Included in North Carolina's new $30 billion state budget is at least $3 billion for economic development. Megasites, NCInnovation, Global TransPark and infrastructure are among the biggest earmarks.

Why NC lawmakers are betting $3 billion on professors, sewers and NASCAR in new state budget

VinFast breaks ground on $4 billion EV plant in Chatham County

The 2023 fall fun database lists more than 50 pumpkin patches, haunted houses, hayrides, corn mazes and fall fun in Raleigh and around the NC Triangle area.

From pumpkin-picking to hayrides: Your 2023 guide to fall fun in Raleigh NC

Fall fun guide: Your 2023 guide to fall fun in Raleigh NC

At around 4 p.m., officers responding to a report of a shooting found Chavis Bohol, 25, with a gunshot wound in his head at 832 Sutton Road.

<b>ROCKY MOUNT, N.C.</b> — Rocky Mount Police are searching for three suspects in a shooting that took place Tuesday afternoon.<br />

At around 4 p.m., officers responding to a report of a shooting found Chavis Bohol, 25, with a gunshot wound in his head at 832 Sutton Road. He was taken to Nash General Hospital where he was listed in critical condition.<br />

Two people were arrested in his shooting. Corey Eason, 21, and Raymond Brown, 18,  both of Pinetops, have been charged with assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm into an occupied dwelling.

Rocky Mount police seek shooting suspects

Police have charged a man linked to the sexual assault of a student inside a dorm on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Sunday.

Man charged in connection with sexual assault at UNC residence hall

Walkway at UNC Chapel Hill 

During the restart, there has been a significant increase in student loan scams. Scammers are preying on borrowers, offering enticing yet fraudulent schemes to extract valuable information, especially financial details.

As student loan payments resume, scammers look to take advantage

Student loan scams resurface as federal pause ends

There have been 10 crashes since 2022 on Raleigh's Capital Boulevard where a pedestrian died.

 Raleigh taking steps to make it easier, safer for people to cross Capital Blvd. 

Capital Boulevard and Calgary Drive in Raleigh

In addition to forfeiting the state championship win, New Bern will have to forfeit all contests in which the ineligible players dressed to participate, and the program has been placed on probation for the 2023 season.

New Bern to vacate 2022 football state title after reporting academically ineligible players

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Victims' families say "death by distribution" laws are a step forward, but they want more prosecutions.

Law change should make it easier to prosecute those who sell deadly drugs

NC State student dies from drug overdose

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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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North Carolina and Syracuse kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

UNC coach Mack Brown discusses upcoming game against Syracuse

North Carolina head coach Mack Brown spoke with reporters on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.

Sky 5 flies over the scene in the 1000 block of Worth Street, where at least five or six police cruisers were visibly blocking the neighborhood street.

Sky 5 flies over shooting in Durham neighborhood

Sky 5: Live look at large police presence in Durham neighborhood

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

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NC State coach Dave Doeren announced the move from Brennan Armstrong on Monday morning.

NC State names MJ Morris starting quarterback

Boston College takes down NC State, 21-20

Mack Brown said transfer wide receiver Tez Walker could play in the College Football Playoffs or in the team's bowl game because those take place after the fall semester is over. The NCAA deemed Walker ineligible for the 2023 regular season.

North Carolina WR Tez Walker eligible for postseason play despite NCAA ineligibility, Mack Brown says

UNC wide receiver Tez Walker

Week 5 of the WRAL College Football Power Rankings

Duke slips to No. 2 in this week's WRAL College Football Power Rankings

2023 WRAL College Football Power Rankings

The state of North Carolina has produced several athletes who have achieved excellence playing two sports, including Julius Peppers, Russell Wilson and Dick Groat.

Best two-sport athletes in the history of North Carolina, NC State and Duke

WRAL Storytellers: Julius Peppers in his unbelievably dominant days in high school

The Hurricanes reached the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year, with the last three coming as a division champion, and finished with 113 points in the regular season for the No. 2 total in the league. They reached the Eastern Conference Final for the second time in that run, though the Florida Panthers swept Carolina with four one-goal wins. It marked the third straight season that Carolina had lost a series despite having home ice and the third straight trip to the Eastern Final to end in a sweep going back to 2009.