An 8-year-old is in serious condition after an argument escalated into gunfire Saturday night in Rocky Mount. WRAL-TV will have the status of his injuries on our newscast at 6 p.m.

8-year-old one of three hurt from Rocky Mount shootout; Two charged; The status of his injuries on WRAL at 6

A Fayetteville woman says she was raped by the person who delivered her groceries through Instacart late last month.

'Be careful: ' Woman says man delivering groceries through Instacart raped her in her home

WRAL reporter Carly Haynes interviews a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a man delivering groceries through Instacart. 

Medicaid expansion means North Carolina's working poor can go to the doctor for free. It also means billions in new federal funding for hospitals.

After 14 years, billions to flow as 600,000 qualify for Medicaid insurance in NC

More than half a million North Carolinians now qualify for Medicaid 

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One person was killed and another person is in serious condition after their car crashed into a bridge railing Friday afternoon.

Woman dies, man seriously injured after crashing into bridge railing in Caldwell County

Road

Search teams are looking for a parent and child in western North Carolina on Monday.

Mother, 8-year-old son found safe after overnight in Pisgah National Forest

Police car

Scott Mason, our Tar Heel Traveler, has more on an eclectic art gallery in Caldwell County which features folk art, along with an artist who sometimes paints 80 hours a week.

THEIR CHECK DIVERTED TO PAY THEIR SPOUSES PAST DUE CHILD SUPPORT. >> CALDWELL COUNTY IS AN ARTISTIC LITTLE TOWN. >> SCOTT MASON IS IN LYNN ARE IN A SHOP FULL OF FOLK ART. [ MUSIC ] >> Reporter: LENORE IS WELL KNOWN FOR ART. THERE IS ART ALL OVER TOWN INCLUDING HAPPY ART. >> A LOT OF MY PICTURES ARE JUST MEANT TO MAKE YOU SMILE. >> GROWING AT THE MOON. >> I DON'T THINK IT HAS A LOT OF LONGEVITY. >> HAPPY ART THAT TURNS HEADS. >> I'VE SOLD A LOT OF VOWELS. >> THE BIGGER THE BETTER. >> I LOVE PAINTING BIG. >> HE LOVES TO PAINT. >> IS HARDLY EVER TWO DAYS IN A ROW THAT I DON'T PAINT. >> NORMALLY HE PAINTS EVERYDAY. >> EVERY DAY ON BREATHING. >> SOMETIMES 80 HOURS A WEEK. >> IT IS HOW WE MAKE A LIVING. >> THE FOLK KEEPER IN DOWNTOWN LENORE. >> LIES FULL CART INTRIGUING? >> BECAUSE IT COMES IN SOUL. >> THAT IS DEEP. THERE'S DEFINITELY A DEEPER MEANING TO A LOT OF THINGS THAT I PAINT. >> THE YOUNG MAN. >> IS GOING TO SEE HIS LOVE. >> WHAT IS THE HOUSE EMPTY? >> SHE WILL PROBABLY BE ON THE PORCH. >> THAT IS IF SHE IS IN THE PAINTER'S HEAD. >> THIS IS SOMEONE I'VE SEEN IN MY HEAD. >> IT IS A CREATION OF HIS IMAGINATION. >> MY WORK IS ABOUT MAKING YOU HAPPY. >> CHARLIE FRYE. >> HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE CHARLIE? >> MAGIC. >> CHARLIE'S WIFE IS PART OF THE MAGIC. >> THESE ARE ALL PICTURES OF OLD MAPS. >> ART FROM PAPER OR FROM BUTTONS. >> ANYTHING I CAN HIDE. >> SUSAN HAS FOUND HER ARTISTIC VOICE WHICH IS HARD TO DO. >> IT'S IN YOUR HEART. >> WHEN HE STARTED PAINTING, DID SOMETHING CLICK INSIDE YOU? >> EVERYTHING CLICKED INSIDE ME. IT EXPLODED. I'M TELLING, LIFE CHANGED. IT GOT RIGHT AND COLORFUL. >> HE BEGAN PAINTING A WAS BY ACCIDENT IN HIS MID-TO-LATE 20s. >> I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS A FOLK ARTIST UNTIL SOMEBODY TOLD ME I WAS. >> IS IT HARD TO MAKE A LIVING FROM FULL CART? >> YES. >> THEY ARE DOING IT. >> WE HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY. >> EVEN THE DOOR OFF A VOLKSWAGEN LOADED WITH MAGNETS. >> THAT IS WHY I LOVE THE GALLERY. >> THE FOLK KEEPER GALLERY. >> A COLLECTION OF ALL THE THINGS WE LOVE. >> WHAT IS YOUR GOAL FROM HERE ON OUT? >> JUST REALIZE EVERY MORNING AND EVERY NIGHT HOW LUCKY I AM. >> HOW HAPPY HE IS. >> IF YOU CAN'T BE HAPPY DOING WHAT YOU ARE MEANT TO DO, YOU JUST MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO BE HAPPY. >> WISE WORDS.

Caldwell County artist loves to paint and it shows at unique art gallery

When Jacqueline Godoy applied for a Habitat for Humanity home three years ago, she had her doubts.

Dream propels woman toward homeownership

Emotional thank you

Jacqueline Godoy's extended family, all of whom live in the Caldwell County area. Back row: Linsy Piña, Godoy, Sara Piña, Natalie Piña and her mother, Leticia Tellez; front row: Naomi Godoy, Christiane Godoy, Isaac Godoy, Alison Piña.

All in the family

Linsy Piña, left, hugs her sister Jacqueline Godoy at the dedication of Jacqueline's Habitat for Humanity home in Lenoir.

Dedication hugs in Lenoir

Jacqueline Godoy gets emotional as she thanks Habitat for Humanity volunteers and the State Employees Credit Union for their help in building her new home. Two of her children are beside her.