Published: 2020-05-24 17:50:00Updated: 2020-05-25 05:02:41Local NewsTags:By Nia Harden, WRAL reporter; Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter — Comments made on social media ahead of today's ReOpen NC march raised concerns of safety​ and violence.Adam Smith, the husband of ReOpen NC's co-founder, said reopening NC to protect businesses and constitutional rights are issues some should be willing to kill over."We want to pick up arms? Do we want to kill anybody? Of course not, nobody wants to take lives. We don’t want to kill anybody. But are we willing to kill people, are we willing to lay our lives...…Published: 2020-05-24 17:50:00Updated: 2020-05-25 05:02:41Local NewsTags:By Nia Harden, WRAL reporter; Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter — Comments made on social media ahead of today's ReOpen NC march raised concerns of safety​ and violence.Adam Smith, the husband of ReOpen NC's co-founder, said reopening NC to protect businesses and constitutional rights are issues some should be willing to kill over."We want to pick up arms? Do we want to kill anybody? Of course not, nobody wants to take lives. We don’t want to kill anybody. But are we willing to kill people, are we willing to lay our lives...WW…

Published: 2020-07-29 16:09:00Updated: 2020-07-30 11:49:55Local NewsTags:By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter — On Wednesday afternoon, investigators released dash camera video of the moment a Roxboro police officer shot and killed a man Friday.Roxboro Chief of Police David Hess had said 45-year-old David Brooks Jr. was armed when he was shot. The video shows him with a shotgun.Brooks' father, David Brooks Sr., alongside Roxboro police officers before its public release. He said, based on what he watched in the recording, that the shooting was not justified.In the first clip, an officer is...…Published: 2020-07-29 16:09:00Updated: 2020-07-30 11:49:55Local NewsTags:By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter — On Wednesday afternoon, investigators released dash camera video of the moment a Roxboro police officer shot and killed a man Friday.Roxboro Chief of Police David Hess had said 45-year-old David Brooks Jr. was armed when he was shot. The video shows him with a shotgun.Brooks' father, David Brooks Sr., alongside Roxboro police officers before its public release. He said, based on what he watched in the recording, that the shooting was not justified.In the first clip, an officer is...WW…

Published: 2020-04-27 05:27:00Updated: 2020-04-27 06:22:18BusinessTags:By Nia Harden, WRAL reporterMany small businesses in the Triangle are hoping to reopen soon but, with a shortage of cleaning supplies, some are worried they won't be ready to safely serve customers.Many businesses were forced to close suddenly due to COVID-19 and were not able to stock up on cleaners and disinfectants before the shortage.Even commercial suppliers are feeling the pinch. According to retail experts, products like Lysol and Clorox won’t be fully back in stock until July or August.Dr. Mike Walden, an...…Published: 2020-04-27 05:27:00Updated: 2020-04-27 06:22:18BusinessTags:By Nia Harden, WRAL reporterMany small businesses in the Triangle are hoping to reopen soon but, with a shortage of cleaning supplies, some are worried they won't be ready to safely serve customers.Many businesses were forced to close suddenly due to COVID-19 and were not able to stock up on cleaners and disinfectants before the shortage.Even commercial suppliers are feeling the pinch. According to retail experts, products like Lysol and Clorox won’t be fully back in stock until July or August.Dr. Mike Walden, an...WW…

Published: 2020-12-21 20:42:00Updated: 2020-12-23 07:42:52TravelTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief — Despite the rising number of coronavirus cases and the pleas of public health leaders, many North Carolinians are traveling this week.Early Wednesday morning, two days before Christmas, Raleigh-Durham International Airport was already busy. , or about one-third the number who traveled through the airport last year.The busiest travel days are projected to be the two Sundays after Christmas -- Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 -- with more than 18,400 travelers expected each day.as COVID-19...…Published: 2020-12-21 20:42:00Updated: 2020-12-23 07:42:52TravelTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief — Despite the rising number of coronavirus cases and the pleas of public health leaders, many North Carolinians are traveling this week.Early Wednesday morning, two days before Christmas, Raleigh-Durham International Airport was already busy. , or about one-third the number who traveled through the airport last year.The busiest travel days are projected to be the two Sundays after Christmas -- Dec. 27 and Jan. 3 -- with more than 18,400 travelers expected each day.as COVID-19...WW…

