According to the Animal Center, adoption services will resume on Monday, December 4. The adoptions are by appointment only. The shelter said they have 13 cats, 20 kittens and over 100 dogs available for adoption.

Wake Animal Center resuming adoptions Monday; surrenders still suspended

Medicaid expansion means North Carolina's working poor can go to the doctor for free. It also means billions in new federal funding for hospitals.

After 14 years, billions to flow as 600,000 qualify for Medicaid insurance in NC

More than half a million North Carolinians now qualify for Medicaid 

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

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A former West Virginia state lawmaker who resigned after participating in the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol pleaded guilty on Friday to a felony related to the deadly riot.

Former GOP state lawmaker pleads guilty in Capitol riot

These Are the People Who Died in Connection With the Capitol Riot

After Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said he could not support President Joe Biden's safety net bill, the Build Back Better Act, a leading House progressive, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" and took aim at the senator. PolitiFact checks her claim.

Fact check: Does AOC represent more people than Joe Manchin?

Ocasio-Cortez Says She Is a Sexual Assault Survivor

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said he's a no on the Build Back Better Act, a huge development for legislation where Democrats need his vote to be able to pass this through the Senate.

Democratic senator Joe Manchin says he won't vote for Biden's Build Back Better Act

Congress Ends ‘Horrible Year’ With Divisions as Bitter as Ever

It offers qualified remote workers who apply and are accepted by the program an opportunity to receive $12,000 over the course of two years.

West Virginia offers $12K relocation incentive for remote workers 

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Harold Fitzwater is riding nearly 400 miles through Kentucky and West Virginia to visit his father's grave ... and raise money to fight cancer.

around here. Seeing a man on a horse isn't that uncommon, but seeing them on a busy highway is sure to turn heads. People say that they've never seen horses going through town, but that's what Harold Fitzwater wants. Kind of a double header, Really. You know, it's in memory to my dad, you know, and on awareness ride awareness for cancer and just how precious life is. Ah, lesson Harold learned when his dad passed from lung cancer in 2005. Even though he's not here in body, he's here in Seoul and in my heart, and, you know, that's the drive to push me to go, you know, toe. Finish it, finishing a 400 mile journey from Somerset, Kentucky, to Ivy Dale, West Virginia. It's 16 years in the making and was something heralds. Dad wanted to do whatever he told me. I want to do it, I told him. I said, Pops, I said, You're crazy. He said, What's the matter? Boy said. You're supposed to be a cowboy, but when they were training, Harold Stat was diagnosed with lung cancer and soon died. After some time, Harold decided he'd take the journey in his dad's memory, but a heart attack and then a lung cancer diagnosis of his own set him back. Now his journey has brought him home to the wild and wonderful. The only thing that would have made it better is that that have been with me. But his dad is with him watching over every click clack on the pavement and passing car. There's times that you feel like, Well, you know, are you gonna be able to finish it? Then you know there's that little voice in the back of your head. You know that says, you know you ain't no quitter, boy, you know, And that was his famous for Harold won't quit until he gets to his dad's grave in Clay County, as if he knows what he'll say. I never do until I get there. The cowboy has been on the ride for 10 days, and with about five to go, he's hoping by people hearing his story. He could raise money to help with cancer research. $10 may give him another two months of life, you know, and who knows that $10 maybe the $10 that you know company needs for a breakthrough for a cure for a message from a simple man. Take time to spend time with their kids and their family. Miss you too, baby, because it's snap of your fingers. It could be taken away from you as the country roads bring him home.

Cowboy takes long ride for cancer awareness

Cowboy

WRAL's Amanda Lamb has the latest on the case of Andy Banks, the man who went missing after he was meeting up with a person who wanted to buy his vehicle. Officials found a body they believe is Banks and a suspect has been charged with murder.

