Published: 2020-06-02 20:03:00Updated: 2020-06-03 18:29:16Local NewsTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — After 103 years on a grassy rise at Battle Park in Rocky Mount, a monument to Confederate veterans will come down. City council voted 6-1 Tuesday night in favor of removal after the words etched in the granite monument pricked the conscience of the crowd, drawing the attention of protesters.On Sunday evening, more than 300 people rallied at the Confederate monument in Rocky Mount. The marker was sponsored by a Confederate veteran in 1917.The crowd came to protest police brutality and...…Published: 2020-06-02 20:03:00Updated: 2020-06-03 18:29:16Local NewsTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — After 103 years on a grassy rise at Battle Park in Rocky Mount, a monument to Confederate veterans will come down. City council voted 6-1 Tuesday night in favor of removal after the words etched in the granite monument pricked the conscience of the crowd, drawing the attention of protesters.On Sunday evening, more than 300 people rallied at the Confederate monument in Rocky Mount. The marker was sponsored by a Confederate veteran in 1917.The crowd came to protest police brutality and...WW…

Published: 2020-05-31 10:52:00Updated: 2020-06-22 13:09:47National NewsTags:— Protests of the death of George Floyd continued into the early hours of Monday morning.At 4:30 a.m., the National Guard remained in downtown Raleigh, where dozens were still gathered at E. Hargett Street and S. Wilmington Street during the second night of Triangle demonstrations.Malls outside of downtown Raleigh were also impacted by the riots on Monday. Raleigh police said three people were arrested at North Hills, where several shops and restaurants were vandalized, and four people were arrested at Triangle Town...…Published: 2020-05-31 10:52:00Updated: 2020-06-22 13:09:47National NewsTags:— Protests of the death of George Floyd continued into the early hours of Monday morning.At 4:30 a.m., the National Guard remained in downtown Raleigh, where dozens were still gathered at E. Hargett Street and S. Wilmington Street during the second night of Triangle demonstrations.Malls outside of downtown Raleigh were also impacted by the riots on Monday. Raleigh police said three people were arrested at North Hills, where several shops and restaurants were vandalized, and four people were arrested at Triangle Town...WW…

Tags:Protesters have broken into a historic building in Fayetteville and set a fire. The Market House is a historic, iconic building in downtown. However, in the 1800s, the building has a history of being a market where enslaved people were sold.Show TranscriptWERE DEFENDING THE POLICE. OTHERS WERE THROWING THINGS INSIDE THAT SALLY PORT. THIS WAS FROM A LITTLE WHILE AGO, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT STAND THAT MARK WAS SHOWING YOU IS STILL GOING ON THIS HOUR, BUT SOME OF THE PROTESTERS THERE TRYING TO MAKE A SHIELD TO ACTUALLY PROTECT THE POLICE OFFICERS. JULIAN? >>> LET'S GO RIGHT BACK TO...…Tags:Protesters have broken into a historic building in Fayetteville and set a fire. The Market House is a historic, iconic building in downtown. However, in the 1800s, the building has a history of being a market where enslaved people were sold.Show TranscriptWERE DEFENDING THE POLICE. OTHERS WERE THROWING THINGS INSIDE THAT SALLY PORT. THIS WAS FROM A LITTLE WHILE AGO, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT STAND THAT MARK WAS SHOWING YOU IS STILL GOING ON THIS HOUR, BUT SOME OF THE PROTESTERS THERE TRYING TO MAKE A SHIELD TO ACTUALLY PROTECT THE POLICE OFFICERS. JULIAN? >>> LET'S GO RIGHT BACK TO...WW…

Published: 2020-06-02 11:40:00Updated: 2020-06-06 14:45:28Local NewsTags:— Long lines of mourners, on foot and in vehicles, backed up traffic along Fayetteville Road in Raeford Saturday, where a public viewing was being held for George Floyd. Floyd, whose death in police custody sparked protests nationwide, was born in North Carolina and his sister lives in Hoke County.A private, family memorial service will follow the public viewing on Saturday afternoon, at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters, 10225 Fayetteville Road in Raeford.Thousands arrived at the conference center, wearing masks and...…Published: 2020-06-02 11:40:00Updated: 2020-06-06 14:45:28Local NewsTags:— Long lines of mourners, on foot and in vehicles, backed up traffic along Fayetteville Road in Raeford Saturday, where a public viewing was being held for George Floyd. Floyd, whose death in police custody sparked protests nationwide, was born in North Carolina and his sister lives in Hoke County.A private, family memorial service will follow the public viewing on Saturday afternoon, at Cape Fear Conference B Headquarters, 10225 Fayetteville Road in Raeford.Thousands arrived at the conference center, wearing masks and...WW…

Published: 2020-05-30 06:46:00Updated: 2020-05-31 16:45:24Local NewsTags:— Protests, fires and outrage over the death of George Floyd have broken out in more than a dozen cities across the country, with some protesters smashing windows, setting cars ablaze and clashing with police officers.Tonight, protesters in Fayetteville and Raleigh have grown unsettled--and, in some cases, violent. A historic building was set on fire and vandalized, police cars are being smashed, flag were burned. Protesters have thrown bottles and other items at officers. By the end of the night, it was unclear if the...…Published: 2020-05-30 06:46:00Updated: 2020-05-31 16:45:24Local NewsTags:— Protests, fires and outrage over the death of George Floyd have broken out in more than a dozen cities across the country, with some protesters smashing windows, setting cars ablaze and clashing with police officers.Tonight, protesters in Fayetteville and Raleigh have grown unsettled--and, in some cases, violent. A historic building was set on fire and vandalized, police cars are being smashed, flag were burned. Protesters have thrown bottles and other items at officers. By the end of the night, it was unclear if the...WW…

