Labor Day Coverage

Law enforcement keeping a close eye on the roads this labor day

Law enforcement agencies are on high alert this weekend, looking for distracted drivers, speeders and people who have had one drink too many.

Here's what to do if you get caught in a rip current

If you're heading to the beach this holiday weekend, rip currents will be a threat. WRAL's Amanda Lamb explains what to do if you get caught in one.

Big waves, big crowds expected at Outer Banks for Labor Day weekend

Your holiday travel plans may have you heading to the N.C. coast, where Idalia's impact is still lingering Friday morning.

Idalia impacts Outer Banks ahead of Labor Day weekend

Idalia moved into the Atlantic Ocean on Thurday, but areas in the Outer Banks are dealing with flooding and rip currents.

Searching for last-minute Labor Day plans? Try these travel tools.

With Labor Day weekend only days away, this hot and crowded summer is finally coming to an end -- or at least, its unofficial end. But pulling off one last summer getaway, even last minute and over a holiday weekend, is still possible.

Lauren Sloss, New York Times

Tracking gas prices as many people return home from Labor Day weekend

Drivers topping off their tanks on Monday will see that gas prices are nearly 50 cents higher than Labor Day in 2021.

Travel in full force at RDU ahead of Labor Day weekend

Friday is expected to be the busiest day at Raleigh-Durham International Airport with 32,000 travelers.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporter

Prepare for extra traffic, delays during Labor Day weekend

Travel is already in full force ahead of Labor Day weekend. Friday is expected to be the busiest day at Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Busy travel day at RDU as pandemic rebound continues

Airport officials expect Friday at the RDU International Airport to be packed with visitors. The airline industry is still struggling to make a come back from the coronavirus pandemic. Lines for security stretched all the way across the airport as visitors waited to pass through airport security.

What Is Labor Day? A History of the Workers' Holiday

In the late 1800s, many Americans toiled 12 hours a day, seven days a week, often in physically demanding, low-paying jobs. Children worked too, on farms and in factories and mines. Conditions were often harsh and unsafe.

Karen Zraick, New York Times

9 family-friendly ways to spend this long Labor Day weekend

No plans for the weekend? Check out these family-friendly activities.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Surge of travelers expected at RDU amid warnings from CDC

Officials at Raleigh-Durham International anticipate 120,000 people will travel through the airport for Labor Day weekend

Nia Harden and Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporters

The laborer and the storyteller: Two craftsmen meet in Winston-Salem

Tar Heel Traveler's Scott Mason tells the story of when Charles Kuralt and George Black, two beloved North Carolinians, met in Winston-Salem.

'Sacrifices, huge risks': Groups rally for workers' rights

Several groups met for a car caravan in Monday to raise awareness of the struggles essential workers face during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Groups rally for $15 minimum wage, better work conditions on Labor Day

Essential workers and advocates gathered in Raleigh and Durham on Labor Day to raise awareness of the struggles essential workers face during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporter

Health experts urge travelers to take precautions this Labor Day

People may think that cases of the coronavirus are going down and may be less cautious with they travel. But, the reality is, the more they travel, the more opportunities there are for exposure.

Nia Harden, WRAL reporter

Turn your grill into a smoker for Labor Day cookouts

It's easy to turn your grill into a smoker for upcoming Labor Day cookouts.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 on Your Side reporter

If you plan to be social for Labor Day weekend, here's how to lower your risk of Covid-19 infection

Labor Day weekend is one of the biggest social gathering holidays in the US, which poses added risk to most celebrations when they coincide with a pandemic. But that doesn't mean you have to stay indoors, either.

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN

Surprising facts you may not have known about Labor Day

Here are some facts you may not have known about the holiday that celebrates the U.S. labor force, which is currently made up of over 160 million people.

7 activities for Triangle families during this Labor Day weekend

Celebrate a social distanced Labor Day with these seven activities.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Experts share tips for Labor Day travel during the pandemic

Most Labor Day travelers will be hitting the road this year, according to AAA.

COVID-19 cases could explode after Labor Day. It's up to us to stop it, experts say

Memorial Day came. We celebrated. We burst out of our suffocating homes with a damn-the-torpedoes surge, eager to see the places, family and friends we'd been yearning for during those smothering weeks of isolation.

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN

Last morning of refreshing weather before humid air, scattered storms return

There's one system in the Atlantic that has a good chance of developing and moving toward the coast of North Carolina. It will likely increase our rain chances, according to WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner.

Elizabeth Gardner, WRAL meteorologist

Bomb scare cancels Labor Day parade in New Jersey

Police in New Jersey canceled a Labor Day parade after finding several small explosives near the parade route.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Mini budgets; Moore is less & Berger's bite-sized raises

Monday Sept. 2, 2019 -- Capitol Broadcasting's editorial cartoonist.