A local community remembers an 18-year-old woman who should have graduated today. Only on WRAL at 6, we hear from her mother about her daughter's tragic death and the special tribute from her high school.

Only on WRAL at 6: A local mother talking about her daughter's tragic death. How the high school is honoring her today at graduation

Tim Tinnesz, Head of School at St. Timothy's School, shares some advice for upcoming graduates.

Advice for graduates: Understand it's but a step toward your greater purpose

graduate throwing caps in the air

Check out summer movies with our cheap and free movies database, which lists 26 options for inexpensive summer movie fun.

Summer movie guide: 25 places for free, cheap kid-friendly movies

Summer movies - free movies

Found a deal? Here's the place to share it!

Happy grocery deals day! Food Lion and Lowes Foods deals are posted. I'll work on Harris Teeter coupon matchups after I bring my daughter to camp in Cary this morning.

Share the deals 7/27

Farmer Brooks Barnes says he had a burn permit and blames drivers braking too fast for a pileup on I-795 that involved two dozen vehicles.

Farmer defends decision to burn fields before pileup crash near I-795

Tractor in field, farming

Darryl Williams' cause of death is listed as a "sudden cardiac arrest in the setting of cocaine intoxication, physical exertion, conducted energy weapon use and physical restraint," the autopsy states.

Cardiac arrest, cocaine intoxication and Taser use: Autopsy outlines Darryl Williams' deadly encounter with Raleigh police

On Tuesday, the man's mother, Sonya Williams, said her son Darryl Williams was the man who died. He was 32 and lived in Raleigh.

Four people were killed Wednesday and one person was hospitalized after a head-on crash on N.C. Highway 690 in Moore County

4 people killed, 1 hospitalized after head-on crash on Moore County highway 

Four people killed in Moore County crash

The NC Division of Air Quality has replaced the code red with a code orange air quality alert.


Scattered showers Wednesday evening with a code orange air quality

Air Quality alert for Wednesday and Thursday 

Air quality is slowly improving in the Triangle after the first Code Red alert day in more than a decade.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires impacts NC air quality; schools move activities indoors

Hazy days ahead

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

The bill would allow betting on professional, college and other sports on phones or other electronic devices.

NC lawmakers take final vote to legalize online sports gambling

Kilauea, the second largest volcano in Hawaii, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, U.S. Geological Survey officials said.

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, is erupting

The New York City skyline is barely visible. 

Hazy sky in New York City

Videos

Rising sophomore wide receiver Brody Keefe will transfer to Myers Park High School, he announced on Twitter. 

Power 5 WR prospect Brody Keefe announces transfer to Myers Park

Brody Keefe, Marvin Ridge

The N.C. Baseball Coaches Association has released its all-state teams for the 2023 season.

N.C. Baseball Coaches Association releases all-state teams

Baseball: South Brunswick vs Hoggard (Mar. 21, 2023)

Lionel Messi is set to become part of the next chapter of men's soccer in North America.

Messi heads to Miami as latest big name to raise soccer's profile in US

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N.C. Lacrosse Coaches Association has announced its girls' lacrosse all-state team

N.C. Lacrosse Coaches Association releases girls' lacrosse all-state team

Girls Lacrosse: Wake Forest vs. Broughton (Apr. 13, 2023)

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV GOlf League have agreed to unify.