Expect a letter in the mail from Wake County's real estate tax evaluation after the value of homes in the Triangle has skyrocketed. WRAL Investigates why you could soon be paying substantially more taxes than your next-door neighbor. 

On WRAL at 6: Why you could pay substantially more taxes than your next-door neighbor. WRAL Investigates home tax re-evaluation. 

Our experts on parenting, frugal living and the best that the Triangle has to offer have scoured their sources and shopped the stores (and the internet) for the best suggestions for your holiday giving. No matter the age or interest, you'll find gift ideas here.

WRAL 2023 Holiday Gift Guide

If you are planning to ship holiday gifts this year, be sure to check this list of shipping deadlines from the United States Postal Service, UPS and FedEx so all your packages arrive on time.


Deadlines for 2023 holiday shipping with USPS, FedEx, UPS

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Authorities were searching Sunday for a missing Pinehurst woman who is believed to have a cognitive impairment.

<b>PINEHURST, N.C.</b> — Authorities canceled a Silver Alert on Monday after a missing Pinehurst woman was found. Her condition was not released.

Lee Ann Blonsky, 57, went missing from 80 Pinehurst Run. A Silver Alert was issued Sunday night.

Developed in 2007, the Silver Alert system quickly notifies the public about missing endangered people who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairments, such as Alzheimer's disease.

It also allows caregivers and nursing homes to report a person missing. In the past, only a family member could report an adult missing.

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Silver Alert canceled for Pinehurst woman

A downed tree took out a power pole Monday morning at the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Park Avenue near downtown Raleigh.

Car crushed by tree on Hillsborough Street, power outage near NC State

Downed tree on Hillsborough Street

New documents obtained Monday by WRAL News indicate when construction could begin on the new Apple campus at RTP. The documents reference a "build out" of some access roads for the facility coming in 2026. Since the 2021 announcement about the site, progress has been slow. “[I]t’s not clear why Apple is dragging its feet,”…

Apple at RTP: Construction could begin by 2026, docs show

Apple making big impact in the Triangle before it even arrives

Residents in a Garner neighborhood are recovering after an EF-1 tornado hit their street on Sunday causing extensive damage.

EF-1 tornado rips through Garner, more than 35 homes damaged

House damaged from tornado that touched down in Garner Sunday

Departing UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz will make more than $1 million at Michigan State University, according to his contract.



UNC chancellor will make $1 million at Michigan State, contract shows

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A couple from North Carolina has been arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. 

NC couple arrested in connection to Jan. 6 insurrection

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Gov. Roy Cooper joins United States Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to highlight the historic $1.09 billion S-Line passenger rail grant that will connect riders between Raleigh and Richmond, Virginia.

$1 billion passenger rail connects Raleigh and Richmond, Virginia

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

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

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

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Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels from LSU was one of seven players in either their fifth or sixth season of college football selected to The Associated Press All-America team announced Monday.

The AP All-America team is loaded with 5th- and 6th-year players, including NC State's Payton Wilson

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Donor-fueled collectives that raise money and funnel it to college athletes through name, image and likeness opportunities they facilitate probably won't go away entirely if NCAA President Charlie Baker's proposals for paying athletes become reality. But changes will be inevitable.

If college athletes can earn NIL money from the schools, what becomes of donor-backed collectives?

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Freshman guard Zoe Brooks turned in the second triple-double in school history and the No. 3 North Carolina State women beat Liberty 80-67 on Sunday.

Brooks' triple-double helps No. 3 NC State women top Liberty 80-67

NC State beats Liberty 

Duke sophomore guard Taina Mair scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Blue Devils to an, 82-63, victory over Florida Gulf Coast in women's basketball action Sunday afternoon in Cameron Indoor Stadium. The Blue Devils outscored the Eagles 39-25 in the second half to secure the win.

Total team effort powers Duke women past Florida Gulf Coast, 82-63

Duke beats FGCU

South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has found a way for her team to avoid early season upsets despite losing all five starters from last year's Final Four squad.

Silver Alert canceled for Pinehurst woman

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