97 NC counties and 1 VA county are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

A WRAL Weather Alert Day has been issued for Saturday, when much of the state is under a Level 1 risk for severe weather.


WRAL Weather Alert Day: Wind gusts, some rain to start weekend for Dreamville, other outdoor events

Level 1 threat  includes most of the viewing area for April1, 2023

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A tornado plowed through Arkansas' capital and surrounding areas Friday afternoon, reducing rooftops to splinters, toppling vehicles and tossing debris on roadways as people raced for shelter.

Tornado slams Little Rock, smashes rooftops, flips vehicles

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When Major League Baseball asked for updates to make Durham Bulls Athletic Park better for players, the team added some features for fans, too.

DBAP updates include bigger locker room, ability for fans to watch batting practice

DBAP new batting cage

Organizers with Dreamville Festival are preparing for wet and windy weather this weekend that may cause safety concerns for fans and employees.

Dreamville Fest is rain or shine. With Level 1 risk, planners share what could mean cancelation, delays

Saturday headliners forecast for Dreamville Festival

Imagine being accepted to 54 colleges and universities as a high school senior, then earning $1.3 million in scholarships.

Accepted to over 50 colleges, teen chooses Duke University 

Daya Brown was accepted to over 50 colleges and chose Duke University in NC.

NCAA bracket

College hoops bracket challenge

I-87 Coverage

A driver was injured Monday when a tanker truck carrying portable toilets overturned along Interstate 440 in Raleigh.

Truck carrying portable toilet overturns on I-440 in Raleigh, messy cleanup

I-440 ramp blocked in east Raleigh when truck overturns

North Carolina State Highway Patrol troopers are searching for a man involved in a crash on I-87 in Wake County on Wednesday night.

Search underway for motorcyclist who left scene of crash on I-87 in Wake County

Multi-agency search on for motorcyclist who limped away from crash

The accident happened near the Smithfield Road exit, in eastern Wake County. 



Troopers searching for truck that lost trailer, caused multi-car crash on I-87 

One seriously injured in mutli-car crash on I-87 in Wake County 

26-year-old Greene was one of the three people killed in a fiery head-on collision along I-87 in Knightdale on Tuesday.

Loved ones, friends say Yameer Greene's laugh and energy were contagious

26-year-old Yameer Greene was one of the three people killed in a fiery head-on collision along I-87 in Knightdale on Tuesday.

