The 2023 fall fun database lists more than 50 pumpkin patches, haunted houses, hayrides, corn mazes and fall fun in Raleigh and around the NC Triangle area.

From pumpkin-picking to hayrides: Your 2023 guide to fall fun in Raleigh NC

Fall fun guide: Your 2023 guide to fall fun in Raleigh NC

ACC Basketball schedule released its conference schedule Tuesday night. League play begins Dec. 2 and ends March 9.

Complete men's basketball schedules for Duke, NC State, UNC

ACC logo - white on blue

Here's a free sample of Poise pads to start off your Saturday! 

Here's a free sample of Poise pads to start off your Saturday! There's no telling what I will come up with next.....

Thanks to Heyitsfree.net for this one! <a href="http://www.poise.com/samples?type=3" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Click HERE </a>for the sample.

Free sample Poise Hourglass 

Police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a student inside of a dorm on the campus of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Sunday.

UNC police searching for man who sexually assaulted student in dorm building

Walkway at UNC Chapel Hill 

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is looking into an incident that happened early Monday morning, when Fayetteville police say a suspect shot himself while in their custody and in handcuffs.

Man shot himself while handcuffed in police custody, Fayetteville police say

SBI investigating after police say man shot himself while in police custody

Lake Wheeler Road was closed Monday morning and some Duke Energy customers were without power after a vehicle crashed into a power pole, knocking down power lines.

Large power lines blocking Lake Wheeler Road after car crash breaks power pole

Large power lines blocking Lake Wheeler Road after apparent crash breaks power pole

A section of land stretching along High House Road has rumors of treasure, ghosts and haunted woods that date back to the 1800s - and possibly even older.

Solved: Mystery of buried treasure, haunted forest in Cary dates back to 1800s 

Historic image of the High House, courtesy of Friends of Page-Walker and Cary archives.

Apple is blaming a software bug and other issues tied to popular apps such as Instagram and Uber for causing its recently released iPhone 15 models to heat up and spark complaints about becoming too hot to handle.

Apple: iPhone 15 overheating due to apps, not titanium frame; fix coming

Is your iPhone 15 Pro too hot to handle? Report says you're not only one

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

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

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

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday Powerball drawings, as shown live on WRAL.

Powerball Drawing

Chris Lea and the WRAL team have highlights from dozens of high school football games in the area on Football Friday.

Football Friday: Week 7

Videos

Duke star quarterback Riley Leonard was injured on the Blue Devils' final offensive play of their 21-14 loss to Notre Dame on Saturday night. 

Duke QB Leonard's injury not as bad as feared, considered week to week

Notre Dame Duke Football

The state of North Carolina has produced several athletes who have achieved excellence playing two sports, including Julius Peppers, Russell Wilson and Dick Groat.

Best two-sport athletes in the history of North Carolina, NC State and Duke

WRAL Storytellers: Julius Peppers in his unbelievably dominant days in high school

Eight steps forward and fifteen steps back is the story of the Carolina Panthers this season. With a continued struggle on offense, the Vikings were able to dominate in this game and take the win at Bank of America Stadium.

Panthers continue winless start, fall 21-13 to Vikings

Saints_Panthers_Football_47215

BOSTON (AP) — Tim Wakefield, the knuckleballing workhorse of the Red Sox pitching staff who bounced back after giving up a season-ending home run to the Yankees in the 2003 playoffs to help Boston win its curse-busting World Series title the following year, has died. He was 57.

Tim Wakefield, who revived his career and Red Sox trophy case with knuckleball, has died at 57

Illness_Baseball_82494

NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan explained the school's decision to vote for ACC expansion in adding Cal, Stanford and SMU.