This year marks the 65th annual lighting of the WRAL-TV tower in Raleigh, an annual tradition that has grown to include celebrations with towers at American Tobacco Campus in Durham and Rocky Mount Mills.

WRAL lights towers in Raleigh, Durham and Rocky Mount

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. 

Easy to conceal, harder to detect: Knives more prevalent than guns in schools 

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The Irish government announced a 10-year initiative called "Our Living Islands." The goal is to draw people to one of the country's remote islands.

SAY MUSIC, MAKE SHOPPERS FEEL BETTER, WHICH HELPS THEM LINGER IN A STORE AND SHOP MORE. >> THE EMERALD ISLE WANTS RESIDENTS FOR SOME OF ITS SMALLER ISLANDS AND THEY'LL EVEN HELP BUYERS. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THE TOWN, NORTH CAROLINA. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IRELAND. THE IRISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A 10 YEAR INITIATIVE. IT'S CALLED OUR LIVING ISLANDS. AND THE GOAL IS TO DRAW PEOPLE TO ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S REMOTE ISLANDS. GOVERNMENT WILL EVEN HELP WITH GRANTS UP TO 92,000 U.S. DOLLARS TO RELOCATE, THEN REFURBISHED VACANT PROPERTIES. AND WHILE YOU MAY BE GRANTED OWNERSHIP, IT DOESN'T GUARANTEE THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY LIVE THERE. SO THEY'RE GOING TO BE MONEY TO BUILD SOMETHING.

Ireland initiative pays up to $92,000 to move to remote island

In a speech before the Irish parliament, President Joe Biden said: "I'd rather have my children playing rugby now, for health reasons, than I would have them playing football. Fewer people get hurt playing rugby."

Fact check: Biden says football is more dangerous than rugby

PolitiFact: Mostly False

A playful dog nibbled on the hand of Ireland's president during a TV interview.

Perky puppy plays with President of Ireland during TV interview

Playful puppy gets screen time during Ireland President's TV interview

Jason Griffin dangles off a cliff face over the Irish Sea, taking calls for work. He combines mobile connection and laptop for a unique remote office. 

today we are pushing the the technology to its limits because we're going over a cliff face were ab sailing down to allege and I will be working all day from that ledge and taking and making calls, interacting with internal staff. Well, I sit there in this ledge on the side of a cliff just showing that remote literally Rene's remote. The new way of working is going to be completely different going forward. That's how I see it. The traditional five days in the office, Monday Friday 9-5. They're going they're not here anymore. People are going to be split between home and office, if not home all the time. And it's exciting because it fits people's life so much better. Everything is going to be better.

Climber, call center consultant takes remote work to cliffside extreme

Soda bread, coddle and bangers and mash -- be sure to try these recipes when celebrating St. Patrick's Day. 

Traditional Irish foods to try on St. Patrick's Day 

St. Patrick's Day Hat

An energetic display and jig by some Irish priests at the end of their livestream service is living spirits and getting a lot of love on the internet.

10 AND WRAL NEWS >>> IT IS TIME FOR LOOK AT WHAT IS TRENDING BUT>> THREE CHURCH LEADERS IN NORTHERN IRELAND PERFORMED AN IRISH JIG AT THE END OF A LIVE STREAMED MASS TO LIFT THE SPIRITS OF THE PARISHIONERS AT SAINT PETERS CHURCH. THIS ENERGETIC DISPLAY SHOWS THAT WHILE CHURCH IS CURRENTLY

Irish priests lift spirits with Irish jig at end of livestream service

WRAL's Kirsten Guiterrez spoke with a Raleigh couple who said they got sick after returning from Ireland.

THERE ARE AT LEAST 630 CONFIRMED CASES OF MIKE CATALANA. LEARNED OF FIVE MORE DEATHS IN OUR STATE. >>> 43% OF THE CASES IN NORTH CAROLINA ARE AMONG YOUNGER PEOPLE FROM 25 TO 49. ONE OF THOSE CASES IS DYLAN BOWEN WHO TESTED POSITIVE AFTER TRAVELING OVERSEAS WITH HIS FIANCIE LAST MONTH. KIERSTEN GUTIERREZ JOINS US NOW. YOU SPOKE WITH THE COUPLE. HOW LONG DID THE SYMPTOMS LAST? >> Reporter: HE FOUGHT THE BATTLE FOR 7 TO 10 DAYS AND HE WAS TESTED HERE AT THIS DRIVE- THROUGH FACILITY AT UNC FAMILY MEDICINE. THERE EXPERIENCE IS NOTHING SHORT OF EYE-OPENING. >> I HAVE GONE THROUGH THE FLU. THIS WAS A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL. >> Reporter: DYLAN AND HIS FIANCIE SANDY TRAVELED TO IRELAND IN EARLY MARCH. WHEN THEY RETURNED HOME THEY BOTH HAD A DRY COUGH WHICH QUICKLY ESCALATED INTO SOMETHING MUCH WORSE. >> MY BODY FELT LIKE I HAD BEEN BEAT UP. I COULD NOT REALLY GET OUT OF THE BED. I HAD A FEVER AND I WAS SCORCHING HOT. THE COUGH WAS PRETTY STEADY. I KNEW THAT SOMETHING WAS REALLY WRONG. >> Reporter: THEY BOTH CALLED HEALTH OFFICIALS IMMEDIATELY. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS NOT A SURPRISE. HE WAS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19. >> IT TOOK 7 TO 10 DAYS TO START FEELING OURSELVES. >> Reporter: ANOTHER TOLD US THAT SHE HAS THE SYMPTOMS AND WILL LIKELY TEST POSITIVE. >> I COULD HAVE BEEN AT GROCERY STORES AND OUT WITH MY FRIENDS. I THOUGHT IT WAS ALLERGIES. >> Reporter: THEY ARE WARNING OTHERS NOT TO TAKE THIS VIRUS LIGHTLY. >> JUST STAY HOME. DEFINITELY TAP THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TSA IF YOU START FEELING ANY KIND OF SICKNESS. >> Reporter: THEY REACHED OUT TO HEALTH OFFICIALS LAST MONDAY,

Raleigh couple talks about 'brutal' battle with COVID-19

Dylan Boan and Fanny Laufters

As Prime Minister Theresa May takes a new Brexit deal to Parliament, we talk to people in Northern Ireland to find out why the Irish border has been such a contentious issue.