children's Hospital

A new 11-story tower for children at Duke University Hospital will allow the hospital to better serve families. 



Duke Children's Hospital patients move into new, 11-story tower

Duke moves pediatric patients into new 11-story tower

If you are able, tune in to Mix 101.5 this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. We're are raising money for Duke Children's for two full days. It may not be easy listening. But you will gain a new perspective on your family, I promise.

Sarah King: Gain a new perspective during this week's Mix 101.5 Radiothon for Duke Children's

MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM held its 25th annual Radiothon for Duke Children's on Dec. 17 and 18, 2019

MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM held its 25th annual Radiothon for Duke Children's on Dec. 17 and 18, 2019, raising more than $600,000.

Mix 101.5 FM Radiothon raises $604K for Duke Children's

Devin and Katlyn Edwards faced many trials leading up to what they believe could be their quadruplets' first Christmas memory.

Now toddlers, premature quadruplets get into the Christmas spirit

Quadruplets 

Miss America Nia Imani Franklin knows the value of music to heal. She was present to dedicate a piano for the lobby of Duke Children's Hospital.