The man accused of hitting and killing an 11-year-old girl during the Raleigh Christmas Parade faced a judge Wednesday morning.

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North Carolina Republicans scrapped the state's long-lived pistol permit requirement Wednesday, aided by the absence of several Democrats, which gave Republicans the numbers they needed to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper's veto for the first time since Republicans lost their veto-proof super majorities in the 2018 elections.

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A handful of key Democrats missed a gun bill vote in the NC House of Representatives Wednesday, leaving empty seats. Also pictured in the blue jacket: State Rep. Marvin Lucas, who attended the session despite having a broken leg, according to House Democratic Leader Robert Reives.

A TikTok video of an Amazon driver walking casually through a police standoff in Raleigh is going viral.

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The names Fiona and Ian will no longer appear on the annual lists of names available for tropical storm systems.

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The Raleigh arena that is home to the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and NC State's men's basketball team will remain PNC Arena for, at least, the next two years under a new agreement between the hockey team and the bank.

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A pickup truck eastbound on N.C. Highway 210 crossed the center line about seven miles east of Raeford and collided with a westbound tractor-trailer shortly before 1:30 a.m., authorities said.

<b>RAEFORD, N.C.</b> — A Parkton man was killed early Friday in a head-on collision in Hoke County, authorities said.

A pickup truck headed east on N.C. Highway 210 crossed the center line about seven miles east of Raeford and collided with a westbound tractor-trailer shortly before 1:30 a.m., authorities said.

The driver of the pickup, Darrick Rodgers, 41, died.  The driver of   the tractor-trailer, whose name wasn't released, wasn't injured.

Both vehicles caught fire shortly after the collision.

Rodgers was headed home from work, and authorities said he might have fallen asleep at the wheel.  Alcohol wasn't involved in the wreck, they said.

The tractor-trailer was owned by Southern Christian Transportation Inc., based in Pembroke.  It was carrying a load of steel cables from Pembroke to Moore County.

Parkton man killed in head-on collision

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

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A small town is rallying to save a beloved old house from destruction - a home that once belonged to the woman whose life and poetry was a love story to that very town.

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The parents of Hailey Brooks, the 11-year-old girl who was killed by a runaway truck in the Raleigh Christmas Parade, speak after man charged with her death gets $250,000 bond.

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Landen Glass, 20, faced a judge on Wednesday and was given a $250,000 bond before being taken away in handcuffs.

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Northwood High School senior forward Max Frazier has committed to attend and play basketball at Siena College. Siena is a Division I program in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference out of Albany, New York. The Saints have appeared in the NCAA basketball tournament six times.

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The Oscar Mayer wienermobile rolled through Smithfield Saturday. WRAL spoke with the people behind the wheel of the famous car, who relish the opportunity to drive it.