On WRAL at 6 p.m., 5 On Your Side explains how much more you’re going to pay for insurance because of other drivers.

Tonight at 6: Why you could pay more for car insurance because of other people's crashes and crimes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Three children were killed in a shooting at a private Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday, hospital officials said. The suspect is also dead after a confrontation with police.

3 children killed in shooting at Nashville private school

Covenant School shooting in Nashville

A man fired five gunshots at Raleigh officers on Monday before two police officers returned fire, according to Raleigh Police Chief Estella Patterson.



Chief: Police fatally shot man who fired shots at officers, cars near Raleigh middle school

Shots fired in southeast Raleigh

Someone from the zoo called the Randolph County Sheriff's Office just before 11 a.m. to report having received a bomb threat.

NC Zoo evacuated, closed after bomb threat

North Carolina Zoo entrance

Dreamville, a music festival created by Fayetteville native and rapper J. Cole, will be held Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2.

What's new at Dreamville this year: Better bathrooms, more security

Dreamville Festival 2022

North Carolina-based First Citizens will buy Silicon Valley Bank, the tech industry-focused financial institution that collapsed earlier this month, rattling the banking industry and sending shockwaves around the world.

Raleigh-based First Citizens to acquire Silicon Valley Bank; shares soar 47%

Parent Company of Silicon Valley Bank Files for Bankruptcy

NCAA bracket

College hoops bracket challenge

All assets associated with the tag: Burlington

Burlington Coverage

On Tuesday Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) investigators learned that two children, 12 and 13, had signs of bruising and marks on their body.

Burlington man arrested for child abuse, strangling step children

Jimmy Ray Brafford

Since it's expected to rain Thursday, Burlington's Carousel Christmas in the Park activities are moving indoors.

Burlington's Carousel Christmas in the Park moves indoors because of rain

Carousel Christmas in the Park

WRAL contributor Tandra Wilkerson is talking about coffee! 

Coffee on the go: 4 coffee shops to check out in Alamance Co.

Filament Coffee + Tea

Burlington police investigate vehicle chase, shooting  

Police car crime scene night

A 10-year-old was hit Saturday by several bullets while asleep inside their home in Burlington, officials said. 



Police: 10-year-old shot at while asleep in Burlington home 

Crime Scene police lights

 She is a national known humorist from Burlington who has been entertaining crowds since the 1960s, ever since she won Miss North Carolina. More recently, her funny videos have gone viral. 

THE NORTH, FAIR WILL BE BACK. IT'S KICKS OFF OCTOBER 14th AT THE FAIRGROUNDS. >>> SHE IS NOT A COMEDIAN BUT A HUMORIST. IN RECENT YEARS, HER HUMOR HAS GONE VIRAL. WE FIND THE TAR HEEL TRAVELER SPEAKING WITH JEAN ROBERTSON. >> I WAS 6'2" AT AGE 13. >> Reporter: 6'2"? >> I NO, YOUR JOB JUST DROPPED. >> TO THINK I HAVE A SOUTHERN ACCENT? >> Reporter: DON'T BUNGEE JUMP NIKKI. >> IT JUST EXPLODES . >> Reporter: HER CAREER EXPLODED. JEANNIE ROBERTSON. >> I WAS EATING IT UP. THICK OF IT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SHE SAID, YOU ARE NOT A BAPTIST, ARE YOU? >> Reporter: SHE LIVES IN BURLINGTON AND GREW UP HERE. >> I WAS TALL AND SOUTHERN FUNNY. >> Reporter: SHE WAS MISS NORTH CAROLINA, 1963. >> I MADE MORE THAN 500 SPEECHES IN 12 MONTHS AND I WAS 19 TURNING 20. >> Reporter: 20 AND FUNNY AND IN DEMAND. >> I HAD A LOT OF CONFIDENCE THAT YEAR. WHAT AN OPPORTUNITY. >> Reporter: SHE EARNED THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPETE FOR MISS AMERICA. SHE WON MISSED CONGENIALITY. >> I NEVER LOOK BACK. BUT YOU KNOW WHAT I HAVE? A PAGEANT SMILE. THE FIRST 10 YEARS I TOLD PAGEANT STORIES . >> Reporter: IN SPEECHES ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. >> ABOUT 4:00 IN THE MORNING OUTSIDE OF MY ROOM DOOR I HEARD SOMEBODY SQUEALING I KNEW I WAS IN ARKANSAS. >> Reporter: HE WAS TALL TOO. ONCE CAPTAIN OF THE DUKE BEST ABOUT IT. >> JERRY IS WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE CALL HIM BUT I CALL HIM LB FOR LEFT BRAIN. THE REACTION IN THE CROWD WAS INSTANTANEOUS. >> A BAGEL THING OF SHORTENING, 12 POUNDS OF LARD. >> Reporter: LEFT BRAIN WENT VIRAL. >> THE PEOPLE OVERLY ANALYTICAL PEOPLE RIGHT LANE PEOPLE, WHEN WE HEAR THIS WE DON'T AWAIT ANY FOOD. WHAT I WANT IS NOT TO POKE FUN AT ANYBODY. I WANT HIM TO SIT THERE AND SAY THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING IN OUR HOUSE. >> IT THINKING ABOUT HAVING PLASTIC SURGERY. SHE SAID. YOU CAN PULL THAT FACE STRAIGHT IF YOU WANT TWO BUT YOUR ELBOWS ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU AWAY. >> Reporter: THE HUMOR IS CLEAN AND IT IS SELLING. YOU ARE SELLING TICKETS? BUT I'M SELLING TICKETS. >> Reporter: SHE IS NO LONGER JUST A CONVENTION SPEAKER. NOW PEOPLE PAID TO SEE THE ONE- WOMAN THEATER SHOW. >> I AM LOOKING FOR A TALL DIAPER? A GOOD-LOOKING GUY. SHE SAID AREN'T WE ALL? >> Reporter: SHE HAS WRITTEN BOOKS AND RECORDED VIDEO. >> WE HAVE 107 MILLION HITS ON YOUTUBE. >> Reporter: OF THE BRIGHT LIGHT OF A PROFESSIONAL SPEAKER. >> THIS BREAK HE TURNED AROUND AND HE THOUGHT I SAID PROFESSIONAL STREAKER. >> THE SAME AS SPEAKING NOWADAYS. SAME AS MISS NORTH CAROLINA. >> Reporter: UNTIL AT THE FUNNY STUFF TO WAY SHE WRITES. KEEP THEM LAUGHING. >> LIFE IS A PROCESS OF LEARNING. IF YOU LOOK FOR HUMOR YOU WILL FIND. IT CAN MAKE YOUR DAY. >> LAUGHTER IS SO GOOD. JEANNIE ROBERTSON CAN BE SEEN EVERY SATURDAY AFTERNOON LIVE ON FACE AND YOUTUBE TO AN HOUR- LONG PROGRAM FILLED WITH FUN,

