All westbound lanes of Interstate 40 are closed in Raleigh at Exit 289 near Wade Avenue due to a crash. Tune into FOX 50 or 99.3 FM for updates.

I-40 West closed in Raleigh at Exit 289 near Wade Avenue due to crash. Turn on FOX 50 for traffic updates.

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

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2024 Coverage

As we ring in the New Year, many Americans are also looking for a new career. Here's your three-step guide to finding your dream job in 2024!

New Year, new career: How to change jobs in 2024

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Discover 10 key tips to ensure your New Year's resolutions endure: set realistic goals, prioritize, plan, share, track progress, be patient, stay positive, build habits gradually, seek support and adapt as needed. Achieve success and celebrate the journey!

10 effective tips to stick to your New Year's resolutions

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 The outlook for the Triangle's housing market in 2024 is improving after sales slumped when mortgage rates soared in the second half of 2023.

POPULATION STARTS THE NEW YEAR OFF WITH JUST OVER 8 BILLION PEOPLE. >> THE OUTLOOK FOR THE TRIANGLE'S HOUSING MARKET IN 2024. IS IMPROVING AFTER SALES SLUMPED ON, MORTGAGE RATES SOARED IN THE 2ND HALF OF 2023. THROUGH NOVEMBER. THE NUMBER OF CLOSED SALES IN THE TRIANGLE WAS DOWN 15% FROM THE YEAR BEFORE REALTORS SAY NOW IS THE TIME, THOUGH, TO SNAP UP A HOME FOR SALE BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY SEEING SIGNS OF A REBOUND AND MORE COMPETITION FROM BUYERS AS THE MORTGAGE RATES DROP. I THINK IT WILL BE A VERY ROBUST MARKET. WE MAY NOT SEE QUITE THE CRAZINESS THAT WE SAW IN 2022. AND EARLY PART OF 23. >> AND THAT PRIMARILY HAS A LOT TO DO WITH HOMES ON THE MARKET. AND A REAL ESTATE AGENT SAYS OUR OFFICE HAS SEEN A 40% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF MORTGAGE APPLICATIONS IN THE

Triangle housing market showing signs of rebound in 2024

Pamela Bradshaw, of Clinton, won $1 million just after midnight when she won the Powerball First Millionaire of the Year drawing during "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024." 

NC woman wins $1 million, rings in New Year as Powerball First Millionaire of the Year

These newborns are rining in the New Year as the newest North Carolinians and first babies born in 2024.

Meet the New Year's babies born in NC! 🍼

Twins become first babies born in 2024 at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

Astronauts who will helm the first crewed moon mission in five decades were revealed on Monday, queuing up the quartet to begin training for the historic Artemis II lunar flyby that is set to take off in November 2024.

INVESTIGATORS SAY THE 2 EMPLOYEES WERE ARGUING, EVAN IS CHARGED WITH MURDER. >> WE'RE MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF AWAY FROM NASA'S ARTEMIS TO MISSION AROUND THE MOON. BUT WE KNOW THAT A BOARD THAT SPACECRAFT HEADED THERE IS AN NC STATE GRAD. THERE IS CHRIS LOVINGOOD CHANCE TO SIT DOWN WITH ASTRONAUT CHRISTINA COOK. CHRISTIE IS SUCH A TREASURE FOR US RIGHT HERE AND SHE KNOWS ALL ABOUT BEING IN SPACE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. SHE YOU KNOW WHAT? SHE SO VERY HUMBLE WHEN I SPOKE TO HER TOO. AND SHE'S HELD THE LONGEST SPACEFLIGHT BY A WOMAN AT 328 DAYS. SO THE 10 DAY ARTEMIS TO MISSION ISN'T AS LONG. BUT THE MISSION IS UNLIKE OTHERS. AND COOK SAYS THAT SHE IS READY FOR THIS CHALLENGE. >> THE MAIN THOUGHT, THE MAIN FEELING THAT COMES TO MIND IS AN ABSOLUTE SENSE OF HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE A PART OF THIS. >> AMONG THE STARS IN OUR UNIVERSE AND EVER BRIGHT GLOW OF ARSON IS NASA ASTRONAUT AND NC STATE GRAD CHRISTINA COOK. SHE ALONG WITH 3 OTHERS WERE ABOARD NASA'S MOST POWERFUL SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM ROCKET NEXT NOVEMBER. >> TO CONTRIBUTE TO HUMANS RETURN TO THE MOON AND WAY IN A SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE WAY AND THEN APPLYING THOSE LESSONS TO TO MARS IS AN AWESOME PLACE TO BE. >> COOK EARNED BACHELOR'S OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AND PHYSICS AND A MASTER'S IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. IN THE EARLY 2, THOUSANDS DURING HER WOLF PACK DAYS. SHE SAYS SHE GOT INVOLVED BEYOND JUST ARE STUDIES ROCK CLIMBING, BACKPACKING CLUB, SAILING CLUB, EVEN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMUNITY SERVICE. I WAS JUST INHERENTLY INTERESTED IN EVERYTHING AND I WANTED TO DO IT ALL AND NC STATE OFFERED THAT HER FORMER ADVISER CONTINUES TO BE AMAZED AT HER STELLAR PERFORMANCE. IT IS JUST ONE THRILL AFTER ANOTHER. I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT SHE WOULD DO WHAT I DO OR AS AN UNDERGRADUATE. SHE WAS CLEARLY HEADED FOR GREAT THINGS. >> REID, WEISMAN, VICTOR GLOVER, JEREMY HANSON, CHRISTINA COOK, ALL 4 WILL HEAD TO ORBIT THE MOON TO TEST IMPORTANT EQUIPMENT AND SET THE STAGE FOR THE ARTEMIS 3 MISSION. >> MANKIND'S FIRST LUNAR LANDING SINCE THE 70'S. I HAD NO IDEA WHEN I JOINED THE ASTRONAUT CORPS THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE MYSPACE, DESTINY AND I COULDN'T BE MORE EXCITED TO CONTRIBUTE. >> AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF COULD JOINING THE ARTEMIS TO MISSION HAPPENED JUST MONTHS AWAY FROM THE 10 YEAR MARK OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT THAT SHE WOULD JOIN NASA'S 21ST ASH NOT CLASS. AND LATER ON, WRAL, HEAR MORE ON WHAT THE ASTRONAUTS WILL BE DOING BEFORE LAUNCH NEXT YEAR AND COOKS PERSONAL TIE TO THIS MISSION. WE ARE CERTAINLY LUCKY TO HAVE HER. NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT. CHRIS, THANKS FOR THAT. AND SHE ALSO A GREAT SEATS BEING IN HOUSTON. WE'RE ASKING IS FOR THE NATIONAL

NASA reveals historic crew for 2024 Artemis moon voyage

The annual South by Southwest conference is in full swing, but even as ties to Raleigh are strong, there are fewer than in prior years.

Small Raleigh presence at SXSW, but local edge computing company made the agenda

When Mike Pence underwent heart surgery earlier this month, he had alerted only a few family members and aides beforehand. Several onetime Pence aides were caught off guard when he released a statement that after experiencing "symptoms associated with a slow heart rate" for two weeks, the former vice president had a pacemaker implanted at a Virginia hospital.

Pence reemerges in South Carolina as he weighs 2024 bid and navigates relationship with Trump

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Some lawmakers have concerns with the mission's increased price tag -- concerns they shared at a hearing on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.