WRAL at Home Coverage

Raleigh's flower trail: Your guide to the best blooms and springtime trails

Raleigh's flower trail: Your guide to the best blooms, trails and springtime activities in the City of Oaks.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Weekend best bets: Fireworks, food and fun

We have some great ideas on how to spend this July 4th weekend!

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Weekend best bets: Tacos, tequila and more

Outdoor movies and dining are among our picks for this weekend in the Triangle.

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Weekend best bets: Juneteenth, Endless Yard Sale, bluegrass and more

This weekend celebrate Juneteenth and Father's Day!

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Weekend best bets: NC Hops Festival, movies at Dix Park

A lot of events are coming up this weekend, plus Triangle Restaurant Week continues through Sunday!

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Weekend best bets: Art in Bloom, Pride and Full Frame film fest

A lot of events are happening this first weekend in June.

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Kids can give back through Activate Good's Kids Helping Kids summer program

Registration is now open for Activate Good's Kids Helping Kids: Summer of Service program.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Pittsboro gets new playground, splash pad

The town of Pittsboro has a new park thanks to the developers of a local community.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Metropolitan Opera: Free streaming opera every night May 31-June 6

The Metropolitan Opera is streaming free encore opera performances every night right now. Read on for the schedule this week including famous works by Bizet, Puccini, Verdi, Saint-Saëns and more.

RV sales continue to climb as more first-time campers head out

In the Raleigh metro area, RV dealers are generating annual sales of $81 million, according to Outdoorsy.

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Weekend best bets: Hot air balloons, crawfish and movies

Lots coming up this Memorial Day weekend!

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Get your groove on at upcoming Museum of Life and Science concert for all ages

Grooves will offer an evening of live music for the entire family from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m, Friday, June 11.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Get up before dawn to see supermoon eclipse Wednesday morning

The partial phase of a total lunar eclipse will be visible on Wednesday May 26, until moonset.

Tony Rice, NASA Ambassador

Quail Ridge Books lines up summer reading programs for kids

These programs can fill up pretty quickly.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Raleigh, Wake Forest plan Independence Day fireworks celebrations

Another sign North Carolina is on the rebound from the pandemic - one Triangle town is bringing back one of summer's most looked-forward to gatherings.

Nia Harden, WRAL reporter & Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter

Worried about your child's weight gain during COVID? Here's what not to do

New research indicates that more kids may be obese since the start of COVID. We check in with an expert at UNC's Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders about what to do if you're worried about your child's weight.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Museum of Life and Science hosts after-hours robot workshop for families this week

World of Robots, part of the Durham museum's Science Nights series, is 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, May 20.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Clay Aiken to host DPAC's virtual showcase, awards show for local teens

Some really talented teenagers will be on a virtual stage as part of the Triangle Rising Stars Virtual Showcase and Awards Show via the Durham Performing Arts Center this week.

Sarah Lindenfeld Hall, Go Ask Mom editor

Weekend best bets: Pop-up markets, outdoor movies and more

Lots of chances to get out this weekend!

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

EBT benefits can now be redeemed online through Food Lion To Go in NC

North Carolina Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants are now able to redeem their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) benefits online at Food Lion through Food Lion To Go.

Weekend best bets: Dining outdoors, pop-up markets

Lots to do this weekend! Here are our picks!

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Weekend best bets: Gizmo brewery anniversary, Moore Square Market returns

Here are some opportunities to get outside this weekend!

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor

Cook like the Pros: 13 Tacos and Taps

Celebrate NC Beer Month this April with this recipe from 13 Tacos and Taps owner and Chef David Peraza.

Cook like the Pros: Chez Moi Bakery lemon curd tart

Chez Moi's Rhonda Jones shows us how to make a mini fruit tart using a mini phyllo shell, JustGrabASpoon by Chez Moi Bakery lemon curd and topped with homemade whipped cream and fruit.

Weekend best bets: Preacher Lawson, dining out in Raleigh and Durham

Plan your weekend with our picks including comedy, food and more fun.

Kathy Hanrahan, Out and About editor