Published: 2020-06-25 20:23:00Updated: 2020-06-28 15:31:18Local NewsTags:By Joe Fisher, WRAL multimedia journalist — A new study suggests Black people are perceived to be more threatening when they wear a or cloth face covering instead of a surgical mask.With a to limit the spread of coronavirus taking effect Friday, researchers say they hope their findings affect state actions.“There’s a lot of prejudice and discrimination out there, and African-Americans are more likely, it seems, to face that when wearing a bandana or a cloth mask face covering," said Steve Greene, a political science...…Published: 2020-06-25 20:23:00Updated: 2020-06-28 15:31:18Local NewsTags:By Joe Fisher, WRAL multimedia journalist — A new study suggests Black people are perceived to be more threatening when they wear a or cloth face covering instead of a surgical mask.With a to limit the spread of coronavirus taking effect Friday, researchers say they hope their findings affect state actions.“There’s a lot of prejudice and discrimination out there, and African-Americans are more likely, it seems, to face that when wearing a bandana or a cloth mask face covering," said Steve Greene, a political science...WW…

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: 2020-05-24 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: 2020-06-24 09:14:00Updated: 2020-06-24 18:30:11Local NewsTags:By Jessica Patrick, WRAL multimedia journalist — Three women face charges of reckless driving and impeding traffic by slow speed for their role in a slowdown protest on Interstate 40 Wednesday morning.Hundreds of cars slowed to 10 mph in the westbound lanes of I-40 just before 9 a.m., creating a backup that stretched for up to 10 miles through Raleigh. The protest, organized on social media, was the latest in response to nationwide acts of racism and the death of George Floyd.Before 9 a.m., on I-40 West near Hammond...…Published: 2020-06-24 09:14:00Updated: 2020-06-24 18:30:11Local NewsTags:By Jessica Patrick, WRAL multimedia journalist — Three women face charges of reckless driving and impeding traffic by slow speed for their role in a slowdown protest on Interstate 40 Wednesday morning.Hundreds of cars slowed to 10 mph in the westbound lanes of I-40 just before 9 a.m., creating a backup that stretched for up to 10 miles through Raleigh. The protest, organized on social media, was the latest in response to nationwide acts of racism and the death of George Floyd.Before 9 a.m., on I-40 West near Hammond...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: 2020-07-29 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: 2020-07-27 07:17:00Updated: 2020-07-27 18:40:57Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter — Fayetteville police are seeking help identifying a white car seen on security footage pouring white paint over a Black Lives Matter mural around the Market House.Officials said the car appears to be a white Chevrolet Aveo with a handicapped placard on the rearview mirror. The vehicle appeared to have a mechanism installed underneath it to disperse the paint as it drove slowly over the mural, according to officials.The car circled the Market House several times at 10 p.m. on...…Published: 2020-07-27 07:17:00Updated: 2020-07-27 18:40:57Local NewsTags:By Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter — Fayetteville police are seeking help identifying a white car seen on security footage pouring white paint over a Black Lives Matter mural around the Market House.Officials said the car appears to be a white Chevrolet Aveo with a handicapped placard on the rearview mirror. The vehicle appeared to have a mechanism installed underneath it to disperse the paint as it drove slowly over the mural, according to officials.The car circled the Market House several times at 10 p.m. on...WW…

Published: 2020-06-22 16:09:00Updated: 2020-06-22 19:59:06Local NewsTags:By Cullen Browder, WRAL reporter — The Confederate statues that stood outside North Carolina’s State Capitol are gone.Now, Frank Powell, a spokesman for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, says his group is contemplating legal action against the removal of the monuments.A 2015 law was passed to protect against removal of such monuments. In 2018, the North Carolina Historical Commission cited that law when it voted to keep the statues in place.What happened over the weekend ."We're just outraged and angry, especially at...…Published: 2020-06-22 16:09:00Updated: 2020-06-22 19:59:06Local NewsTags:By Cullen Browder, WRAL reporter — The Confederate statues that stood outside North Carolina’s State Capitol are gone.Now, Frank Powell, a spokesman for the Sons of Confederate Veterans, says his group is contemplating legal action against the removal of the monuments.A 2015 law was passed to protect against removal of such monuments. In 2018, the North Carolina Historical Commission cited that law when it voted to keep the statues in place.What happened over the weekend ."We're just outraged and angry, especially at...WW…