The annual WRAL Tower Lighting is scheduled for Nov. 29, 2023. Tune in to WRAL-TV at 7 p.m. to for a live, half-hour special of music and holiday cheer as we count down to when towers in Raleigh, Durham and Rocky Mount get their holiday glow.

WRAL to light towers in Raleigh, Durham and Rocky Mount on Wednesday at 7p

WRAL-TV held its 64th annual tower lighting on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.

If you are planning to ship holiday gifts this year, be sure to check this list of shipping deadlines from the United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx so all your packages arrive on time.


Deadlines for 2023 holiday shipping with USPS, FedEx, UPS

Fedex Truck 

We captured the fun at the popular egg hunts at Raleigh Easter in downtown Raleigh and Cary's Bond Park this weekend!


Lots of kids went home with lots of candy! Check out our image galleries of the mornings.

Children and their parents packed Cary's Bond Park early Saturday, April 12, 2014, for the annual Easter Egg Hunt and breakfast. 

Children pack Cary's Bond Park for Easter egg hunt

Cary Easter Egg Hunt

'Raleigh Easter' is billed as one of the largest egg hunts in the country. With hunts every 30 minutes and for ages 0-12, it may be so.

Hundreds scramble for eggs at Raleigh Easter

Raleigh Easter 2014

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

Kids scrambled for eggs at Raleigh, Cary egg hunts this weekend

Delvin Ferrell was the teenager killed in a stabbing on Monday at Southeast Raleigh High School. Friends will remember Ferrell with a balloon release on Wednesday evening.

14-year-old suspect identified in deadly stabbing, could be tried as an adult

Family of 15-year-old killed at Southeast Raleigh High School plans balloon release 

Overnight will feature some of the coldest air of 2023 as some places could dip under 20 degrees on Wednesday morning.

Bundle up: Get ready for the coldest air of 2023 with hard freeze coming

Coldest air of the season comes Tuesday night

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 

School lockers 

A Wake County woman has been charged with assault after a video showed her taping a 4-year-old boy's mouth shut and jerking him by the arm at a day care.

Day care worker faces assault charge for taping 4-year-old boy's mouth

Data shows that Southeast Raleigh High School, site of student's stabbing death on Monday, has a far higher rate of criminal acts and arrests than the rest of Wake County or the state of North Carolina.

Southeast Raleigh High School has higher rate of arrests, criminal acts than other NC schools

Police investigating threat from student at Southeast Raleigh High School

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

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony marks the beginning of the holiday season in Washington, DC. The tree will be lit through Jan. 1, 2024.

2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting

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

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

Alex Murdaugh – the man convicted of killing his wife and son – is being sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to more than 100 state financial crime charges. 

Convicted killer Alex Murdaugh sentenced for financial crimes

Panthers owner David Tepper explains his plans for the team after firing head coach Frank Reich after 10 losses.

Tepper: Obviously, the record is not good enough

Panthers owner explains what's next after firing 2nd coach in 2 seasons

Videos

NC State linebacker Payton Wilson received the most first-place votes in voting for All-ACC.

NC State's Wilson leads All-ACC first team. But not everyone picked him.

Payton Wilson signing an autograph

What players from Duke, NC State and UNC have entered the transfer portal in the December window.

Transfer portal: What NC State, UNC and Duke football players are changing schools

UNC tops Duke 38-35

KC Concepcion, a freshman, was the Wolfpack's most dynamic playmaker in 2023. Coach Dave Doeren asked fans to donate to NIL collectives that back the program to keep top players.

'He's back': NC State star receiver KC Concepcion to return

KC Concepcion running downfield

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper on Tuesday defended his perceived lack of patience after firing head coach Frank Reich 11 games into his first season, and the team's decision to draft Bryce Young No. 1 overall.

Panthers owner David Tepper defends lack of patience, decision to draft Bryce Young No. 1 overall

David Tepper

One 15-year-old student was killed in a double stabbing at Southeast Raleigh High School on Monday morning. A 14-year-old has been charged with murder on a juvenile petition.