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. 

Easy to conceal, harder to detect: Knives more prevalent than guns in schools 

School lockers 

The North Carolina Coastal Federation is calling all photographers to take their best shot and submit it to their 2009 digital photo contest.

<b>WILMINGTON, N.C.</b> — The North Carolina Coastal Federation is calling all photographers to take their best shot and submit it to their 2009 digital photo contest.

“Protecting Our Threatened Landscapes” is the theme of this year’s contest.  Photographers are invited to submit a digital photo of the place they most want to see protected along the North Carolina coast.

Several cash prizes will be awarded, including $500 for the first-place winner. Finalists may also have their photo published in the 2009 State of the Coast Report.

The contest is open to photographers 18 and older, and the deadline for submitting photographs is April 15. For more information, rules and an entry form, visit <a href="http://www.nccoast.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.nccoast.org</a>.

The N.C. Coastal Federation is the state’s only non-profit organization focused exclusively on protecting and restoring the coast of North Carolina through education, advocacy, habitat restoration and preservation.

Its headquarters and central regional office are at 3609 N.C. 24 in Ocean between Morehead City and Swansboro. The federation also has a northeast regional office in Manteo and a southeast regional office in Wilmington.

For more information, call 252-393-8185 or visit the federation’s <a href="http://www.nccoast.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Web site</a>.

Photo contest seeks shots of N.C. coast

A Fayetteville woman says she was raped by the person who delivered her groceries through Instacart late last month.

'Be careful: ' Woman says man delivering groceries through Instacart raped her in her home

WRAL reporter Carly Haynes interviews a woman who says she was sexually assaulted by a man delivering groceries through Instacart. 

Get ready for a warm up this weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday will be mild, with highs in the upper 60s.

Warmer but unsettled start to December, showers 🌧️ throughout the weekend

Forecast for Saturday 

According to his family, Connor Sebastian, 31, of Winston-Salem, was one of the three patrons who became "violently ill" after drinking beer that was mixed with chemicals at Burke Street Pub.

One dead after ingesting 'unknown cleaner' at Winston-Salem bar

Crime scene do not cross tape

The Wake County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting that occurred Friday night, leaving one person injured.

Shooting on Campsite Drive near Wendell sends one to hospital

Man hospitalized after Wake County shooting 

BOSTON (AP) -- The family of a North Carolina teenager is suing American Airlines, saying that a flight attendant taped an iPhone to an airplane toilet to record her using the restroom during a September flight.

NC teenage girl who says she discovered a camera in an airplane bathroom is suing American Airlines

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Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

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

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

Tuesday and Friday Mega Millions Drawing.

Mega Millions Drawing

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

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

The family of 15-year-old Delvin Ferrell, who was stabbed to death at Southeast Raleigh High School on Monday, is speaking live at a press conference. 

'Keep Delvin's name alive:' Family speaks out after 15-year-old killed in stabbing at Southeast Raleigh High School

Videos

Here's a look at which bowl bids NC State, North Carolina and Duke could accept.

Which bowl game will NC State, North Carolina and Duke play in?

Dave Doeren with Mack Brown

NC State football coach Dave Doeren will collect at least $175,000 in performance bonuses after the Wolfpack's 9-3 season. The pool of money for assistant coaches will go up, too.

NC State's strong finish means more money for Doeren. And Wolfpack assistants, too.

Dave Doeren and Payton Wilson

Michael Penix Jr. passed for 319 yards and a touchdown, Dillon Johnson ran for 152 yards and two TDs and No. 3 Washington wrapped up a spot in the College Football Playoff, beating No. 5 Oregon 34-31 on Friday night in the Pac-12 Championship.

No. 3 Washington beats No. 5 Oregon 34-31 in Pac-12 finale to wrap up playoff spot

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Interim head coach Chris Tabor expects Carolina to play "classy" when they take on Tampa Bay this Sunday. He also foresees big things for rookie quarterback Bryce Young.