Published: 2021-03-15 05:23:00Updated: 2021-03-19 11:57:08WeatherTags:By WRAL Severe Weather Center — Tornado surveyors from the National Weather Service will be in Orange County on Friday to assess damage from Thursday's severe weather. Early on Friday, Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said 37 structures within the county were in the path of the storm.Blackwood detailed some of the devastation done to buildings, vehicles and vegetation in the rural parts of the county."We saw roofs removed from homes, we saw trees broken off, up in the air," Blackwood said. "We saw trees completely...…Published: 2021-03-15 05:23:00Updated: 2021-03-19 11:57:08WeatherTags:By WRAL Severe Weather Center — Tornado surveyors from the National Weather Service will be in Orange County on Friday to assess damage from Thursday's severe weather. Early on Friday, Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said 37 structures within the county were in the path of the storm.Blackwood detailed some of the devastation done to buildings, vehicles and vegetation in the rural parts of the county."We saw roofs removed from homes, we saw trees broken off, up in the air," Blackwood said. "We saw trees completely...WW…

Published: 2021-04-17 06:06:00Updated: 2021-04-23 12:04:13WeatherTags:By WRAL Severe Weather Center — Raleigh beat a record set on April 23, 1986, on Friday morning when temperatures plunged to 31 degrees. Fayetteville recorded a low of 35 degrees Friday morning, tying a record from 1927.The majority of central North Carolina was under a frost advisory from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday morning while a freeze warning was in effect for counties north of the Triangle.After the chilly start, Friday will be sunny and mild, with a high in the mid to upper 60s. Sensitive plants can be uncovered or...…Published: 2021-04-17 06:06:00Updated: 2021-04-23 12:04:13WeatherTags:By WRAL Severe Weather Center — Raleigh beat a record set on April 23, 1986, on Friday morning when temperatures plunged to 31 degrees. Fayetteville recorded a low of 35 degrees Friday morning, tying a record from 1927.The majority of central North Carolina was under a frost advisory from 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. on Friday morning while a freeze warning was in effect for counties north of the Triangle.After the chilly start, Friday will be sunny and mild, with a high in the mid to upper 60s. Sensitive plants can be uncovered or...WW…

Published: 2021-04-24 15:13:00Updated: 2021-04-26 13:14:59Local NewsTags:By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter, & Kevin Kuzminski, WRAL multiplatform producer — More calls for change took place in Elizabeth City this weekend as protests continued after the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr.New developments SundayProtests continued in Elizabeth City Sunday, marking the fifth straight day of people looking for answers.But as community leaders ask for the release of the body camera footage, Brown family attorney Wayne Kendall says the family will be able to view the footage on Monday."Family...…Published: 2021-04-24 15:13:00Updated: 2021-04-26 13:14:59Local NewsTags:By Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter, & Kevin Kuzminski, WRAL multiplatform producer — More calls for change took place in Elizabeth City this weekend as protests continued after the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr.New developments SundayProtests continued in Elizabeth City Sunday, marking the fifth straight day of people looking for answers.But as community leaders ask for the release of the body camera footage, Brown family attorney Wayne Kendall says the family will be able to view the footage on Monday."Family...WW…

Published: 2021-04-25 12:19:00Updated: 2021-04-26 16:34:04Local NewsTags:By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer — At the corner of West Geer and Foster streets in Durham lies an unassuming building that’s been restored. It’s not an old tobacco warehouse or abandoned mill, but King’s Sandwich Shop is definitely a worthwhile part of the city’s history.King’s is surrounded by change and brought back to life by a vision, a prominent theme in Durham’s past 10 years. Several new apartment complexes have been built several blocks over. Google is expected to launch an nearby engineering hub on...…Published: 2021-04-25 12:19:00Updated: 2021-04-26 16:34:04Local NewsTags:By Ryan Bisesi, WRAL multiplatform producer — At the corner of West Geer and Foster streets in Durham lies an unassuming building that’s been restored. It’s not an old tobacco warehouse or abandoned mill, but King’s Sandwich Shop is definitely a worthwhile part of the city’s history.King’s is surrounded by change and brought back to life by a vision, a prominent theme in Durham’s past 10 years. Several new apartment complexes have been built several blocks over. Google is expected to launch an nearby engineering hub on...WW…

Published: 2021-03-15 05:23:00Updated: 2021-03-19 11:57:08WeatherTags:By WRAL Severe Weather Center — Tornado surveyors from the National Weather Service will be in Orange County on Friday to assess damage from Thursday's severe weather. Early on Friday, Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said 37 structures within the county were in the path of the storm.Blackwood detailed some of the devastation done to buildings, vehicles and vegetation in the rural parts of the county."We saw roofs removed from homes, we saw trees broken off, up in the air," Blackwood said. "We saw trees completely...…Published: 2021-03-15 05:23:00Updated: 2021-03-19 11:57:08WeatherTags:By WRAL Severe Weather Center — Tornado surveyors from the National Weather Service will be in Orange County on Friday to assess damage from Thursday's severe weather. Early on Friday, Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood said 37 structures within the county were in the path of the storm.Blackwood detailed some of the devastation done to buildings, vehicles and vegetation in the rural parts of the county."We saw roofs removed from homes, we saw trees broken off, up in the air," Blackwood said. "We saw trees completely...WW…

Published: 2021-03-13 11:51:00Updated: 2021-03-13 16:18:13State NewsTags:By BRYAN ANDERSON, Associated Press/Report for America — When Ann Camden learned last month that her 17-year-old daughter got exposed to the coronavirus at school and was being sent home, she packed her belongings, jumped in the car and made the two-hour drive to the coast to stay with her recently vaccinated parents.The 50-year-old mother had been diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer and could not afford to become infected. She also was not yet eligible under North Carolina's rules to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. So...…Published: 2021-03-13 11:51:00Updated: 2021-03-13 16:18:13State NewsTags:By BRYAN ANDERSON, Associated Press/Report for America — When Ann Camden learned last month that her 17-year-old daughter got exposed to the coronavirus at school and was being sent home, she packed her belongings, jumped in the car and made the two-hour drive to the coast to stay with her recently vaccinated parents.The 50-year-old mother had been diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer and could not afford to become infected. She also was not yet eligible under North Carolina's rules to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. So...WW…

Published: 2021-03-09 11:47:00Updated: 2021-03-13 10:51:27Local NewsTags:By Kasey Cunningham and Sarah Krueger, WRAL reporters — A FEMA-operated COVID-19 mass vaccination site opens in Greensboro on Wednesday morning. It's one of only 18 in the country.The federally-supported site at Four Seasons Town Centre is right off Interstate 40 and centrally located near the heart of the state. The site will start operation on Wednesday with intentions to vaccinate as many as 3,000 people a day.Volunteers conducted a trial run on Tuesday, vaccinating 500 people, the bulk of whom were frontline...…Published: 2021-03-09 11:47:00Updated: 2021-03-13 10:51:27Local NewsTags:By Kasey Cunningham and Sarah Krueger, WRAL reporters — A FEMA-operated COVID-19 mass vaccination site opens in Greensboro on Wednesday morning. It's one of only 18 in the country.The federally-supported site at Four Seasons Town Centre is right off Interstate 40 and centrally located near the heart of the state. The site will start operation on Wednesday with intentions to vaccinate as many as 3,000 people a day.Volunteers conducted a trial run on Tuesday, vaccinating 500 people, the bulk of whom were frontline...WW…