<p>THE WEATHER VERY TENUOUS WHERE BRIAN IS IN LEWISBURG. LIVE WITH THE STORM TRACKER, THANK YOU. &gt;&gt;&gt; SEVERAL DEVELOPMENTS TO TELL BUT IN THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ANDY BANKS THAT WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ALL WEEK. THE MAN ACCUSED OF STEALING HIS SUV NOW CHARGED WITH HIS MURDER AFTER A BODY WAS FOUND IN VIRGINIA. &gt;&gt; Reporter: A REALLY SAD ENDING TO THIS SAGA TONIGHT. IT STARTED HERE. INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE ANDY BANKS CONNECTED WITH A MAN ON CRAIGSLIST. HE WAS GOING TO SELL HIS VEHICLE. THEY MET HERE, AND THEY BELIEVE THAT MEETING LED TO HIS DEATH. WE SPOKE TO A CLOSE FRIEND OF HIS TODAY. THEY HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE KINDERGARTEN. AND SHE HEARTBROKEN. ANDY BANKS WAS THE KIND OF GUY WHO HAD FRIENDS LIKE CHRIS CASH WHO WHEN HE HEARD ABOUT BANKS' DISAPPEARANCE DROVE TO RALEIGH FROM WILMINGTON TO SEE FOR HIMSELF THE SPOT WHERE HIS FRIEND VANISHED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. &gt;&gt; I GREW UP IN RALEIGH. I RETRACED WHAT I THOUGHT THEIR STEPS WERE. I WAS SUPER-GLUE LOOKING FOR ANDY. I WENT TO THAT PARKING LOT. IT'S SUPER BUSY. &gt;&gt; Reporter: BANKS' PHONE WAS FOUND ALONG I-40. HIS SUV WAS FOUND IN DANVILLE, VIRGINIA. AND 34-YEAR-OLD JUSTIN MERRITT WAS ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH STEALING THE VEHICLE AND ROBBING BANKS. &gt;&gt; HE WOULD HAVE GRADUALLY GIVEN THEM THE VEHICLE. HE VALID TRIED TO GIVE THEM MONEY. HE WOULD HAVE DONE ANYTHING FOR THEM TO NOT HURT HIM. THEY NEVER GAVE HIM A CHANCE OR HE WOULD HAVE TAKEN. IT &gt;&gt; Reporter: AT MERRITT'S COURT APPEARANCE, THE PROSECUTOR SAID EVIDENCE INSIDE THE SUV LED THEM TO BELIEVE A GUN WAS USED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE AND THAT THIS WAS A HOMICIDE CASE. NOW RALEIGH POLICE SAY AUTHORITIES IN CHATHAM, VIRGINIA, FOUND A BODY BELIEVED TO BE BANKS. LESS THAN THREE HOURS AFTER THAT ANNOUNCEMENT, MERRITT WAS CHARGED WITH KILLING BANKS. CASH SAYS BANKS IS AN IRREPLACEABLE FRIEND. &gt;&gt; FUN-LOVING AND CLEVER AND, LIKE, CAN FIND HIS WAY OUT OF SITUATIONS. ALSO HUMBLE AND PRETTY QUIET AND JUST SUPER LITE HEARTED AND MELLOW. FRIENDLY VIBE. &gt;&gt; Reporter: I REACHED OUT TO HIS FAMILY TONIGHT. THEY ARE ASKING FOR THEIR PRIVACY. MERRIT IS SCHEDULED TO HAVE ANOTHER COURT APPEARANCE TOMORROW ON THAT MURDER CHARGE. &gt;&gt; A VERY SAD ENDING TO THIS</p>

Suspect charged with murder of Andy Banks

Andy Banks, missing Raleigh man

Tom Sopher thought COVID-19 restrictions could be the end of his West Virginia sewing shop. Instead, he's seeing booming business.

