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WRAL At Home Coverage

Many of you may be feeling a little stuck right now, WRAL at Home is with you finding new ways to help you and your family during this difficult time.

Cook like the Pros: Perry's Pork Lasagna
Chef Rick shows us how to make Perry's Pork Lasagna recipe, which can be created at home with leftovers from Perry's Famous Seven-Finger-High Pork Chop.

January 19, 2021 8:58 a.m. EST
Metropolitan Opera: Free opera every night Jan. 18-24
The Metropolitan Opera is streaming free encore opera performances every night during the pandemic. Read on for the performance schedule for this week which they are calling, "Leading Ladies: Opera's Greatest Heroines."

January 18, 2021 7:44 a.m. EST
Tara Lynn: Three ways to serve as a family on MLK Day
Martin Luther King Jr. said, "Everyone can be great because everyone can serve." Let's all be great together.

January 18, 2021 11:36 a.m. EST
Recipe: Parmesan zucchini chips
The young chefs of Flour Power Kids Cooking Studio share this quick and healthy recipe. Watch the video and get the recipe here.

January 18, 2021 11:36 a.m. EST
Here's how to get your Girl Scout cookie fix in 2021
Local Girl Scouts will launch cookie sales on Saturday, Jan. 16, with some innovative, contact-free sales initiatives to ensure everybody can get a Thin Mint (or 10 boxes).

January 18, 2021 11:36 a.m. EST
Weekend best bets: Car scavenger hunt, last chance for holiday fun at Haymaker
Not a ton happening this weekend, but you can still make plans for fun.

January 14, 2021 9:00 a.m. EST
Alamo Drafthouse's family series includes kid-friendly favorites new and old
The schedule includes the new "The Croods: A New Age," along with the "Emperor's New Groove," "Sing" and "Pee-Wee's Big Adventure."

January 18, 2021 11:36 a.m. EST
Newly discovered comet may be visible later this year
Astronomers will be keeping an eye on Comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard), discovered Jan 3, 2021. It could be the brightest comet of the year as it approaches in late December 2021.

January 18, 2021 11:36 a.m. EST
Recall expanded for dog and cat food after reports of at least 70 pet deaths
The FDA has expanded the recall of select dog food and cat food products after reports of 80 illnesses and at least 70 deaths linked to pets who ate the recalled product.

January 18, 2021 11:36 a.m. EST
Weekend best bets: First Friday in downtown Raleigh
We have your guide to socially distant fun at home and out and about.

January 7, 2021 9:00 a.m. EST
Amanda Lamb: No plans
I wish I had some great wisdom to impart as we enter this new year after a very challenging 2020. In many ways, while there is hope on the horizon due to the vaccines, we are still in the very same place we've been for months--unable to make plans.

January 4, 2021 6:35 a.m. EST
Weekend Best Bets: First Night, Chinese lanterns
While many New Year's Eve events are canceled this year, you can still celebrate at home or stay safe out and about with our picks.

January 4, 2021 5:31 a.m. EST
Weekend best bets: Watch 'A Christmas Carol,' 'Nutcracker' from your couch
Watch these holiday classics at home this year or go check out some holiday light displays.

December 23, 2020 9:00 a.m. EST
Kids can't 'catch their death of cold,' so send them outside this winter
Outdoor play is essential, especially during COVID.

December 23, 2020 10:51 a.m. EST
Raleigh opens new 25-acre park, playground
Raleigh purchased the property, which is north of the intersection of US Highway 401 and Interstate 540, in 2012.

December 23, 2020 11:14 a.m. EST
'Play' with the N.C. Symphony through One State, One Score
The N.C. Symphony has launched a really fun new community initiative called One State, One Score. As part of a collaborative project, the public is invited to "play" with the Symphony virtually by performing part of Beethoven's Ode to Joy from the Symphony No. 9.

December 23, 2020 1:13 p.m. EST
Durham app, local Christmas light fan team up to offer self-guided holiday light driving tours
A locally built app and a local lover of Christmas lights have teamed up to offer contactless, socially-distanced and self-guided driving tours of festive holiday lights across the Triangle.

December 18, 2020 9:54 a.m. EST
Holiday Recipe: Lemon bars
This recipe for lemon bars was a go-to when I was a child, and remains a favorite in my house today.

December 21, 2020 8:35 a.m. EST
Weekend best bets: Oakwood Candlelight Tour, holiday shopping
We have a few ideas for fun this weekend, including a few suggestions for last minute holiday shopping.

December 18, 2020 9:55 a.m. EST
Expect to wait: Nights of Lights causes hours-long lines on Raleigh's Western Blvd.
When WRAL's Nights of Lights officially opened to the public on Wednesday night, traffic backed up along Raleigh's Western Boulevard. Police cautioned that wait times could be up to three hours to access Dix Park.

December 16, 2020 11:11 p.m. EST