Four of the top 2024 contenders for the White House are planning to visit the Tar Heel State on Friday and Saturday -- an early indication of how important North Carolina is to each party.

Presidential candidates descend on NC, with election far in the distance

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In the wake of tragic and traumatic events, feelings like stress, anxiety, grief and depression are natural. Here is a list of crisis counseling and county-by-county resources in North Carolina, as well as nationally. These resources are available for you -- just call. 

Get Help: County-by-county guide to mental health and crisis resources in NC

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<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Four telemarketing companies are paying the price for ignoring North Carolina's Do-Not-Call Registry.

Attorney General Roy Cooper said the companies -- Warrior Custom Golf of Irvine, Calif.; Communication Concepts of Hermitage, Tenn.; Consumer Credit Counseling Foundation of Orlando, Fla.; and Fax.com of Alizo Viejo, Calif. -- have agreed to pay the state a total of $66,000.

The companies also agreed to abide by the state's law.

Nearly 2 million numbers have been added to the state's Do-Not-Call Registry since it began in July.

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Four Telemarketing Companies Fined For Violating State's Do-Not-Call Registry

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will be visiting North Carolina on Friday and announcing a new executive order that Dr. Jill Biden says is a 'matter of national security' due to its impact on military families.

Biden to visit Fort Liberty to announce executive order to assist military families

Live: Air Force One arrives in North Carolina

Some areas in NC will still be under a Code Orange alert - including Wake County, which was shifted into a Code Orange as of Friday morning.



Code Orange: Smoky haze brings poor air quality to Triangle area

Air Quality Alert for Wake County

The North Carolina GOP's annual convention in Greensboro aims to offer conservative voters and political observers the chance to see speeches by Ron DeSantis, Donald Trump and Mike Pence as they vie to take on Democratic President Joe Biden in 2024. The event comes amid news of Trump's indictment.

With indictment hanging over Trump, NC GOP convention kicks off

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Darryl Williams' cause of death is listed as a "sudden cardiac arrest in the setting of cocaine intoxication, physical exertion, conducted energy weapon use and physical restraint," the autopsy states. 

Attorney Ben Crump, family of Darryl Williams respond to autopsy findings in emotional address

On Tuesday, the man's mother, Sonya Williams, said her son Darryl Williams was the man who died. He was 32 and lived in Raleigh.

On Thursday, the City of Dunn shared on social media that their interim city manager Mathew Boone had passed away.

City of Dunn grieves loss of interim city manager after untimely death

Mathew Boone, Dunn's Interim City Manager

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Attorney Ben Crump and the family of Darryl Williams address autopsy findings. Williams' cause of death is listed as a "sudden cardiac arrest in the setting of cocaine intoxication, physical exertion, conducted energy weapon use and physical restraint."

Attorney Ben Crump shares thoughts on autopsy findings for Darryl Williams

Attorney Ben Crump talks Darryl Williams autopsy

Watch as Air Force One comes in for a landing in North Carolina, as President and First Lady Biden arrive for their visit.

Air Force One arrives in North Carolina

Durham police responded to a stabbing on N. Roxboro Street around 8:29 a.m. on Friday. 

Durham police respond to stabbing on N. Roxboro Street

Man seriously injured in stabbing on Roxboro Street in Durham

With a pocket of smoke and code red air quality hanging over Raleigh much of the morning, here's a look at the haze obscuring the skyline.

On cam: Smoky haze hangs over downtown Raleigh skyline

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Duke plays Virginia starting on Friday, and Wake Forests hosts Alabama on Saturday.

Duke plays Virginia, Wake Forest hosts Alabama as NCAA baseball super regionals start this weekend

Duke downs Wake in extras at ACC tourney

East Columbus senior Karli Godwin has been named the Gatorade North Carolina Player of the Year in softball.

East Columbus state record holder Karli Godwin named Gatorade NC Softball Player of the Year

Softball: South Columbus vs. East Columbus (Apr. 27, 2023)

The N.C. Baseball Coaches Association has released its all-state teams for the 2023 season.

N.C. Baseball Coaches Association releases all-state teams

Baseball: South Brunswick vs Hoggard (Mar. 21, 2023)

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey and other college athletics leaders lobbied members of Congress for federal legislation and participated in a summit on the future of college athletics.

SEC commissioner on realignment: 'I hope everybody stays where they are'

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Triangle Food Guy has information about two Raleigh breweries that are opening new locations.