Published: 2020-07-06 20:25:00Updated: 2020-07-08 21:27:36Local NewsTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — A real estate company that reversed course Monday and decided not to cut ties with a Raleigh agent who's the focus of a viral video has changed its mind again and is "disassociating" from her.Gina Benthuysen, chief executive of Raleigh-based Keller Williams Preferred, said in a statement Wednesday, “We have decided to disassociate with Kim Barnhart while we further investigate the facts on this matter."The video shows a confrontation at the Lennox at Brier Creek swimming pool on July 1....…Published: 2020-07-06 20:25:00Updated: 2020-07-08 21:27:36Local NewsTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — A real estate company that reversed course Monday and decided not to cut ties with a Raleigh agent who's the focus of a viral video has changed its mind again and is "disassociating" from her.Gina Benthuysen, chief executive of Raleigh-based Keller Williams Preferred, said in a statement Wednesday, “We have decided to disassociate with Kim Barnhart while we further investigate the facts on this matter."The video shows a confrontation at the Lennox at Brier Creek swimming pool on July 1....WW…

Published: 2020-04-19 12:40:00Updated: 2020-04-20 15:55:33NC CapitolTags:By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter — Protesters calling for a quicker reopening of the North Carolina economy amid the coronavirus pandemic plan to rally Tuesday near the governor's mansion and say they'll do so every Tuesday as needed.Their attorney said members plan to exercise social distancing at the 11 a.m. protest. A once-discussed plan to bus people in has been set aside, attorney Anthony Biller said. Biller says he's asking the governor and Wake County to respond by 2 p.m. tomorrow and resolve this. If...…Published: 2020-04-19 12:40:00Updated: 2020-04-20 15:55:33NC CapitolTags:By Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter — Protesters calling for a quicker reopening of the North Carolina economy amid the coronavirus pandemic plan to rally Tuesday near the governor's mansion and say they'll do so every Tuesday as needed.Their attorney said members plan to exercise social distancing at the 11 a.m. protest. A once-discussed plan to bus people in has been set aside, attorney Anthony Biller said. Biller says he's asking the governor and Wake County to respond by 2 p.m. tomorrow and resolve this. If...WW…

Published: 2021-01-13 16:39:00Updated: 2021-01-13 23:58:55Local PoliticsTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — Despite the videos, photos and social media posts showing supporters of President Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol a week ago, some of the president's backers in the Triangle can't be dissuaded from claiming that left-wing agitators incited the riot., chairwoman of the Wake County Republican Party, and , chairman of the Lee County Republican Party, were both at Trump's rally near the White House last Wednesday that preceded the riot. Both say that they saw men in tactical gear...…Published: 2021-01-13 16:39:00Updated: 2021-01-13 23:58:55Local PoliticsTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — Despite the videos, photos and social media posts showing supporters of President Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol a week ago, some of the president's backers in the Triangle can't be dissuaded from claiming that left-wing agitators incited the riot., chairwoman of the Wake County Republican Party, and , chairman of the Lee County Republican Party, were both at Trump's rally near the White House last Wednesday that preceded the riot. Both say that they saw men in tactical gear...WW…

Published: 2020-12-08 07:06:00Updated: 2020-12-08 19:13:09Local NewsTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — Just 15 days after an 11-foot, metal monolith was first sighted in a Utah desert, a similar-looking, smaller piece mysteriously appeared in downtown Fayetteville.The 3-foot-tall structure was installed upright in a raised flower bed located on the sidewalk on Hay Street.The three-sided, bare structure immediately sparked the curiosity of downtown’s merchants, residents, and visitors alike. The monolith has left them questioning who is behind it and how it arrived here.The (CSDD), the City...…Published: 2020-12-08 07:06:00Updated: 2020-12-08 19:13:09Local NewsTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — Just 15 days after an 11-foot, metal monolith was first sighted in a Utah desert, a similar-looking, smaller piece mysteriously appeared in downtown Fayetteville.The 3-foot-tall structure was installed upright in a raised flower bed located on the sidewalk on Hay Street.The three-sided, bare structure immediately sparked the curiosity of downtown’s merchants, residents, and visitors alike. The monolith has left them questioning who is behind it and how it arrived here.The (CSDD), the City...WW…

Published: 2020-11-30 18:45:00Updated: 2020-11-30 20:20:26WRAL TVTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — The Harnett County school system is feeling the stress of coronavirus. At one school, Coats Elementary School, 57 people are quarantined including employees and students. Roughly 65 to 70 percent of students are taking classes in person, with elementary students on campus Monday through Friday.Harnett County Schools superintendent Doctor Aaron Fleming says if absences keep spiking because of quarantines, some schools might have to shift gears to all remote learning.In total, 351 people in...…Published: 2020-11-30 18:45:00Updated: 2020-11-30 20:20:26WRAL TVTags:By Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter — The Harnett County school system is feeling the stress of coronavirus. At one school, Coats Elementary School, 57 people are quarantined including employees and students. Roughly 65 to 70 percent of students are taking classes in person, with elementary students on campus Monday through Friday.Harnett County Schools superintendent Doctor Aaron Fleming says if absences keep spiking because of quarantines, some schools might have to shift gears to all remote learning.In total, 351 people in...WW…