Caught On Camera Coverage

Lightning strike captured by WRAL's tower camera
WRAL's tower camera captured a lightning strike in downtown Raleigh on Friday night.

Caught on cam: Drone footage captures elephant herd napping
Drone footage shot by the Yunnan Forest Firefighting Brigade showed a herd of nomad elephants napping and grazing in a forest in southwest China.

Parachutist interrupts soccer game
A Polish soccer match had an unexpected intruder when a parachutist drops out of the sky into the middle of the field.

Too cute: Woodchuck catches a ride on dog swimming in lake
How many dogs could a woodchuck ride if a woodchuck could ride dogs?

California police help man propose to girlfriend
The man is asked to get out of the car and is put in handcuffs.

Man breaks into Airbnb full of deputies
An intoxicated man got a rude awakening when he allegedly broke in and fell asleep inside a rented house that was full of sheriff's deputies.

Bear spotted near Raleigh's Village District
Another bear sitting in Raleigh and this time it was caught on video in the Village District area.

Eek! CNN reporter scared by cicada
A reporter recently had an unsettling encounter with a cicada.

Security camera catches men damaging vehicles at Spring Lake auto shop
Vandals returned to a Black-owned auto repair shop to do more damage less than a day after the owner installed security cameras.

Police wrestle 'hangry' alligator in Wendy's parking lot
Police officers in Florida had to wrangle a 6-foot "hangry" alligator that was chasing customers through a Wendy's parking lot.

Caught on cam: Police officers rescue dog trapped inside hot car
Two Florida police officers smash the window of a hot car to rescue a dog trapped inside.

Problems at the pump: Man and woman fight, spit at each other at Knightdale gas station
Frustrations were high on Tuesday as people rushed to the pumps to top off their tanks.

Two people spit, fight at Knightdale gas station
A man and woman were captured on video in a full-on fight at a Knightdale gas station.

Raw: Sky 5 flies over blocked streets as officials investigate deputy-involved shooting
Sky 5 flew over the blocked neighborhood streets in Benson as officials investigated the deputy-involved shooting that happened around 11 a.m. on Wednesday. A person was shot in the wrist and has been transported to WakeMed with non-life-threatening injuries.

Caught on camera: Bears open car door
Home security video captures three bears breaking into a car in Connecticut, using their paws to easily lift the door handles then climbing inside the SUV.

Precious: Baby elephant takes its first steps
Just days after its arrival, a newborn baby elephant walked for the first time in its enclosure.

New video shows officer laughing after injuring 73-year-old woman with dementia during arrest
The fallout continues over the injury-inducing 2020 arrest of a 73-year-old Loveland, Colorado woman with Dementia. The woman's legal team released a video Monday showing the shoplifting arrest which led to injuries.

Picture shows Texas teacher's foot on Black student's neck
Officials at a North Texas school sent an apology letter to parents after a picture surfaced on social media of a teacher with her foot on a Black student's neck.

Scary! Alligator blocks Florida road
A Florida woman riding her bike through a wildlife sanctuary came across a scary road block: a huge alligator right in the middle of the path.