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It's O-Fishel! 30 years of absolute pleasure in watching you provide the weather forecasts, the puns, and the die hard loyalty to Penn State and the Mets.

It's O-Fishel! 30 years of absolute pleasure in watching you provide the weather forecasts, the puns, and the die hard loyalty to Penn State and the Mets.

You have definitely influenced everyone in the viewing area and beyond to excel.  Oh, I also thought you were such an inspiration to the young folks as the Brain Game host as well.

I always felt more comfortable even in very severe weather events due to your acumen, passion for what you do, compassion for your audience, and your energy level.  You are truly ours and a delightful "one of a kind."

From Melodie in Durham

Two 16-year-old boys are dead and another 16-year-old boy is in the hospital from a shooting in Durham on Tuesday.

Man charged with murder in shooting of three Durham teens

16-year-olds shot, killed in Durham

Landen Glass, 20, of Goode, Virginia, is facing misdemeanor charges of death by motor vehicle, reckless driving to endanger and carrying a firearm at a parade. He also faces infractions of failure to reduce speed and improper brakes.


Driver of truck that hit 11-year-old at Raleigh Christmas Parade now charged with manslaughter

Landen Glass in court

A Smithfield Middle School teacher has resigned after an investigation, which found the teacher taped students' mouths shut.

'He was humiliated': Johnston County mother questions why teacher taped middle school student's mouth shut

Catherine Webster said she got a text from her son on Feb. 14 from inside Smithfield Middle School. There was painter's tape across the sixth grader's face. Photo courtesy of Catherine Webster.

One of the men was a passenger in Wood's vehicle when she hit a parked car on Dec. 8.

2 men face misdemeanor charges after State Auditor Beth Wood's December crash

NC State Auditor Beth Wood charged with hit-and-run

Four North Carolina players have entered the transfer portal after a season that ended without an NCAA Tournament berth.

Armando Bacot returning to UNC; Puff Johnson entering transfer portal

Armando Bacot

Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Wednesday is the first of two votes in the full House required to put the Medicaid Expansion bill on Governor Roy Cooper's desk. The Senate has already approved it.

House session to vote on Medicaid Expansion Bill

The rate raise comes after weeks of economic turbulence, including high inflation, strong jobs growth and a banking crisis.

Federal Reserve raises rates after weeks of economic turbulence

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

Two inmates in a Virginia jail used primitively made tools to create a hole in the wall of their cell and escape, only to be found hours later at an IHOP restaurant nearby, a sheriff said.

Escaped Virginia inmates found eating at IHOP

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Videos

NC State is ending its varsity rifle program. State's athletic department made the announcement on Tuesday.

NC State ending rifle program after 65 years of varsity status

NC State Wolf head logo

Jacy Sheldon made a tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 1.8 seconds left to lift No. 3 Ohio State to a 71-69 win over No. 6 seed North Carolina and help the Buckeyes advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. 

 No. 6 UNC falls in final seconds to No. 3 Ohio St, 71-69, ending season

NCAA North Carolina Ohio St Basketball

A head-to-head win between two state champs -- 4A champ Northwest Guilford defeating 3A champ Fred T. Foard -- propelled the Vikings to the top spot.

HighSchoolOT's final statewide and area code rankings for dual-team wrestling

4A individual wrestling state championships

Myers Park's standout senior forward Elijah Strong has received an offer from Boston College. Strong reopened his recruitment in January and has seen it surge after he led the Mustangs to a 4A state championship victory.