2 NC counties are under alert, including Cumberland County.

In all three of these sewer blowback cases, the homes were below the grade of the road or downstream from the main sewer line itself.

How sewage floods at home turned into nightmares for Raleigh families

Sewage floods inside Raleigh homes

The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public for health reasons, following an emotional debate about the wisdom of the proposal.


NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons

Protestors gather in Graham 

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North Carolina State University head football coach Dave Doeren and his wife, Sara, are giving $1.25 million to the school to support students with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or other neurodivergencies.

Doerens donate $1.25 million to support student learning at NC State

North Carolina State University head football coach Dave Doeren and his wife, Sara, are giving $1.25 million to the school 

A year after Meals on Wheels of Durham received the largest donation in its history, the nonprofit is looking to expand - both its services and to a larger building.

Billionaire's donation helps Durham nonprofit expand services and maybe its building, too

Meals on Wheels of Durham

Victor, Chantin and Daniel Collins are HBCU graduates who are now raising thousands of dollars in scholarships to help send students in need to school. 

Three brothers raising money to help next generation with college funding

Durham brothers raising money to help next generation with college funding

Jason Peace, executive director of Meals on Wheels of Durham, didn't think he had heard right a couple of weeks ago, so he asked the caller on the other end of the phone line to repeat themselves.

DAYS BEFORE RETURNING TO GET TESTED. THE RESULTS HAVE TO BE FROM AFTER JANUARY 7th. >>> EX-WIFE OF AM DON FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS MADE NATIONAL HEADLINES LAST MONTH WHEN SHE DONATE MORE THAN $4 BILLION TO 400 ORGANIZES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WRAL'S DURHAM REPORTER SARA KRUG ARE PHONE OUT ONE OF THOSE GROUPS IS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN DURHAM. >> Reporter: DURHAM MEALS ON WHEELS IS ONE OF ORGANIZES THAT SCOTT SELECTED. THEIR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TOLD ME THE GIFT CAME AS A TOTAL SURPRISE AND IT WAS THE BIGGEST DONATION THEY HAVE EVER RECEIVED IN THEIR 45 HIGH PRESSURE YEAR HISTORY. DURHAM MEALS ON WHEELS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JASON SAYS MCKENZIE SCOTT'S TEAM GOT IN TOUCH WITH HIM ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO DELIVERING LIFE CHANGING NEWS. ORGANIZE WOULD BE RECEIVING A GIFT OF $750,000. >> IT IS JUST AMAZING, YOU KNOW, WHEN I HAD THE INITIAL CALL, I ACTUALLY -- I HAD PAUSED. I SAID COULD YOU REPEAT THAT FOR ME, PLEASE? I WANT TODAY MAYBE SURE I HEARD IT RIGHT. >> Reporter: HE SAYS THAT AMOUNTS TO ABOUT HALF OF THEIR ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET. >> IT IS VERY HISTORIC. IT IS TRANSFORMATIVE AND INIT WILL BE ABLE TO TOUCH A LOT OF LIVES. VERY HAPPY ABOUT IT. >> Reporter: SCOTT AND HER TEAM SELECTED 384 GROUPS TO RECEIVE DONATION. THEY RANGE FROM NONPROFITS THAT FULFILL BASIC NEEDS LIKE FOOD TO CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCACY GROUPS AND HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AN UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING THREE IN NORTH CAROLINA. JACE SON SAYS THERE WAS NO APPLICATION FOR THE MONEY. HE DOES NOT KNOW HOW HIS BREW WAS CHOSEN. >> WE ARE TRULY HONOR AND AND HUMBLED TO BE HAVE BEEN SELECTED OUT OFF SO MANY MONDAY PROFITS. >> Reporter: HE SAYS THEY ARE STILL FIGURING OUT HOW TO SPEND THE MONEY. IT IS WELL TIMED BECAUSE THE PANDEMIC HAS ONLY HEIGHTENED THE NEED NO MEALS ON WHEELS SEVEN HE IS. >> IT JUST ALLOWS US THE FLEX BUILT TO EXPLORE THINGS THAT WE MAY NOT EVEN HAVE THOUGHT WERE POSSIBLE BEFORE. >> Reporter: SARA KRUEGER, WRAL NEWS, DURHAM. >> WHAT I WONDERFUL SURPRISE. HE SAYS MEALS ON WHEELS HAS ALREADY RECEIVED THE MONEY. HE SAYS ANOTHER BLESSING OF GIFT IS THAT IT COMES WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED.

Large donation will help Durham Meals on Wheels expand its reach

Durham nonprofit gets 'transformative' donation from Amazon founder's ex-wife Mackenzie Scott

Volunteer nonprofits across the Triangle have seen needs in their community increase -- and this one has been able to respond with the help of a local women's philanthropist group. 