<p>&gt;&gt;&gt; FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES THAT HIS LAUGH WAS CONTAGIOUS AND AT TIMES WOULD BREAK OUT IN SONG.&gt;&gt; 26-YEAR-OLD JAMEER GREEN WAS ONE OF THREE PEOPLE KILLED IN A FIERY CRASH ALONG I 87 IN KNIGHTDALE YESTERDAY AND BRYAN MIMS SPOKE TO THE YOUNG MAN'S BEST FRIEND TODAY WHO WAS STRUGGLING WITH SUCH A STUD IN A DRAMATIC LOSS.&gt;&gt;REPORTER: IT LOOKED LIKE HIS CAR, A SILVER PAINT JOB AND BLACK RIMS, WAS AT A DODGE TART? THE TAILLIGHTS MATCHED BUT THE REST OF THE CAR WAS DEMOLISHED. I GOT A TEXT FROM A GOOD FRIEND AND SAID CALL ME ASAP. NICHOLAS STEPHENSON AND SEEN THE VIDEO BUT NO ONE HAD HEARD FROM THE AMIR GREEN. HE MET GREEN IN THE SIXTH GRADE AND BECAME BETTER THAN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE ROOM WITH EACH OTHER ECU AND THEY HAD JUST HUNG OUT AT GREENS TOWNHOME IN GARNER OVER THE WEEKEND. AND NOW THERE WAS A CRASH ON THE NEWS AND ON THE HIGHWAY HE DROVE EVERY DAY TO HIS JOB IN ROCKY MOUNT WHERE HE SERVED AS ATHLETIC PROGRAM SPECIALIST FOR THE CITY BUT HE GOT HIS FIRST JOB AT 16 AT THE YMCA SPIRIT HE ALWAYS ENJOYED WORKING WITH KIDS AND HE APPRECIATES WHAT HE CAN TEACH THEM&gt;&gt; TUESDAY MORNING AT 10:20 AM HE WAS DRIVING EAST OUT OF RALEIGH ON I 87 AND OUT OF THE MEDIAN OUT OF NOWHERE A HONDA ACCORD SHOT INTO HIS PATH.&gt;&gt; THERE IS A CAR ON FIRE. &gt;&gt; THE HIGHWAY PATROL SAID A 19- YEAR-OLD OF WASHINGTON NORTH CAROLINA HAD BEEN DRIVING FAST, CRASHED THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIERS AND COLLIDED INTO A DODGE DART.&gt;&gt; 10 SECONDS EARLIER OR LATER YOU WOULD NOT BE HERE NOW HAVING THIS CONVERSATION BUT IT JUST HAPPENED&gt;&gt; AT THE WRONG SECOND YUMMIER GREEN HE WAS GONE AND HE WAS RAISED BY AN ADOPTIVE FAMILY BROUGHT UP IN CHURCH, THERE AND IT GARNER HIGH SCHOOL HE SANG HIS HEART OUT THE SCHOOL'S CHOIR DIRECTOR POSTED ON FACEBOOK THING I CAN ALWAYS SEE THE FIRE IN YOUR SOUL, YOUR PASSION FOR MUSIC.&gt;&gt; DID NOT MATTER WHO YOU WERE OR WHAT GROUP YOU ARE PART OF A WHAT THE SITUATION WAS EVEN FROM HIS SMILE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, TO HIS JOKES ON HIS LAUGH, EVERYTHING IS CONTAGIOUS ABOUT HIS ENERGY.&gt;&gt; THAT IS THE CONTAGION AN AILING WORLD NEEDS, THE LEGACY OF HIS 26 YEARS AND NOT HIS FINAL SECOND CAN SPREAD IT STILL. &gt;&gt; THE HIGHWAY PATROL HAS NOT YET RELEASED THE NAME OF THE PASSENGER IN THE OTHER CARPET WITNESSES TELL WRAL THE DRIVER</p>

Man killed in crash loved kids, music

Three people were killed Tuesday morning in a crash on Interstate 87, commonly known as the Knightdale Bypass, that closed lanes of the highway and backed up traffic headed eastbound from Raleigh for miles.