Tall, southern and funny: Humorist from Burlington goes viral 

In Burlington lives a man who spent much of his career with the U.S. Coast Gard but one of the greatest thrills of the job came more than three decades after he retired. 

ONE BIG COIN IS WORTH MORE THAN $43,000. >>> THIS BEEN THE NIGHT, ARE "TAR HEEL TRAVELER" WONDERS INSPIRATIONAL  AFRICAN- AMERICANS. >> TONIGHT WE FIND HIM IN BURLINGTON WITH THE RETIRED COAST GUARDSMEN WHO SERVED HIS COUNTRY AND SAW THE WORLD IN THE FACE OF RACE. >> >> Reporter: HERE IN BURLINGTON, LIVES A MAN WHO SPENT HIS CAREER WITH U.S. COAST GUARD. ONE OF THE GREATEST THRILLS OF THE JOB, CAME THREE DECADES AFTER HE RETIRED. >> I CAME UP TO THE JIM CROW DAYS. >> Reporter: HE GREW UP IN ALAMANCE COUNTY. >> IT WAS HARD TO FIND A JOB. >> Reporter: AFTER HIGH SCHOOL IN 1950, HE JOINED THE U.S. COAST GUARD. >> I WAS SO LUTON OFFICERS AND MAKING THEIR BEDS. >> Reporter: HE WAS A COAST GUARD STEWARD. >> I JUST WANTED JOB. >> Reporter: MAKING AN OFFICER'S BED, JUST TO PULL THE SHEETS TIGHT? >> YOU HAVE TO DO THAT. I HAD TO SHINE THEIR SHOES SO I COULD SEE MYSELF IN THEM. >> Reporter: HE NEVER ENVISIONED FOR HE WOULD GO. >> THE PORT OF ENGLAND AND THEN THE FLATS. >> Reporter: WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT GOING TO THOSE PLACES? >> I LOVED IT. >> Reporter: ALL THE SUDDEN HE WAS THOUSANDS OF MILES AWAY. OCCASIONALLY IN THE MIDDLE OF A HURRICANE. >> YOU WITH HEAD STRAIGHT TO THE ISLANDS. WE WOULD KEEP ROLLING. >> Reporter: HE SAILED TO ALASKA. THAT IS ICE ON BOARD THE SHIP. >> WE STAYED COLD. >> Reporter: HE COOKED FOR THE CREW AND HE ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS. >> I WAS FIRST CLASS. >> Reporter: HE RETIRED IN 1970 AND BY THEN HE HAD A FAMILY AND RETURNED TO NORTH CAROLINA TO WORK. YEARS PAST. HIS FAMILY GREW. IN 2014, THE TELEPHONE RANG. >> THE GOVERNOR'S ASSISTANT CALLED ME. >> Reporter: HE LEARNED THIS COAST GUARD STEWARD HAD BEEN ABLE TO ADVANCE ONLY SO FAR. >> HE WAS A BLACK MAN. >> Reporter: 44 YEARS AFTER RETIRING, CLEMENS WAS SOMETHING ELSE. >> I WAS THE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. >> Reporter: RECEIVING THE ORDER OF THE LONG LEAD TIME WAS REWARDING. >> I WAS ECSTATIC ABOUT IT. I TELL YOU. THE COAST GUARD GAVE ME A GREAT TIME. >> Reporter: HE COULD GO PLACES. >> BLOCKS COULD NOT EAT HERE. BLOCKS COULD NOT GO TO THE MOVIES. >> Reporter: TO SEE THE WORLD AND WAS FINALLY BELATEDLY, DESERVEDLY, CONGRATULATED FOR HIS SERVICE. >> I AM PROUD OF THAT CAREER THAT I HAVE HAD. >> >> THE MAN WITH THE INSPIRATIONAL STORY. JOIN THE "TAR HEEL TRAVELER" WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7:30 FOR THE HALF HOURS NATURAL FEATURING

