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.

Police said a shooting in the 700 block of Quarry Street in southeast Raleigh around midnight Saturday injured two people.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — A shooting in the 700 block of Quarry Street in southeast Raleigh around midnight Saturday injured two people, police said.

The two victims were taken to WakeMed and are expected to recover.

More details, including the victims' identities, haven't been released. No arrests have been made.

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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: Get ready for the coldest air of 2023 with hard freeze coming

Coldest air of the season comes Tuesday night

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.

14-year-old suspect identified in deadly stabbing, could be tried as an adult

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

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 

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For years, South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh looked his anguished clients in the eyes and promised to help them with their medical bills, their suffering or simply to survive. Then he stole some, if not all, of what he won for many of them.

Alex Murdaugh sentenced to 27 years for financial fraud after victims angrily confront him in court

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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.

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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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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

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

Michael Bunting scores as Carolina Hurricanes beat Philadelphia Flyers 4-1

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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

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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

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.

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