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Local News

Reward increased for tips in Wilson woman's death
Chapel Hill football player laid to rest
Police: Garner DWI checkpoint a success
Bicyclist killed in wreck with suspected drunken driver
Freight train derails in Bladen County
Suspect arrested on identity theft charges
Durham robbery suspects face more charges
Bills signed by Easley on Aug. 16
Obama plans 10th campaign stop in North Carolina
Rocky Mount police call fatal shooting gang-related
Man wanted for beating ex-girlfriend surrenders
Convention center expected to boost downtown's bottom line
Safety concern as new year begins at UNC
Goodyear shuts down Fayetteville plant for two weeks
Man shot, robbed in apartment complex
Phelps wins eighth gold, sets Olympic record
Second man arrested in Walmart baseball attack
Police: Woman stole cards from two Raleigh gyms
Wreck injures four, closes U.S. Highway 70
Arson behind nightclub fire, officials say

Weather

WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : Recently, I have been seeing the term Areal Flooding. Can you please tell me what that means?
WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : In my science class we have to do a project about meteorologists and then make an advertisement about meteorology. I need to know What a meteorologist does and What a person has to do to become a meteorologist. Please email me as soon as you can because the project is due August 29. And by the way you probably will be getting alot of emails or letters from my classmates because you are the name that our science teacher gave us to email.
WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : When a weather system moves over the ocean and picks up moisture, why does it not rain salt water?
WRAL WeatherCenter Blog : Just curious on how meteoroligists are able to know and track hurricanes from all the way back in the 1850's? I mean how do you know on August 21st a 1855 hurricane was a catagory 3 at 2:00am over Cuba?

State News

NC gets new powers to punish sex offenders

National News

Forecasters: Floridians should prepare for hurricane