Gregg Gidding hired a tax preparation company to file his 2018 taxes. Years later, he received a letter from the North Carolina Department of Revenue explaining an error in the filing. Because of the mistake, Gidding owed thousands of dollars in back taxes.

Veteran receives $2,419 from H&R Block after calling 5 On Your Side

Greg Gidding

Tropical storm and hurricane forecasts. The WRAL Severe Weather Center is tracking the tropics to help you stay ahead of hurricanes and tropical storms.

Tracking the tropics 2023: Your source for hurricane and tropical storm watch updates

Tropical Storm Arlene

I'll be chatting on the 12:30 news on Wednesday about Harris Teeter Super Doubles, of course! BUT, I also have an exciting announcement about the blog! Tune in for the good news!

I'll be chatting on the 12:30 news on Wednesday, 6/22 about Harris Teeter Super Doubles, of course! BUT, I also have an exciting announcement about the blog! Tune in for the good news!

Chatting on noon news Wednesday 

The Triangle will be under a Code Red air quality alert that starts at midnight and extends through the day on Wednesday.

Code Red air quality alert issued for Triangle due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

Code Red Air Quality Alert for Wednesday, June 7

The accident has both northbound and southbound lanes of the road closed. Raleigh police are asking drivers to seek alternate routes.

Crash shuts down Falls of Neuse Road, hazmat crews on scene

Crash on I-540

Chapel Hill police said the ATV riders were a part of several dozen ATV and dirtbike riders driving through Chapel Hill recklessly.

Eight charged with recklessly driving ATVs and dirt bikes in Durham, Chapel Hill

Drivers recklessly driving into Chapel HIll

Orange County deputies are looking for the people responsible for stealing an ATM early Tuesday morning from a Refuel gas station.

Thieves break into Orange County gas station, steal ATM

The roughly five acre complex, which has been vacant since the DMV moved its headquarters to Rocky Mount, would sell for $20 million.



Key state board backs DMV headquarters sale to city of Raleigh

DMV headquarters, Division of Motor Vehicles

Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

A crash involving several vehicles on Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh near I-540 has closed part of the road. Raleigh police and emergency crews have responded. 

Crash closes Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

An out-of-this-world claim is making waves across the country. A military whistleblower revealed a top-secret program is withholding alien spacecraft from the government. 

Military whistleblower believes government is withholding evidence on UFOs

Funeral services were held June 6 for Conen Morgan, a well-known political strategist killed last month in a boating accident near Beaufort. Morgan led many political campaigns for Democrats in North Carolina and around the country. He was also a graduate of Garner High School and went to N.C. State.

Funeral held for Conen Morgan, NC political strategist killed in boat crash

Conen Morgan

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Mike McCauley, the athletic director at Orange High in Hillsborough since 2016, died Monday after a brief battle with illness, Orange County Schools announced Tuesday.

Orange AD Mike McCauley dies after brief battle with illness

Mike McCauley

The North Carolina Soccer Coaches Association released its girls' soccer all-state teams on Wednesday after the conclusion of the season over the weekend.

N.C. Soccer Coaches Association releases girls' soccer all-state teams

Girls Soccer: Ashley vs. Chapel Hill (May 30, 2023)

The most disruptive year in golf ended Tuesday when the PGA Tour and European tour agreed to a merger with Saudi Arabia's golf interests, creating a commercial operation designed to unify professional golf around the world.

PGA Tour, Europe to merge with Saudis and end LIV litigation

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An assistant football coach from Smithfield-Selma has been announced as the new head coach at J.F. Webb.

J.F. Webb hires Keionte Gainey as new head football coach

J.F. Webb High School Logo

Martin County Schools will consolidate the athletic programs at Riverside and South Creek high schools, effective this fall. The school board passed the motion unanimously on Monday night.