Burlington native served his country and saw the world in the face of race

Police said they were called to Adams Street in reference to a shooting around 6:30 p.m. 



Two injured in Burlington shooting 

Police car, blue lights

A Burlington woman survives being shot in the face by a domestic abuser. Her sister shares her story with us. 

RELEASED THE BOY'S NAME GO BURLINGTON WOMAN IS RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER SHE WAS SHOT IN THE FACE. POLICE SAY CRYSTAL CLAY'S EX- BOYFRIEND STALKED, KIDNAPPED AND SHOT HER EARLIER THIS MONTH. NOW, AS ALLISON SMITH REPORTS, HER SISTER IS TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. >> HE SHOT HER, AND I COULD TELL THE TREMBLE IN HER VOICE, THE FEAR IN HER VOICE IT WAS A VERY REAL CALL. >> Reporter: CALL CAME ON SEPTEMBER 8th. >> I WILL SAY THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF HAS BEEN FOR LACK OF A BETTER STATEMENT, A NIGHTMARE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. >> Reporter: AUTHORITIES SAY RENARDO TATE KISS NAPPED CRYSTAL THE FATHER OF CRYSTAL'SEST SON THEY WERE IN ON AND OFF RELATIONSHIP FOR THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. CRYSTAL'S SISTER SAYS A FEW MONTH AGO SHE BROKE IT OFF AND THE STALKING STARTED. >> HE IS SITTING OUT THERE AGAIN. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE WEEK BEFORE CRYSTAL WAS SHOT, SHE AND HER SISTERS WENT OUT FOR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION. ANNOTATE SHOWED UP UNANNOUNCED. >> WHEN WE WERE THERE, HE WAS THERE. >> Reporter: HE LEFT CRYSTAL A CHILLING MESSAGE. >> HE TOLD HER HE HOPED THEY BURIED THEM NEXT TO EACH OTHER SATURDAY. >> Reporter: THREE DAYS LATER, BURLINGTON POLICE GOT A CALL FROM TATE'S MOM SAYING HER SON WAS THREATENING TO HURT HIS GIRLFRIEND. TATE TOOK CRYSTAL FROM HER HOME, TIED HER UP IN THE CAR AND DROVE TO CARROLL COUNTY VIRGINIA, AND THEY GOT INTO A FIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE CAR ANNOTATE SHOT HER IN THE FACE AND TURNED THE GUN ON HIMSELF. SHE WAS THE ONLY SURVIVOR. >> HE BROKE A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN'S SPIRIT. TEMPORARILY. MY SISTER IS A FIGHTER. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS HER SISTER STARTED TO TALK ABOUT THE ABUSE. SHE SAYS SHE ASKED HER SISTER WHY SHE NEVER REPORTED TATE IN THE PAST, AND HER RESPONSE HAUNTS HER. >> THE POLICE ARE NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING. >> WHAT A SAD STORY. THAT WAS AT ALLISON SMITH REPORTING. SHE WRITES HER REPLIES AND SHOWS THEM IN THE VIDEO CHATS. SHE HOPES SHARING THE STORY WILL GIVE OTHER VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THE COURAGE

'My sister is a fighter'; Burlington woman survives after being shot in face 

Just after 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, police were called to an area around Huffman Mill Road and Longpine Road for a shots fired call.

Two vehicles damaged by bullets in shooting 

No one was injured Sunday morning when a man showed up at another man's doorstep with an axe, according to Burlington police.



Burlington homeowner confronts axe-wielding man with shotgun

William Lawrence Cowan

An Alamance County man is facing multiple charges of indecent liberties with a child.

Alamance County man facing charges of indecent liberties with child

Jimmie Perkins

The suspect in a Burlington crash that killed a Nash County teacher on Monday is wanted by police after he left the hospital before he could speak with investigators.

Burlington Police looking for suspect in crash that killed Nash Co. teacher

Nathaniel Newton, fatal Burlington crash

The home invasion suspect who escaped from a Chapel Hill hospital with a machete wound he got from a boy during the invasion was arrested in Burlington on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.