Fall has officially begun, which means signs of fall will start to appear soon. Depending on where you are in the state, you might see these signs sooner than others.

Fall color 2023: Here's when and where to see leaves change in NC

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ACC Basketball schedule released its conference schedule Tuesday night. League play begins Dec. 2 and ends March 9.

Complete men's basketball schedules for Duke, NC State, UNC

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<b>FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.</b> — A wreck in Faytteville killed a man Sunday.

It happened around 10:30 a.m. George Sports, 64, was traveling north on McCormick Bridge Road when he lost control of his vehicle, overcorrected, then lost control again.

The vehicle jumped a ditch, overturned, and then hit a tree.

Fayetteville Man Dies In Single-Car Wreck

A Johnston County sheriff's deputy was terminated from his job this week for choosing to fire shots over following department policy in the attempt to catch a car thief.

Johnston deputy fired 5 shots at suspect; fired from his job. 'You utterly failed,' sheriff says

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A homicide investigation is underway in Wilson County after a 5-month-old baby boy died.



5-month-old baby boy dies in Wilson County, homicide investigation underway

5-month-old boy dies in Wilson County

Friday will be a cloudy but pleasant end to the work week, with a high of 78 degrees.




Weekend looks dry and cool for festivals, football and bluegrass

Football Friday 

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur was arrested and charged with murder Friday in a long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most enduring mysteries.

Last living suspect in 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur indicted on murder charge

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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the federal government temporarily open collapsed in dramatic fashion Friday as a robust faction of hard-right holdouts rejected the package, making a shutdown almost certain.

McCarthy's last-ditch plan to keep the government open collapses, making a shutdown almost certain

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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

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

Watch live as WRAL's Ashley Rowe takes a 30-story plunge down the Wells Fargo building in downtown Raleigh to support the Special Olympics.

WRAL's Ashley Rowe rappels down 30-story Raleigh tower

California Senator Dianne Feinstein has passed away at the age of 90.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at 90

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

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

Videos

NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan explained the school's decision to vote for ACC expansion in adding Cal, Stanford and SMU.

NC State AD: 'Came to a different conclusion' after changes to ACC expansion proposal

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On Friday, Bryce Young went through his third straight day as a full participant and does not have an injury status for Sunday's game.

Panthers rookie QB Bryce Young cleared of ankle injury, expected to start against Vikings

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GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — Europe swept the opening session of the Ryder Cup for the first time in its history, a beating so thorough that none of the foursomes matches reached the 18th hole.

Europe strikes back in Ryder Cup and ties record for largest lead

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Duke University has several events planned Friday and Saturday before, during and after ESPN's "College GameDay" broadcast.