Birthdays Coverage

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Leap of faith: NC pastor goes skydiving on 98th birthday

Roy Jernigan has led quite the life, but he's not through yet. The Selma native will jump out of a plane with his family on Tuesday, his 98th birthday.

Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer

'The good lord and black coffee': 98-year-old pastor reflects on his experiences

Roy Jernigan talks about his life in the military and ministry on his 98th birthday.

Woman overcomes historic challenges ahead of 106st birthday

Pauline Lawrence overcame the Great Depression, segregation and a family legacy of suffering to build her family from the ground up -- giving them a world of opportunities she could never reach.

Rocky Mount woman turning 106 shares experience overcoming Great Depression, segregation

Pauline Lawrence overcame the Great Depression, segregation and a family legacy of suffering to build her family from the ground up -- giving them a world of opportunities she could never reach.

Keenan Willard, WRAL eastern North Carolina reporter

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'It's my sweet sixteen': Wake Forest nursing home throws 107th birthday party for resident

Eva Arrington has lived a good, long life.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

Incredible! Man turns 108 years old, has 100 grandchildren

At 108 years old, Izer Tilson says old age is just a state of mind.

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Enter to win a birthday party at this new trampoline park

Raleigh has a new indoor trampoline park! Enter to win a birthdayparty at Big Air Raleigh Trampoline Park.

Adopted brothers from Sierra Leone experience first birthday with NC family

A video of a Charlotte teen celebrating his first birthday in America is quickly going viral on social media. "It's been crazy, totally unexpected," Jamie Walker said of the viral video. "We have been trying to film as much of their firsts as we can since they've arrived,"

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World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday

Murray Leibowitz turned 100 years old recently.

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Baby girl born Feb. 22, 2022 at 2:22 a.m. in Alamance County

It might just be another date and time for most people, but for a little girl, it means a lot more.

Kara Lysle, WRAL assignment editor

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Happy birthday to everyone born in February! Did you know that you can score tons of great freebies during the month of your birthday?

WWII vet gets thousands of cards celebrating 103rd birthday

Orland Phillips turned 103 years old on Saturday and he celebrated with friends from around the country.

Local family grow birthday bird business

Monica Goodson, CD Strong and their son, Mylen, launched Happy the Birthday Bird about two years ago.

Local family's 'Happy the Birthday Bird' takes flight

A boy's excitement over his eighth birthday sparked a local family to come up with a new birthday tradition for their own family and others, they hope, around the country and the world.

Kathy Hanrahan, WRAL lifestyle editor

Raleigh twins celebrate 100th birthday on New Year's Eve

Raleigh twin sisters are celebrating a milestone birthday. Alean Chavis and Kathleen Stephenson turn 100 years this New Year's Eve!

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Happy birthday to everyone born in December! Did you know that you can score tons of great freebies during the month of your birthday?

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Former President Jimmy Carter turns 97

Ex-President Jimmy Carter, the oldest former U.S. chief executive ever, will quietly mark his 97th birthday at home in southwest Georgia today.

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