New Year Coverage

Local doctor provides outlook on COVID-19 in 2022
Doctor David Kirk with WakeMed thinks this may be the year things turnaround with COVID-19.

Some Raleigh bars stay open for NYE, others forced to close
Some Raleigh bars are forced to close for New Year's Eve as staff fall ill with COVID-19.

Nia Harden: The Family Vision Board
Therapists say vision boards help us to anticipate an outcome and that means you're more likely to see it through.

5 exercises to get in shape at home in the new year
You don't need a high-end exercise bike to get fit this year. Just take it from Vicky Buster, a mom and fitness instructor at REX Wellness Center of Garner who has been teaching kids and adults and training athletes since 1982.

Retired Cary police captain charged with DWI on New Year's Day
Retired Cary police captain Jerry Lynn McCormick was arrested for driving while impaired on New Year's Day by Cary police.

Gyms adjusting safety protocols as New Year's resolution crowds begin
Getting in shape is a top resolution for many as we head into a new year. For some, this year is about losing the quarantine weight but many need to lose the fear of COVID-19 first.

New Year's babies: Welcome to our first babies of 2021!
Hospitals across the state are welcoming their first babies of 2021. As joyous families send photos of their bundles of hope for a better year, we will collect the photos here so we can welcome them to the world!

Amidst surging COVID numbers, RDU sees busy travel weekend
This weekend, another wave of people who traveled for the holidays will be coming home. How will it impact our state's already-surging numbers?

It's officially 2021 in New Zealand
Happy New Year! Celebrations across the globe are beginning, as countries begin ringing in 2021.

First Night Raleigh teams up with WRAL Nights of Lights for NYE celebration
The traditional First Night Raleigh New Year's Eve celebration was canceled this year due to COVID-19 concerns, but there will still be lots of early evenings First Night fun at WRAL Nights of Lights drive-thru light show at Dorothea Dix Park.

On the Record, Jan. 2: Helping you keep those New Year's resolutions
A new year always comes with resolutions. Chances are you made one. We go "On the Record" with experts to keep you healthy and get you into shape physically and financially.

Harvesting your own wisdom in 2020
Instead of resolving to accomplish the same goals (that can be measured in external ways) this New Year's, what about instead focus your efforts on some internal shifts?

Triangle residents talk about their New Year's resolutions for 2020
It's a new year and that means people are making resolutions and setting goals for the year ahead.

New Year's traditions from around the world
Ecuadorians burn away past bad luck and scare away future bad luck by burning a paper- stuffed scarecrow outside of their homes. Find out what other cultures do to celebrate the new year.

How technology can help you lose weight
Fred Bryant and Ashley Moore of Orangetheory Fitness talk with Jeff Hogan about using technology to help people lose weight.

Warnings sounded about celebratory gunfire
Police are sounding a warning about celebratory gun fire to ring in 2020 because the bullets can kill or injure innocent victims.

With a new year a few hours away, Triangle gets ready
The Triangle is getting ready to ring in a new year.

'Micro-resolutions' can be more helpful than yearlong goals
David G. Allan, editorial director at CNN Features, took a new approach to the New Year's resolutions. He stopped making year-long commitments and began making monthly "micro-resolutions" instead.