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

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service for Wake and Franklin counties until 4 p.m.

Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Wake, Franklin counties

At 12:45 p.m., the State Highway Patrol reported that a tornado touched down near the Lowes in Garner. Tune into WRAL News Plus for continuous coverage and live updates.

WRAL Weather Alert Day: Tornado touches down in Garner, SHP says

Zuri Dorsey, 2, is believed to be in a red 2016 Honda Accord with NC license tag number RAZ-9972. She may be with 27-year-old Deandre Alante Dorsey. 

Amber Alert: 2-year-old girl in red 2016 Honda Accord headed to NC from Virginia Beach

Health care experts from the NC Navigator Consortium answered questions about who is eligible under Medicaid expansion, what it covers, how to apply and much more Tuesday afternoon.  

Medicaid and more: Navigators answer questions to get you the best health coverage

Medicaid call-in Dec. 5, 2023

From "Bull Durham" to Academy Award-winning dramas, the state has played host to multiple films based on fact and fiction.

20 famous movies filmed in North Carolina

20 popular movies made in NC

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Iguana Coverage

After three visits from uninvited lizards, a Florida family called in an iguana wrangler.

Iguana 'wrangler' hired to remove lizard from Fla. family's toilet

Iguana in toilet

HAS A GOAL TO REACH 0 EMISSIONS BY THE YEAR  >> ALL RIGHT. AN ALARMING DISCOVERY FOR FLORIDA FAMILY. THEY'VE BEEN FINDING IGUANAS IN THEIR TOILET. AS BRANDON BEYER REPORTS, THE UNINVITED IGUANAS HAVE SHOWN UP 3 TIMES NOW AND IT'S LEAD TO WANT TO GO ON A WRANGLER EVEN BEING CALLED IN. >> EVERY TIME I WALK INTO THE RESTROOM, I OPEN THE OTHER BIT OF THE TOILET WITH A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF APPREHENSION AND WHO CAN BLAME HIM FOR THE 3RD TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR, BRUCE FLYERS FOUND IN A ONE A IN HIS TOILET. THIS IS TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK. SO HAPPENING MORE AND MORE. AT LEAST YEARS. HAROLD RONDAN THE CALL WHO MAKES A LIVING REMOVING IGUANAS. ONE TITLES, FUNNIES SECOND TIME. LET'S DO SOMETHING. BUT NOW THE 3RD TIME THE COVER, THE EVENT ON THE ROOF FIGURE. THAT'S HOW THEY WERE GETTING THAT. NOW IT'S JUST A MYSTERY. WE KNOW IS NOT THE HE LOOKED FOR A LITTLE OPEN SEWER LINE AROUND THIS HOUSE. HE HASN'T FOUND ONE. >> SO NOW WE NEED TO FIND OUT WHAT'S COMING ON BEFORE SOMEONE DOES GET BECAUSE IMAGINE SITTING DOWN ON THIS, GOING TO THE BATHROOM. >> HALF ASLEEP SIT DOWN AND THAT UNFORTUNATELY GET YOU. IT'S TURNED FLESH. SO FOR NOW, BRUCE SAYS HE'LL TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT EVERY TIME NATURE CALLS. HE'S ALSO KEEPING HERALDS NUMBER HANDY. WHO KNOWS IF HE'LL NEED HIS SERVICES FOR A 4TH TIME AFTER THE FIRST TIME, I SAID IT WOULD NEVER SIT DOWN AGAIN WITHOUT LOOKING IF THE SECOND TIME I SAID THE SAME THING. I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE GOING TO SIT DOWN AGAIN WE NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO APPEAR. >> THOSE THINGS, ONE FEISTY THAT WAS BRANDED BY ARE REPORTING THE AGO ON A REGULAR BELIEVES THEY'RE COMING INTO

Iguana Coverage

Iguana 'wrangler' hired to remove lizard from Fla. family's toilet

Fla. family has iguanas in toilet, wrangler on speed dial