Students in some Wake County neighborhoods could be sent to a school double the distance from where they currently are

On WRAL at 7: Some Wake County students could be sent to a school twice the distance away. How hundreds of parents are voicing their concerns

Victims' families say "death by distribution" laws are a step forward, but they want more prosecutions.

Law change should make it easier to prosecute those who sell deadly drugs

NC State student dies from drug overdose

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

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Authorities have issued an Amber Alert for a 6-month-old boy from the Charlotte suburb of Matthews.

<b>CHARLOTTE, N.C.</b> — An amber alert for a 6-month-old baby from Matthews, NC has been canceled after officials found the child's body in a cemetery in southeast Charlotte on Saturday morning.

Officials said they found the body at Sharon Memorial Park around 4 a.m. and opened a death investigation.

Hours later, officials identified the body as 6-month-old Chi-Liam Cody Brown-Erickson.

6-month-old baby found dead in Charlotte cemetery

Chi-Liam and his mother, Tamara Jernel Brown, went missing from the Gander Cove Lane area of Matthews on Thursday night, although someone spotted the mother and child walking in uptown Charlotte around noon Friday, police said.

Brown was arrested shortly before 10 p.m. Friday on charges of common law robbery and two counts of assault on a government official in connection with an incident in the area of Galleria Boulevard, police said. But the baby wasn't with her.

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Missing 6-month-old baby found dead in Charlotte cemetery, mother arrested

Child's body found in Charlotte cemetery, mother arrested

Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon told WRAL he wants to bring a Major League Baseball team to North Carolina.

Could Raleigh land MLB expansion team? Hurricanes owner wants in

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy was voted out of the job Tuesday in an extraordinary showdown — a first in U.S. history, forced by a contingent of hard-right conservatives and throwing the House and its Republican leadership into chaos.

McCarthy becomes the first speaker ever to be ousted from the job in a House vote

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U.S. Rep. McHenry will serve as speaker pro tempore until the House votes to formally select a permanent speaker after U.S. Rep Speaker McCarthy goes down in history as the only House speaker to be forced out by a vote of his fellow representatives.

North Carolina's McHenry takes over U.S. House leadership following McCarthy's ouster

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Officers responded to a reported bomb threat at the Judea Reform Congregation on West Cornwallis Road just after noon.

Bomb threat at Durham synagogue ruled a hoax

Jewish congregation evacuated over bomb threat

The 17-year-old who was shot Monday night in Raleigh has died. Raleigh police are investigating the shooting as a homicide.

17-year-old dies after Monday night shooting on North New Hope Road in Raleigh

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

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The N.C. High School Athletic Association is holding a press conference to discuss the impact of the new state law that will strip the association of much of its authority to govern high school sports in North Carolina and the next steps for the association.

NCHSAA press conference discusses new state law overhauling role of association

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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.

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