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A stretch of Sunnybrook Road in southeast Raleigh was closed after an SUV crashed into a power pole early Friday, authorities said.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — A stretch of Sunnybrook Road in southeast Raleigh was closed after an SUV crashed into a power pole early Friday, authorities said.

The accident occurred on Sunnybrook Road between Middle Branch Road and Poole Road just as the morning commute was shifting into high gear.

A car crashed into a power pole in southeast Raleigh.

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It was not immediately clear how the accident occurred but police closed Sunnybrook Road after a power pole was nearly topped during the incident. Yellow crime scene tape was placed around the front yard where a Jeep Cherokee SUV came to a rest after crashing through the yard.

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Police said minor injuries were reported during the incident.

No power outages have been reported in the area so far.

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Former North Carolina political strategist Conen Morgan died over the weekend.

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A child died from being hit by a vehicle while riding a scooter in an Apex neighborhood on Monday.


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Tuesday, May 30, 2023 -- We sat aboard an Ethiopian Airlines jet flying from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Tel Aviv, Israel. With us were 111 Ethiopian immigrants to Israel, among the last of 5,000 Ethiopians that the Jewish state has agreed to welcome since 2020 in the name of family reunification, with the requirement that they have at least one first-degree relative (parent, sibling or child) already in Israel. By June, this chapter of Jewish immigration to Israel will end. ... The problem: there are still 9,000 to 12,000 people in Ethiopia who practice Judaism and believe themselves to be Jews -- even if the state of Israel believes their familial ties to Judaism are too weak.

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A family of three was displaced after a fire overnight on Leeds Forest Lane in Raleigh.

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A 1-year-old child died after being left in a car outside a hospital while the foster mother went into work.

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An annual Memorial Day tradition in Kansas City welcomed a very special guest of honor. Ralph Yarl and his family joined the event to thank the traumatic brain injury community for their support after Yarl was shot in the head last month when he knocked on the wrong door.

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We begin with breaking news out of Davenport, Iowa, at this partially collapsed apartment building. It came down last night, and already the search for survivors has ended. But now there's new outrage and agony from a family who said their loved one is still missing. It all comes as we're finding out that the safety of the building has been an on-going concern. 

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We're getting some shocking new video tonight from aboard a Carnival cruise ship that sailed through a violent storm off the South Carolina coast this weekend. It got battered by ferocious winds and waves, leaving passengers anxious and outraged.

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The race to get the bi-partisan agreement to raise the debt ceiling across the finish line is in high gear. Both President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are trying to secure support within their respective parties.

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Wake Forest (47-10) claimed the top overall seed Monday when the NCAA announced the field of 64 teams to vie for the College World Series.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A cruise ship that navigated rough seas off the South Carolina coast over the Memorial Day weekend has resumed sailing on its next cruise, Carnival Cruise Lines said Monday.

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Charlotte Catholic High School 5-star forward Blanca Thomas has announced her commitment to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. According to ESPN's HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings, Thomas is the country's No. 10 overall prospect in the class of 2024.

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CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Jumping into the crowd to celebrate a big race victory appears to have become a Team Penske thing.

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