<p>TO START THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR. &gt;&gt;&gt; WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS, THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-87, ALSO KNOWN AS THE KNIGHTDALE BYPASS ARE CLOSED AS HODGE ROAD DUE TO A DEADLY CRASH. &gt;&gt; WE HAD PICTURES FROM SKY 5 THERE, THIS TAKES YOU DOWN TO THE GROUND. IT HAPPENED AT 10:30. WE LEARNED THAT TWO PEOPLE DIED IN THIS CRASH. WE ARE LIVE ON THE SCENES WITH THE FIRST LOOK FROM THE GROUND. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US THERE? &gt;&gt; Reporter: JEFF, IT IS A MESS ON THE GROUND HERE. YOU CAN SEE THE WRECKAGE BEHIND ME ON THE NORTHBOUND LANES OF I-87. THAT IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED, A CHRYSLER SEDAN. ALSO, A HONDA ACCORD ALONG THE SHOULDER OF NORTHBOUND 87 WAS INVOLVED. SO WE HAVE TWO VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS COLLISION. JUST A SHORT TIME AGO, WE SPOKE WITH A WITNESS, A DRIVER, A TOW TRUCK HEADING TOWARDS RALEIGH ON I-87 SOUTHBOUND. HE SAID THERE WAS A CAR, A CHRYSLER 200 THAT WAS GOING A GOOD 100 MILES PER HOUR, WEAVING THROUGH TRAFFIC, HEADING TOWARDS RALEIGH AND THEN LOST CONTROL, CROSSED THROUGH THE MEDIAN, JUST BLASTED IT LOOKS LIKE THROUGH THE CABLE BARRIER AND SLAMMED HEAD ON INTO THE HONDA ACCORD. THE DRIVER OF THAT CHRYSLER WAS KILLED. ACCORDING TO THE WITNESS, THE DRIVER OF THE ACCORD WAS ALSO KILLED. AND A PASSENGER IN THE ACCORD WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. NO WORD ON THAT PERSON'S CONDITION. THE HIGHWAY PATROL DOES CONFIRM THAT TWO PEOPLE WERE KILLED AND AGAIN THE WITNESS SAYS THE ONE DRIVER WAS GOING SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 100 MILES PER HOUR HEADED TOWARDS RALEIGH AND CROSSED THE MEDIAN. THIS IS LIKELY TO TAKE ANOTHER HOUR BEFORE TRAFFIC IS FLOWING AGAIN. THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND DOT ARE URGING DRIVERS TO TAKE U.S. 64 BUSINESS, NEW BERN AVENUE AND POOL ROAD TO GET BACK OUT HERE. IT IS BACKED UP FOR QUITE A DISTANCE ON NORTHBOUND 87, THE KNIGHTDALE BYPASS. BACK TO YOU. &gt;&gt;&gt; WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CAR, YOU SEE HOW BAD THE CRASH IS, THANK YOU SO MCH FOR LETTING US KNOW ABOUT THE CRASH. BRIAN SHRADER IS NOW IN THE TRAFFIC CENTER WITH THE DETOURS TO TAKE TO AVOID THE AREA. IT WILL BE A MESS FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. &gt;&gt; LIKELY SO. AS WE ZOOM INTO THAT PART OF RALEIGH, HERE'S THE BELT LINE. THIS IS HEADED AWAY FROM 440 TOWARDS HODGE ROAD. IT LOOKS LIKE THEY HAVE BLOCKED THE ROAD AT NEW HOPE ROAD AND THERE IS A BIG BACK UP FOR PEOPLE TO HEAD BACK TO NEW BERN AVENUE. YOUR BEST BET IS TO USE NEW BERN OUT TO 540. YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO I-84 OR STAY ON 64 BUSINESS ON THE INTERCHANGE BETWEEN RALEIGH AND WENDELL. AGAIN, WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE SECTION OF I-8P WILL BE</p>

Head-on collision on I-87 east of Raleigh kills three

2 killed in fiery crash on I-87

A crash on Interstate 87 (the Knightdale Bypass) closed lanes of the highway and backed up traffic headed eastbound from Raleigh for miles Tuesday morning.

Three killed in fiery I-87 crash near Knightdale

I-87 crash

Law enforcement officers from several agencies mounted a massive search Tuesday in Zebulon for a kidnapping suspect, an operation that snarled traffic for morning commuters and sent parents scrambling to make impromptu daycare plans because of school closures.



Man dead after chase, alleged kidnapping that closed some Zebulon schools, snarled traffic

Hugo Yaret Cortes-Ramirez

Part of Interstate 87 is closed as a multiple law enforcement agencies search for a kidnapping suspect in Zebulon.

Search for kidnapping suspect closes part of I-87

Heavy police presence shuts down I-87

A vehicle flipped three times along Interstate 87 in Wendell after a slowdown in traffic caused the vehicle to swerve. 



Car flips 3 times along I-87 in Wendell

Shooting, traffic accident

A road project in eastern Wake County will ease congestion on the Knightdale Bypass, making it easier for commuters to travel to and from Raleigh.



Plans for Knightdale Bypass could ease Wake County congestion

All eastbound lanes of Interstate 87 and Interstate 540 were closed Tuesday afternoon in Wake County after a tractor-trailer crashed and flipped on its side, an accident that could snarl travel plans for motorists trying to get out of town for the July 4th holiday.