Published: 2021-04-07 04:31:00Updated: 2021-04-07 19:11:20Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter, & Nia Harden, WRAL reporter — Wednesday was a big day in North Carolina: the first day anybody 16 or older who wanted a coronavirus vaccine shot could get one.The state's move to open vaccinations to all adults comes nearly two weeks ahead of .Everyone 16 and older will be able to receive the Pfizer vaccine, and anyone 18 and older also can receive the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.and there are plenty of vaccine doses for everyone who wants them.More than...…Published: 2021-04-07 04:31:00Updated: 2021-04-07 19:11:20Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter, & Nia Harden, WRAL reporter — Wednesday was a big day in North Carolina: the first day anybody 16 or older who wanted a coronavirus vaccine shot could get one.The state's move to open vaccinations to all adults comes nearly two weeks ahead of .Everyone 16 and older will be able to receive the Pfizer vaccine, and anyone 18 and older also can receive the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.and there are plenty of vaccine doses for everyone who wants them.More than...WW…

Published: 2020-10-28 16:00:00Updated: 2020-10-28 20:43:30NC CapitolTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor — With less than a week remaining in North Carolina's U.S. Senate election, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis still trails Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham but is making up ground rapidly, according to the released Wednesday.SurveyUSA polled 627 people statewide for the exclusive poll between last Friday and Monday who have either already voted or are likely to do so. The poll also found that voters have a high level of confidence in the election process in North...…Published: 2020-10-28 16:00:00Updated: 2020-10-28 20:43:30NC CapitolTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor — With less than a week remaining in North Carolina's U.S. Senate election, Republican Sen. Thom Tillis still trails Democratic challenger Cal Cunningham but is making up ground rapidly, according to the released Wednesday.SurveyUSA polled 627 people statewide for the exclusive poll between last Friday and Monday who have either already voted or are likely to do so. The poll also found that voters have a high level of confidence in the election process in North...WW…

Published: 2020-10-14 13:08:00Updated: 2020-10-14 18:06:15Local NewsTags:By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporterLeaders at Wayne County Public Schools report there are 11 recent coronavirus cases in 10 schools across the county. None of the positive cases has led to a cluster,Six of the schools that have recently reported a case of coronavirus are elementary schools, three are high schools, and one is a middle school. Spring Creek Elementary school has reported two cases,Wayne County Public School students spent the first three weeks of school taking classes online and returned for part-time,...…Published: 2020-10-14 13:08:00Updated: 2020-10-14 18:06:15Local NewsTags:By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporterLeaders at Wayne County Public Schools report there are 11 recent coronavirus cases in 10 schools across the county. None of the positive cases has led to a cluster,Six of the schools that have recently reported a case of coronavirus are elementary schools, three are high schools, and one is a middle school. Spring Creek Elementary school has reported two cases,Wayne County Public School students spent the first three weeks of school taking classes online and returned for part-time,...WW…

Published: 2020-09-17 13:40:00Updated: 2020-09-18 11:17:43EducationTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter — Children in kindergarten through fifth grade could return to in-person learning in early October, if their school system agrees to it, under a plan Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday.The move is an option for public school systems across North Carolina, not a mandate, and would be available starting Oct. 5, Cooper said. Middle- and high-school students cannot yet return to class, he said."Plan A [in-person classes]...…Published: 2020-09-17 13:40:00Updated: 2020-09-18 11:17:43EducationTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter — Children in kindergarten through fifth grade could return to in-person learning in early October, if their school system agrees to it, under a plan Gov. Roy Cooper announced Thursday.The move is an option for public school systems across North Carolina, not a mandate, and would be available starting Oct. 5, Cooper said. Middle- and high-school students cannot yet return to class, he said."Plan A [in-person classes]...WW…

Published: 2020-09-17 15:26:00Updated: 2020-09-19 06:34:53Local NewsTags:By Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter — A body found in rural Virginia is confirmed to be that of a Raleigh man who has been missing since last weekend. Raleigh police have charged a suspect in the case with murder.William Anderson "Andy" Banks Jr., 39, was last seen Saturday afternoon in the Woodburn Road area near Cameron Village. Officials say was meeting a potential buyer for his silver 2011 Range Rover Sport, whom he met through Craigslist, outside a closed K&W Cafeteria.There was evidence of foul play in Banks'...…Published: 2020-09-17 15:26:00Updated: 2020-09-19 06:34:53Local NewsTags:By Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporter — A body found in rural Virginia is confirmed to be that of a Raleigh man who has been missing since last weekend. Raleigh police have charged a suspect in the case with murder.William Anderson "Andy" Banks Jr., 39, was last seen Saturday afternoon in the Woodburn Road area near Cameron Village. Officials say was meeting a potential buyer for his silver 2011 Range Rover Sport, whom he met through Craigslist, outside a closed K&W Cafeteria.There was evidence of foul play in Banks'...WW…