Have you noticed an unusual smell or flavor in your tap water over the past few days?

What's wrong with Raleigh tap water? Algae bloom at Falls Lake behind the smell, color

'Earthy and musty:' Here's why your tap water may taste strange this weekend in Raleigh

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

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A Pew survey this month shows - the percent of American adults who say science has a "mostly positive" effect on society now sits at 57%,  that's down from 65% in November of 2021 - and 73% before the pandemic. WRAL goes 'On The Record' with three of the state's top doctors to ask what's causing the decline and what needs to happen to regain the trust lost. 

On the Record: Vaccine mistrust

Man getting a vaccine

Lena's baby boy was surprised to see her in full television makeup.

ALL RIGHT. NICE. NICE IDEA. DON'T SMELL THAT. BUT I WE DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND WELCOME LEANING BACK CITING SOLELY KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN OFF FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS AS A NEW MOM TAKE A COUPLE OF MONTHS. COUPLE TIME FLIES WE'VE GOT TO SHOW HIS PICTURE. YOU POSTED IF YOUR SON, THE STARING DEEPLY IN THE RISE GORGEOUS PICTURE. THINK HOW ARE THINGS? I WASN'T EVEN LIKE EVERYTHING'S GREAT. I'M MISSING HIM. I'M SURE MUCH MORE THAN HE'S MISSING THE RIGHT NOW. AS LONG AS HE SPED. HE'S GOOD TO BUT IT WAS JUST SUCH AN EXTRAORDINARY, BEAUTIFUL TIME WITH HIM AND >> HIS PRECIOUS. HE'S LOOKING. HE'S WEED AND AND HE WOULD. YOU LOOK RIGHT INTO YOUR WHICH I ABSOLUTELY LOVE. I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING. I WAS A LITTLE OFFENDED BECAUSE ONCE I PUT MY FACE ON IT, BUT MY MAKEUP LINE AND THEN I WENT TO GET HIM. >> HE LOOKED TO ME LIKE IT. I'M LIKE, OKAY. I WAS A LOOK AT LOVE YOUR MAMA IN ON HER WAY TO EXPRESS IT. WELL, I KNOW YOU'RE MISSING HIM, BUT A LOT OF OUR VIEWERS MISSED YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR GOD. I KNOW

Lena shares the tough lesson she learned as a new momma returning to work

WRAL-TV anchor/reporter Lena Tillett and her husband are expecting their first child. Congrats! 

REALLY MATTERS >> WELCOME BACK. WELCOME BACK. LET'S TAKE A QUICK BREAK FROM THE DAY'S HEADLINES AND SHARE A BIT OF PERSONAL NEWS. LENA, TAKE IT AWAY. OH, MY GOSH. I'M JUST SO THRILLED TO SHARE THIS NEWS. I WANTED TO SHARE WITH OUR WONDERFUL VIEWERS. >> MY HUSBAND AND I ARE HAVING A BABY. >> FOR SOME OF HAHA. >> FOR SOME OF YOU LEGAL LIVE VIEWERS OUT THERE. THIS WILL COME AS NO SURPRISE THAT GUYGER MANY MESSAGES. YOU'VE NOTICED THE CHANGES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT I WANTED TO SHARE THIS NEWS WHEN I FELT REALLY COMFORTABLE AND READY TO TOUR IT. AND I RAN OUT OF BLAZERS HONESTLY. SO I ULTIMATELY HAD TO SHARE THE BUT IT'S REALLY EXCITING. AND I ALSO PLAN TO SHARE THE GENDER OF THE BABY WITH YOU ALL AS WELL. AND I WANT TO BRING MY BUT IT'S MY COLLEAGUES IN FOR THIS FUN AND ASK THEM TO WEAR PINK OR BLUE CATS IN HER PINK. MIKE'S IN HIS BLUE. DAN HERE IS IN BLUE. IGUANA WERE 2 TIMES. YEAH, BECAUSE I'D BE EXCITED THE WAY. BUT I HAVE SONS AND THIS IS ALL I KNOW. SO I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL BE ANY HELP TO OTHERWISE. YEAH, WELL, I THINK YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE A LITTLE PLAYMATE. MY HUSBAND AND I ARE GOING TO HAVE A BABY BOY. >> YEAH, NO, I HE IS DUE ON ELECTION DAY WHICH I FIND HOME AREAS BECAUSE HE CLEARLY WANTS MAMA'S FULL ATTENTION. WHAT'S NORMALLY A VERY BUSY NEWS DAY AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, DAY AND, YOU KNOW, HAVING TOO LITTLE PRECIOUS KIDS, OUR FAMILIES ARE OVER THE MOON. IF MY MOTHER'S FIRST CHRIS HUMPHRIES MOMS, 12 HAHA THERE. MY HONEY, YOU KNOW, BABY DADDY IN THE SITUATION AND I'M VERY EXCITED EVEN THOUGH IT'S NUMBER ONE TO NUMBER 12. SO WE'RE WE'RE THRILLED AND WE'RE TERRIFIED. ENSURE GRATEFUL. AND WE'RE BLESSED. AND WE FEEL. >> THEY'RE VERY HAPPY. WELL, IT SHE IS DUE TO HANG OUT WITH MY LITTLE BOYS AND YEAH, KEPT THEM IN CONTROL AND THEY WERE WELL BEHAVED AROUND YOU. SO YOU'LL BE FINE. >> GREAT. YEAH. THANKS SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING PATIENT. AS I SHARE THIS NEWS WITH YOU, IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT AND I'M EXCITED. WELL, I'M SURE A LOT OF YOU AT HOME WANT TO SEND YOUR CONGRATULATIONS TO LINA. SO THE INBOX IS GOING TO BE FOR FOR A LITTLE WHILE. CONGRATS FROM ALL OF US. THAT'S FROM MY

WRAL-TV anchor Lena Tillett expecting her first child 

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<p>&gt;&gt; I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT. I AM SO HAPPY FOR THAT! [ LAUGHING ] &gt;&gt;&gt; MORE EXCITING NEWS TO SHARE . LENA TILLETT WILL SLIDE INTO KATHRYN'S ROLE IN SEPTEMBER. SHE WILL SLIDE IN FOR THE 4:00,</p>

WRAL News announces anchor team changes

WRAL announces anchor team changes

WRAL News, the most watched news team in the Triangle, is proud to announce several internal anchor promotions and anchor team changes. 

WRAL News announces new anchor teams

Eight students won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, which means there were eight final challenging words. The WRAL Morning News team tried to spell some of them.

WRAL team tries to spell the winning National Spelling Bee words

Brad Johansen speaks with WRAL's Lena Tillett and Kelly Hinchcliffe about their project about the state's teacher diversity gap and with Carl Tyson, a Wake County PE teacher.

On the Record, 1/26: NC's teacher diversity gap

On the Record: NC's teacher diversity gap

Lena Tillett and Elizabeth Gardner didn't know what to think of a green juice they tried while on air Tuesday.