Approximately 790,000 acres of North Carolina farmland are foreign-owned. WRAL Investigates why proposed legislation to prevent national security risks from countries like China, Russia, and North Korea could potentially hurt farmers.

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Medicaid expansion takes effect Dec. 1 in North Carolina, and 5 On Your Side is helping answer your questions about the change. 

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Students are reported for possession of non-firearm weapons about 20 times as often as they are for firearms. But schools are still relatively safe places, and many crime statistics in schools have been improving for years, experts say. 

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Fayetteville police are asking the public for help finding a man and a woman who fired shots into a daycare on Sept. 29.



<b>FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.</b> — Fayetteville police are asking the public for help finding a man and a woman who fired shots into a daycare on Sept. 29.

Surveillance video captured images of two people, who appear to be a man and a woman. The shooting occurred in the 1900 block of Center Street.

Five shots were fired into the daycare, police said. Adults and children were inside, but no one was injured.

Fayetteville police are asking the public for help finding a man and a woman who fired shots into a daycare on Sept. 29.

Fayetteville police investigate daycare shooting

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Sangiorge at 910-753-4717 or Crime Stoppers at 910-483-TIPS.

Jessica Patrick

Fayetteville police looking for answers after daycare shooting

Tyrone Taylor II was last seen in Dunn on Sept. 5. Authorities were initially searching for his car, which they found burned in Cumberland County a few days after his disappearance. On Thursday, authorities said they found skeltal remains on November 20, which were later identified as Taylor.

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Students returned to Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School on Thursday, and the mother of the teen killed there earlier this week posted a message to him on a funeral home site.

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15-year-old Delvin Ferrell was stabbed to death at Southeast Raleigh High School.

It’s been nearly three years since Epic Games announced its $95 million acquisition of the 87-acre site of Cary Towne Center mall for its new headquarters. All but one section of the property has been razed, yet there are no visible signs of new development and no zoning or planning requests have been filed with the Town of Cary. So what's going on?

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During a late-night press conference, Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle Braden said an employee within the department came forward on Sunday with information implicating an officer in criminal activities.

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Fayetteville Police Officer Tamyra Billings

The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially ends Thursday. The season was above average, with 19 named storms, seven hurricanes and three major hurricanes.

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Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

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According to Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats, authorities identified the body as that of Tyrone Taylor II. Coats plans to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. Thursday with details of the case.



Harnett County Sheriff provides update on dead man found in Harnett County

The NCHSAA Board of Directors wraps up its winter meeting with affiliate reports and votes on a number of different proposals.

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Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

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