Tags: , , ,Protesters are gathering around a Confederate statue near the State Capitol. Police are also at the area and have cut down ropes that were placed on the statue in an apparent attempt to bring parts of it down.Show TranscriptWERE RELEASED. NOW TONIGHT WE ARE NOT SEEING THE POLICE. AND WE DID SEE THEM EARLIER. AT ABOUT 7:00, 730 AND THEN I WROTE IT DOWN ABOUT 820 THIS EVENING. I SAW ONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS GO OVER TO ONE OF THE MAIN PROTESTERS WHO APPEARED TO BE ORGANIZING THIS SAY A FEW WORDS WITH HER AND THEN THEY ALL LEFT. THEY BACKED OUT OF THE STATE TROOPERS LEFT IN THEIR...…Tags: , , ,Protesters are gathering around a Confederate statue near the State Capitol. Police are also at the area and have cut down ropes that were placed on the statue in an apparent attempt to bring parts of it down.Show TranscriptWERE RELEASED. NOW TONIGHT WE ARE NOT SEEING THE POLICE. AND WE DID SEE THEM EARLIER. AT ABOUT 7:00, 730 AND THEN I WROTE IT DOWN ABOUT 820 THIS EVENING. I SAW ONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS GO OVER TO ONE OF THE MAIN PROTESTERS WHO APPEARED TO BE ORGANIZING THIS SAY A FEW WORDS WITH HER AND THEN THEY ALL LEFT. THEY BACKED OUT OF THE STATE TROOPERS LEFT IN THEIR...WW…

Published: 2020-06-08 05:34:00Updated: 2020-06-08 18:43:40NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau ChiefOn Monday, Senate leaders announced they'll try to reopen bars again despite the governor's veto, adding temporary outdoor service for bars and restaurants to a bill that would allow indoor gyms to reopen., a proposal to set aside Gov Roy Cooper's executive order and allow gyms, health clubs, fitness centers, yoga and dance and other studios to get back in business.The bill was scheduled for a vote Monday night, but was delayed till Tuesday so Senate leaders could add language...…Published: 2020-06-08 05:34:00Updated: 2020-06-08 18:43:40NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau ChiefOn Monday, Senate leaders announced they'll try to reopen bars again despite the governor's veto, adding temporary outdoor service for bars and restaurants to a bill that would allow indoor gyms to reopen., a proposal to set aside Gov Roy Cooper's executive order and allow gyms, health clubs, fitness centers, yoga and dance and other studios to get back in business.The bill was scheduled for a vote Monday night, but was delayed till Tuesday so Senate leaders could add language...WW…

Published: 2020-06-24 15:00:00Updated: 2020-06-25 00:15:42NC CapitolTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter — North Carolina is in no shape right now to open more businesses and resume more social activities during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday.Citing metrics that continue to rise instead of leveling off or decreasing, Cooper for at least three more weeks. He also issued a statewide mandate that people age 11 and older cover their faces in public, as of 5 p.m. Friday."We're taking this pause right now to...…Published: 2020-06-24 15:00:00Updated: 2020-06-25 00:15:42NC CapitolTags:By Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor, & Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter — North Carolina is in no shape right now to open more businesses and resume more social activities during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday.Citing metrics that continue to rise instead of leveling off or decreasing, Cooper for at least three more weeks. He also issued a statewide mandate that people age 11 and older cover their faces in public, as of 5 p.m. Friday."We're taking this pause right now to...WW…

Published: 2020-06-08 05:34:00Updated: 2020-06-08 18:43:40NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau ChiefOn Monday, Senate leaders announced they'll try to reopen bars again despite the governor's veto, adding temporary outdoor service for bars and restaurants to a bill that would allow indoor gyms to reopen., a proposal to set aside Gov Roy Cooper's executive order and allow gyms, health clubs, fitness centers, yoga and dance and other studios to get back in business.The bill was scheduled for a vote Monday night, but was delayed till Tuesday so Senate leaders could add language...…Published: 2020-06-08 05:34:00Updated: 2020-06-08 18:43:40NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau ChiefOn Monday, Senate leaders announced they'll try to reopen bars again despite the governor's veto, adding temporary outdoor service for bars and restaurants to a bill that would allow indoor gyms to reopen., a proposal to set aside Gov Roy Cooper's executive order and allow gyms, health clubs, fitness centers, yoga and dance and other studios to get back in business.The bill was scheduled for a vote Monday night, but was delayed till Tuesday so Senate leaders could add language...WW…

