It's no secret that Raleigh is a wonderful city known for outdoor adventures and plenty of nature.

Outdoors in Raleigh: 5 city spaces that offer fall escape

Enchanting sunrise over the Raleigh skyline and Dix Park

The 2023 fall fun database lists more than 50 pumpkin patches, haunted houses, hayrides, corn mazes and fall fun in Raleigh and around the NC Triangle area.

From pumpkin-picking to hayrides: Your 2023 guide to fall fun in Raleigh NC

Fall fun guide: Your 2023 guide to fall fun in Raleigh NC

A Michigan man has been charged with befriending a Tarboro 15-year-old over social media and then coming to North Carolina to sexually assault the teen, police said Tuesday.

<b>TARBORO, N.C.</b> — A Michigan man has been charged with befriending a Tarboro 15-year-old over social media and then coming to North Carolina to sexually assault the teen, police said Tuesday.

Andrew Charles Sedenquist, 32, of Comstock Park, Mich., is charged with kidnapping, two counts of statutory rape or sex offense against a 13-, 14- or 15-year-old and solicitation of a child by computer. He is being held in the Edgecombe County jail under a $1 million bond.

Police said Sedenquist posed as a 17-year-old online and got to know the Tarboro teen for more than a year before arranging to meet the teen in Tarboro last month. The teen went to Vidant Edgecombe Hospital for treatment and reported the alleged assault to police.

Sedenquist was arrested in Michigan and extradited to North Carolina.

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Michigan man charged with sexually assaulting Tarboro teen

Andrew Sedenquist, Tarboro sex assault

We'll have some fog roll through early in the morning, but we're on pace for another lovely day in the 70s.



Cool down: Lows drop into the 40s later this week 

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Fayetteville police are investigating a homicide that happened overnight Tuesday along the 200 block of B Street.

Person on the loose with stolen car after killing vehicle's owner in Fayetteville

Fayetteville police

According to the Wake County Sheriff's Office, the incidents happened between September 28 and October 1. Damages from the rocks has totaled $1,500 between five cars.

'I could be seriously injured': People throwing rocks damage 5 cars on the Beltline

Car damaged by rocks

The Wake County school board will vote on a new policy that would allow parents to let their children walk to school, even if the principal disagrees.

Wake students would walk to school more freely under policy up for vote Tuesday

Wake County School Board to vote on changes to walk-to-school policy

Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2023 -- Why do MAGA politicians want to cut Ukraine off? They view Russian President Vladimir Putin's regime's cruelty and repression as admirable features that America should emulate. They support a wannabe dictator at home and are sympathetic to actual dictators abroad.

PAUL KRUGMAN: Why MAGA wants to betray Ukraine

Why MAGA Wants to Betray Ukraine

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Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

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North Carolina and Syracuse kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

UNC coach Mack Brown discusses upcoming game against Syracuse

North Carolina head coach Mack Brown spoke with reporters on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.

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NC State coach Dave Doeren announced the move from Brennan Armstrong on Monday morning.

NC State names MJ Morris starting quarterback

Boston College takes down NC State, 21-20

Mack Brown said transfer wide receiver Tez Walker could play in the College Football Playoffs or in the team's bowl game because those take place after the fall semester is over. The NCAA deemed Walker ineligible for the 2023 regular season.

North Carolina WR Tez Walker eligible for postseason play despite NCAA ineligibility, Mack Brown says

UNC wide receiver Tez Walker

The state of North Carolina has produced several athletes who have achieved excellence playing two sports, including Julius Peppers, Russell Wilson and Dick Groat.

Best two-sport athletes in the history of North Carolina, NC State and Duke

WRAL Storytellers: Julius Peppers in his unbelievably dominant days in high school

Week 5 of the WRAL College Football Power Rankings

Duke slips to No. 2 in this week's WRAL College Football Power Rankings

WRAL College Football Power Rankings week 5

Some residents say their bills doubled and even tripled in some cases. A town administrator said the town was losing money and needed to make the price hike.