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Early voting begins Thursday for the Nov. 2 municipal elections.



Twenty counties in the WRAL viewing area have local leaders running for office, including mayor and town or city council positions. Wake County municipalities holding elections next month include Angier, Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knightdale, Morrisville, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell and Zebulon.

Raleigh and Cary's municipal elections are postponed due to a delayed release of census data. Cary will hold a primary election in March, and Raleigh's election has been delayed to Nov. 2022.

<a href="https://www.wral.com/councilwoman-suspends-campaign-for-durham-mayor-leaving-former-judge-as-lone-active-candidate/19919837/">In Durham, voters will see two names on the ballot for mayor</a>, councilwoman Javiera Caballero and retired judge Elaine O'Neal. Only O'Neal is in the race, however, after Caballero suspended her campaign Monday.

During the early voting period, which runs Oct. 14-Oct. 30, you can register to vote and vote on the same day at any early voting location in your county.

<strong><a href="https://vt.ncsbe.gov/ossite/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Find an early voting site</a>. </strong>Voters will be asked to provide proof of residence and fill out an application. Name and address change will be allowed, but voters won't be able to change their party affiliation.

<strong><a href="https://www.ncsbe.gov/2021-municipal-voter-tool" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The state Board of Elections also has a tool</a></strong> that allows voters to view a sample ballot and check early voting and vote-by-mail availability in their area.

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A recent power shift in the North Carolina General Assembly has forced Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper to use more aggressive public tactics to preach his opposition to the GOP agenda.

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Sunday morning brings scattered showers and cooler temperatures in the 50s.

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The Fayetteville Police Department confirmed that three people died in a crash Saturday on Murchison Road, and another person is in critical condition.

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Police arrested a man accused of peeping over the women's bathroom stall at a grocery store but he's also banned from several other businesses.



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Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

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The worlds tallest digital American flag coupled with the worlds most enormous electronic Uncle Sam image are lighting-up the South Florida skyline this Memorial Day weekend, at the 60-story Paramount Miami Worldcenter skyscraper, in downtown Miami.

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Carolina Hurricanes players returned to PNC Arena on Friday to gather their things, speak with coaches, and look to the summer ahead. It's the latest the players have conducted these annual exit interviews since 2019, when they fell in the Eastern Conference Final against the Boston Bruins, but still falling short of the ultimate goal of lifting the Stanley Cup. 

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Grimsley High School is coming off of a runner-up finish in the N.C. High School Athletic Association's 4A state playoffs. It took an all-time rushing performance from an all-time rushing team to take out the Whirlies. HighSchoolOT had a chance to see one of the Whirlies' spring football practices this week. Here is what we learned.

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Duke men's lacrosse midfielder Garrett Leadmon scored a diving goal on the crease 1:05 into overtime to send the top-seeded Blue Devils to Championship Monday with a 16-15 victory over Penn State in front of 32,107 fans at Lincoln Financial Field. The Blue Devils advance to their seventh NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game.

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