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…

Published: 2020-07-06 16:45:00Updated: 2020-07-10 15:52:42Local NewsTags:By Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporterEditor's note: WRAL has received several inquiries from residents of Wakefield Plantation concerned that their neighborhood was mentioned as part of this story originally. The neighbors interviewed all identified themselves as Wakefield Plantation residents. Their mailboxes all have "WP" neighborhood logos on them. The neighborhood entrance has the “WP” logo on it. When the Wakefield Plantation Community Association pointed out that technically these homes are in Wakefield...…Published: 2020-07-06 16:45:00Updated: 2020-07-10 15:52:42Local NewsTags:By Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporterEditor's note: WRAL has received several inquiries from residents of Wakefield Plantation concerned that their neighborhood was mentioned as part of this story originally. The neighbors interviewed all identified themselves as Wakefield Plantation residents. Their mailboxes all have "WP" neighborhood logos on them. The neighborhood entrance has the “WP” logo on it. When the Wakefield Plantation Community Association pointed out that technically these homes are in Wakefield...WW…

Tags: , ,A Wilson man was in custody Monday night, about 24 hours after police said he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy.Show Transcript>>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS. A FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS DEAD AFTER BEING SHOT IN WILSON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THE CHILD SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND ON ARCHERS ROAD THIS EVENING. AARON IS THERE. >> Reporter: WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT IN THE PAST 10 MINUTES. YOU CAN SEE IT IS STILL AN ACTIVE SCENE. NOT ONLY HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND THE CAR THAT HE WAS DRIVING, ALSO STANDING HERE WITH THE...…Tags: , ,A Wilson man was in custody Monday night, about 24 hours after police said he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy.Show Transcript>>> WE HAVE BREAKING NEWS. A FIVE-YEAR-OLD CHILD IS DEAD AFTER BEING SHOT IN WILSON. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THE CHILD SUFFERING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND ON ARCHERS ROAD THIS EVENING. AARON IS THERE. >> Reporter: WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT IN THE PAST 10 MINUTES. YOU CAN SEE IT IS STILL AN ACTIVE SCENE. NOT ONLY HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT THE SUSPECT AND THE CAR THAT HE WAS DRIVING, ALSO STANDING HERE WITH THE...WW…

Published: 2020-08-09 19:42:00Updated: 2020-08-13 12:57:39Local NewsTags:By Sloane Heffernan, Kasey Cunningham and Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporters — A Wilson man was in custody Monday night, about 24 hours after police said he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy.Darius N. Sessoms, 25, was apprehended in Goldsboro by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force, Goldsboro police and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. He was charged with first-degree murder and was being held without bond in the Wilson County jail.During a brief court hearing Tuesday morning, he said...…Published: 2020-08-09 19:42:00Updated: 2020-08-13 12:57:39Local NewsTags:By Sloane Heffernan, Kasey Cunningham and Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporters — A Wilson man was in custody Monday night, about 24 hours after police said he shot and killed a 5-year-old boy.Darius N. Sessoms, 25, was apprehended in Goldsboro by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force, Goldsboro police and the Wayne County Sheriff's Office. He was charged with first-degree murder and was being held without bond in the Wilson County jail.During a brief court hearing Tuesday morning, he said...WW…

Published: 2021-01-04 06:11:00Updated: 2021-01-04 19:24:15Health TeamTags:By Sloane Heffernan and Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporters — Although North Carolina remains focused on vaccinating health care workers and residents and staff in long-term care facilities against coronavirus, some area counties are also starting to vaccinate people ages 75 and older.But the move, as well as the state's overall vaccine rollout effort, is causing confusion and frustration.The Wilson County Health Department, for example, is using some of the 800 doses of vaccine it has for seniors, but officials told people...…Published: 2021-01-04 06:11:00Updated: 2021-01-04 19:24:15Health TeamTags:By Sloane Heffernan and Amanda Lamb, WRAL reporters — Although North Carolina remains focused on vaccinating health care workers and residents and staff in long-term care facilities against coronavirus, some area counties are also starting to vaccinate people ages 75 and older.But the move, as well as the state's overall vaccine rollout effort, is causing confusion and frustration.The Wilson County Health Department, for example, is using some of the 800 doses of vaccine it has for seniors, but officials told people...WW…

Published: 2020-12-08 18:22:00Updated: 2020-12-09 11:24:11EducationTags:By Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporter — Several North Carolina school districts, including Johnston, Granville and Hoke, are moving students back to all-remote learning as coronavirus spreads across the state.On Tuesday night, the Johnston County Board of Education voted to return all students to remote learning until at least Jan. 15. The county and 27 others in North Carolina's COVID-19 Alert System. Edgecombe and Sampson counties were included in that shift.A total of 48 North Carolina counties are in the red...…Published: 2020-12-08 18:22:00Updated: 2020-12-09 11:24:11EducationTags:By Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporter — Several North Carolina school districts, including Johnston, Granville and Hoke, are moving students back to all-remote learning as coronavirus spreads across the state.On Tuesday night, the Johnston County Board of Education voted to return all students to remote learning until at least Jan. 15. The county and 27 others in North Carolina's COVID-19 Alert System. Edgecombe and Sampson counties were included in that shift.A total of 48 North Carolina counties are in the red...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: 2020-08-18 13:15:00Updated: 2020-08-19 13:49:58EducationTags:By Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporter & Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer — A North Carolina State University spokesman confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the university has identified a coronavirus cluster and a number of cases within the Greek life community.A cluster is five or more cases in close proximity or location, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.The cluster of cases is at off-campus housing in the 2700 block of Clark Avenue.A public safety notice from...…Published: 2020-08-18 13:15:00Updated: 2020-08-19 13:49:58EducationTags:By Sloane Heffernan, WRAL anchor/reporter & Sydney Franklin, WRAL multiplatform producer — A North Carolina State University spokesman confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the university has identified a coronavirus cluster and a number of cases within the Greek life community.A cluster is five or more cases in close proximity or location, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.The cluster of cases is at off-campus housing in the 2700 block of Clark Avenue.A public safety notice from...WW…