When Tom so for first learned of the statewide shut down he worried this could be it for his business best fabric and foam Then a call came in from a customer My first elastic customer telephone call I didn't think I had any And then I found some underneath an old table and uh started selling and it was about the with the brawl strap Just about everywhere else in Beckley was sold out and so was the rest of the state That box sold out in days when so for received yet another call The guy by my phone from he's from North Carolina and I was needing some day crawling for a customer  So I called and sea salt you bring it to and he said Sure ill I've bring some he said You wouldn't need any elastic alleges Since that time he sold more than 2000 yards of elastic with two more boxes on the way before suffer  It even heard of the Corona virus He'd also made money taking broken sewing machines fixing them and selling them Now he's not only singing uptick in repairs he has some to sell This customer drove all the way from Charleston is extremely hard We'll contact it WalMart Best Buy throughout the week out Joey's favorite Nobody has so everything around Nobody But so for who turned what was once someone else's trash into this Corona virus treasure Just dumb luck The my buddy came through with some elastic and it's gonna keep me going for a while with you know it's it's gonna pay the bills Anyone here for you in Beckley I'm anymore W D v a news

Sewing shop finds silver lining in coronavirus pandemic

West Virginia sewing shop

A new police K9 is ready to report for duty in Tyler County, WVa., but the coronavirus pandemic is keeping him largely on the sidelines. 

in Tyler County there's a new sheriff in town Well not exactly a new sheriff meet canine buddy the county's new therapy dogs serving residents in the area But he's been awesome Hey really helps us all out Buddy is a six month old English lab He's the newest member of the Tyler County Sheriff's Office and he has a very special role Mainly is gonna be there for the Children on the school resource officer in Tyler County On one of three Buddy will be roaming the halls of the county schools to help bring the officers closer to the community We've seen a rise with substance abuse domestic violence and other issues in the home and it's a good breaking the barrier Kids are our future What we can do to help them That's that's what we want to dio The Corona virus pandemic has all of the schools empty but this is giving buddies handler sergeant Mitch Corley time to get to know his partner He's had for only three weeks Well it's it's gave me some timeto train one more one on one with him and him to get used to me so I think it's helped but I'm sure he can't wait to get into school Buddy will be joining fellow Tyler County canine case so Butt buddies work is not about finding criminals and will extend much farther than the classroom We could go the senior centers We could go elsewhere Sheriff Wydell saying that Buddy is there for the entire county whenever they need him While Sergeant Courtly said having buddy around the office has been fun so far he said he can't wait to get his new partner into the schools Reporting in Tyler County for news nine I'm Gage cold

Coronavirus sidelines police therapy dog

Therapy dog

Courtney Templeton's mother is at a nursing home with 28 other coronavirus patients and staff. That wasn't going to stop them from celebrating her daughter's birthday with her mother.

all right You won't blow Grammy kisses but you know not having activities and things like that really brought her down a little bit because she doesn't get that social social interaction or anything like that Um because one of the friends that she had their um didn't test positive So she's can't have contact with her all We brought her some birthday treats to be able to share and we can look at her through the window  So here's what we brought ice cream peeps jelly beans and a yogurt My daughter's birthday's tomorrow and my mom's having a hard time My daughter's gonna be six and you know to not be a bill to be around and or even you know even across the room from her or anything like that You know it's gonna be really hard on her So I told her that we would come out there  I told her I said Mom I will I will stand at your window for four hours a day if that's what it does You know what it takes to make you feel better  I don't want you to ever feel you know birthday

West Virginia family celebrates birthday outside of nursing home

Photo shows West Virginia corrections officer trainees giving Nazi salute. WSAZ's Brendan Tierney reports.

Nazi salute photo under investigation

Photo of students saluting with Nazi symbol 

Snowshoe Mountain in West Virginia saw its first snowfall of the season with a dusting Wednesday night when temperatures dropped below freezing. 

West Virginia's Snowshoe Mountain gets first snowfall of season

Wednesday night, after four excruciating days, the three remaining young people stuck in an abandoned coal mine reunited with their families.