Published: 2020-06-22 16:49:00Updated: 2020-06-22 18:16:32Local NewsTags:By Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter — A barbecue restaurant in Raleigh refuses to adhere to restrictions put in place by state officials to limit the spread of coronavirus.“There is no Goober Cooper government mandated social distancing at Big Al’s, feel Free to eat wherever you like,” reads a sign posted on the front door of Big Al's BBQ, near the intersection of Louisburg and Forestville roads in northeast Raleigh.According to , when as part of Phase 2 of the state's response plan during the pandemic, North Carolina...…Published: 2020-06-22 16:49:00Updated: 2020-06-22 18:16:32Local NewsTags:By Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter — A barbecue restaurant in Raleigh refuses to adhere to restrictions put in place by state officials to limit the spread of coronavirus.“There is no Goober Cooper government mandated social distancing at Big Al’s, feel Free to eat wherever you like,” reads a sign posted on the front door of Big Al's BBQ, near the intersection of Louisburg and Forestville roads in northeast Raleigh.According to , when as part of Phase 2 of the state's response plan during the pandemic, North Carolina...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: 2020-05-25 10:17:00Updated: 2020-05-26 00:05:12@NCCapitolTags:By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press, & Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief — President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if the state's Democratic governor doesn't immediately sign off on allowing a full-capacity gathering in August despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Trump's tweets about the RNC, planned for Charlotte, come just two days after North Carolina recorded its largest daily increase in new virus cases to date.On Friday, Gov. Roy...…Published: 2020-05-25 10:17:00Updated: 2020-05-26 00:05:12@NCCapitolTags:By Jonathan Drew, Associated Press, & Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief — President Donald Trump threatened Monday to pull the Republican National Convention out of North Carolina if the state's Democratic governor doesn't immediately sign off on allowing a full-capacity gathering in August despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Trump's tweets about the RNC, planned for Charlotte, come just two days after North Carolina recorded its largest daily increase in new virus cases to date.On Friday, Gov. Roy...WW…

Published: 2020-04-29 14:25:00Updated: 2020-04-29 20:27:15NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief — The state Senate gave unanimous approval Wednesday night to a measure directing some $1.4 billion in federal aid to North Carolina schools, businesses and others hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic."What we have put together here is something that represents the work of all members of the North Carolina Senate," Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger said."This truly does have all the aspects of a consensus bill that you’re ever going to see," Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue...…Published: 2020-04-29 14:25:00Updated: 2020-04-29 20:27:15NC CapitolTags:By Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief — The state Senate gave unanimous approval Wednesday night to a measure directing some $1.4 billion in federal aid to North Carolina schools, businesses and others hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic."What we have put together here is something that represents the work of all members of the North Carolina Senate," Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger said."This truly does have all the aspects of a consensus bill that you’re ever going to see," Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue...WW…

Published: 2020-05-12 20:42:00Updated: 2020-05-12 22:26:50Local NewsTags:— Goldsboro city workers are demanding better pay and protection on the job in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.Workers began their march to city hall after holding a protest there. City workers said they’ve spent months asking the city manager for proper and hazard pay. They eventually took their concerns inside.Workers took their concerns into the city hall building and waited for Goldsboro City Manager Tim Salmon. He eventually came down and talked with a city worker who works in Greensboro but is standing...…Published: 2020-05-12 20:42:00Updated: 2020-05-12 22:26:50Local NewsTags:— Goldsboro city workers are demanding better pay and protection on the job in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.Workers began their march to city hall after holding a protest there. City workers said they’ve spent months asking the city manager for proper and hazard pay. They eventually took their concerns inside.Workers took their concerns into the city hall building and waited for Goldsboro City Manager Tim Salmon. He eventually came down and talked with a city worker who works in Greensboro but is standing...WW…

Published: 2020-06-19 17:19:00Updated: 2020-06-20 06:15:48Local NewsTags:By Rosalia Fodera, Julian Grace, Sloane Heffernan and Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporters — Protesters in downtown Raleigh on Friday night tore down two statues on a Confederate monument at the State Capitol.The monument has a statue on either side. At around 9 p.m., protesters used a strap to pull down one statue before quickly removing the second one. Both statues were dragged in the street and eventually tied to light fixtures and pulled up to mimic hangings.Protesters dragged at least one statue to the Wake County...…Published: 2020-06-19 17:19:00Updated: 2020-06-20 06:15:48Local NewsTags:By Rosalia Fodera, Julian Grace, Sloane Heffernan and Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporters — Protesters in downtown Raleigh on Friday night tore down two statues on a Confederate monument at the State Capitol.The monument has a statue on either side. At around 9 p.m., protesters used a strap to pull down one statue before quickly removing the second one. Both statues were dragged in the street and eventually tied to light fixtures and pulled up to mimic hangings.Protesters dragged at least one statue to the Wake County...WW…