WRAL Video documentaries about issues and events in North Carolina, including the "Focal Point" series.

WRAL Documentaries

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WRAL Investigative Documentary Producer Cristin Severance and WRAL Sports Anchor Chris Lea set out to uncover who these stadiums were named after, where they were built and what communities they displaced.

WRAL documentary 'Ghosts in the Stadium' examines unknown past of four iconic football stadiums in the Carolinas

Ghosts in the Stadium

WRAL Documentary: 'Forever Chemicals: North Carolina's Toxic Tap Water'

WRAL Documentary "Forever Chemicals: North Carolina's Toxic Tap Water" 

WRAL Documentary: Crisis Next Door explores impact on families of illicit fentanyl

WRAL Documentary: Crisis Next Door

Critical Term: Why are Black mothers and babies dying?

Aftermath: North Carolina hurricane victims still feel left behind years later

Aftermath: North Carolina Hurricane Victims Left Behind

New WRAL Documentary investigates the lasting impacts of remote learning, quarantine, and the uncertainty children endured over the pandemic.

WRAL Documentary 'Pandemic Generation: Kids in Crisis'

Pandemic Generation: Kids in Crisis 

New WRAL Documentary 'Leandro: The Case for a Sound Basic Education' debuts Wednesday

Leandro: The Case for a Sound Basic Education

WRAL Documentary Durham Under Fire investigates how city is fighting complex issue of gun violence 

WRAL Doc: Durham Under Fire

Fish Farms: Aquaculture industry thriving in North Carolina's backyard 

Moment of Truth: The never-before-seen story behind the tragic murder of James Jordan

Moment of Truth

As we approach the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death, the new WRAL Documentary "The Skin We're In" takes a look at racism through the personal stories of people of color who've experienced racial discrimination first hand. 

The Skin We're In

The new WRAL Documentary "Home Economics" looks at Raleigh's urban growth, the reasons behind it, how it is changing many neighborhoods around downtown and what that means for the people who live there.

Home Economics

WRAL Documentary: Home Economics

The new WRAL Documentary "MaryAnn" examines the life and work of MaryAnn Black

WRAL Documentary: MaryAnn

The ability to do business, get an education and get quality health care are becoming increasingly dependent on access to a high-speed Internet connection or broadband. WRAL News reporter and anchor Monica Laliberte narrates "Disconnected," March 19 at 7:30 p.m. on WRAL-TV, WILM-TV, wraldocumentary.com and the WRAL channels on Amazon Fire, Apple TV and Roku.

WRAL Documentary: Disconnected

It's hard to imagine being a parent and losing a child to suicide. So it's startling to learn that the suicide rate among teens in North Carolina has doubled in the last decade according to a recent study. A new WRAL Documentary examines the issue of teen depression and suicide through the personal story of a young woman who's battled depression since eighth grade and attempted suicide at 16.

Out of the Darkness

WRAL Documentary: Out of the Darkness

The new WRAL documentary "Finding a Fix" is an update to the 2017 WRAL Documentary "Searching for a Fix." That program shared the personal stories of families who've lost loved ones to overdose, revealed how first responders are dealing with the crisis, looked at the challenges of getting people addicted to opioids into treatment and examined how policymakers were dealing with the epidemic.

Finding a Fix

Finding  a Fix

In 1990, the Neuse River was on the brink of catastrophe. Thirty years later, the Neuse is in trouble again. Four prominent scientists who helped WRAL to study the Neuse back then agreed to help again. We also interviewed local and state political leaders, river keepers, activists and fishermen about the state of the Neuse and what must be done to protect it.

WRAL Doc: New Trouble on the Neuse River

Bill Leslie by the Neuse River

How does one local television newsroom hope to cover what will be a relentless hurricane with historic flooding?  The documentary "75 Hours" tells the story behind the story of the people on the front lines of Hurricane Florence.  "75 Hours" premieres Thursday, November 29 at 7pm on WRAL-TV, WILM-TV, wraldocumentary.com, Apple TV, Amazon Fire and Roku. 

75 Hours

Hurricane Florence floods New Bern

The WRAL Documentary, "Connecting the Bots," examines how automation is changing the workplace. It goes inside a textile mill near Hickory where robots sew socks that are manufactured without ever being touched by a human hand. It tours a giant greenhouse where automated systems include robots that space plants as they grow. It visits a company in Sanford that makes robots that make other products and a company in Matthews that automates woodworking assembly lines eliminating the need for human labor.

Connecting the Bots

Immigration is a polarizing issue and the subject of an ongoing national debate. The issue isn't just political or ideological, especially in our state. 

Land of Opportunity

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Our experts on parenting, frugal living and the best that the Triangle has to offer have scoured their sources and shopped the stores (and the internet) for the best suggestions for your holiday giving. No matter the age or interest, you'll find gift ideas here.

WRAL 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

Students are reported for possession of non-firearm weapons about 20 times as often as they are for firearms. But schools are still relatively safe places, and many crime statistics in schools have been improving for years, experts say. 