A couple blames a faulty gun safe for the death of their 12-year-old son. Now they're trying to make sure the tragedy they're going through doesn't happen to anyone else.

Family claims gun safe was defective in seeking justice for 12-year-old son who shot himself

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The annual WRAL Tower Lighting is scheduled for Nov. 29, 2023. Tune in to WRAL-TV at 7 p.m. to for a live, half-hour special of music and holiday cheer as we count down to when towers in Raleigh, Durham and Rocky Mount get their holiday glow.

WRAL to light towers in Raleigh, Durham and Rocky Mount on Wednesday at 7p

WRAL-TV held its 64th annual tower lighting on Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022.

A large number of law enforcement officers were called Friday to a home on Bellevue Road in Raleigh, where a man reportedly barricaded himself inside.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — A large number of law enforcement officers were called Friday morning to a home on Bellevue Road in Raleigh, where a man reportedly barricaded himself inside.

The 55-year-old man was found dead inside the home from an apparent suicide, according to Raleigh police. No one else was inside.<br />

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Police: Man found dead in Raleigh home

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Overnight will feature some of the coldest air of 2023 as some places could dip under 20 degrees on Wednesday morning.

Bundle up: Below-freezing temps on tap Wednesday morning, rain on the way

Hour-by-hour forecast Wednesday

Delvin Ferrell was the teenager killed in a stabbing on Monday at Southeast Raleigh High School. Friends will remember Ferrell with a balloon release on Wednesday evening.

'We are forgiving': Family of 15-year-old stabbed to death at Southeast Raleigh High School grieves loss, holds no ill will

Family of 15-year-old killed at Southeast Raleigh High School plans balloon release 

A Wake County woman has been charged with assault after a video showed her taping a 4-year-old boy's mouth shut and jerking him by the arm at a day care.

Day care worker faces assault charge for taping 4-year-old boy's mouth

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper joined former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on a Biden-Harris campaign call Tuesday, raising his profile as a surrogate for the campaign -- and raising questions about his next steps.

NC Gov. Roy Cooper, facing end of term, ups his profile as Biden surrogate

Facing term's end, Cooper gets closer to Biden/Harris

TOKYO (AP) -- A crew member who was recovered from the ocean after a U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying six people crashed Wednesday off southern Japan has been pronounced dead, coast guard officials said.

US military Osprey aircraft with 6 aboard crashes off southern Japan, at least 1 dead

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

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The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting ceremony marks the beginning of the holiday season in Washington, DC. The tree will be lit through Jan. 1, 2024.

2023 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree lighting

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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NC State linebacker Payton Wilson received the most first-place votes in voting for All-ACC.

NC State's Wilson leads All-ACC first team. But not everyone picked him.

Payton Wilson signing an autograph

Thirteen turnovers and shooting only 31 percent from the field was too much for NC State to overcome in a 72-52 loss to Ole Miss.

NC State suffers 72-52 loss at Ole Miss in ACC/SEC Challenge

NC State beats Va. Tech, 97-77, in ACC Tournament

KC Concepcion, a freshman, was the Wolfpack's most dynamic playmaker in 2023. Coach Dave Doeren asked fans to donate to NIL collectives that back the program to keep top players.

'He's back': NC State star receiver KC Concepcion to return

KC Concepcion running downfield

What players from Duke, NC State and UNC have entered the transfer portal in the December window.

Transfer portal: What NC State, UNC and Duke football players are changing schools

UNC tops Duke 38-35

Michael Bunting had a goal and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4-1 on Tuesday night.