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Man charged with rape after Raleigh woman awakens to find him naked in her room

A man was charged with rape and burglary after a woman at a Raleigh senior living community woke up to find him naked in her room.

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NC Senate Leader Phil Berger and state Rep. Destin Hall, R-Caldwell, speak to reporters in Raleigh on Nov. 6, 2024.

NC House approves spending plan, setting up showdown with Senate

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Authorities work the scene where a small plane crashed into a San Diego neighborhood, setting several homes on fire and forcing evacuations along several blocks early Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

A music talent agency says 3 employees died on a plane that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spoke at Fort Bragg for All American Week 2025.

Defense secretary Hegseth brings message of pay raises to Fort Bragg All American Week

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DURHAM — Levee Medical, Inc. last week filed with the SEC for their second major round of funding. According to the document the company has raised more than $3.4 million in debt from 34 investors. The company aims to raise a total of $4.3 million, with more than $850,000 remaining. Levee Medical is focused on…

Duke study finds combo treatment can extend lives of prostate cancer patients

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NC beekeepers unite to revive honeybee population after Hurricane Helene's destruction

Memorial Day travel expected to break records in 2024

Memorial Day travel: lower gas prices, record travel numbers expected

Edward R. Murrow, the legendary CBS newsman, was born in a small Guilford County community as Egbert Roscoe Murrow.

WRAL wins Murrow Awards for coverage of Poe Hall, In Depth with Dan

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Duke study finds combo treatment can extend lives of prostate cancer patients

NC beekeepers unite to revive honeybee population after Hurricane Helene's destruction

Memorial Day travel: lower gas prices, record travel numbers expected

Missing endangered alert canceled for 69-year-old man in Smithfield

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Rapper Kid Cudi, center, arrives at Federal Court for the trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs, in New York, Thursday, May 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Rapper Kid Cudi says his car was set on fire weeks after Sean 'Diddy' Combs broke into his home

Supreme Court tie vote dooms taxpayer funded Catholic charter school in Oklahoma

House Republicans pass Trump's big bill of tax breaks and program cuts after all-night session

UK agrees to hand the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in a deal it says protects a key US base

Man accused of killing 2 Israeli Embassy staffers in DC charged with murder of foreign officials

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks alongside Patty Morin, the mother of Rachel Morin who was murdered in 2023, during a briefing for reporters at the White House in Washington, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. To defend the Trump administration’s actions in the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, the wrongly deported Maryland man, Leavitt gave speaking time to the mother of a murder victim in a case entirely unrelated to Abrego Garcia. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

Fact check: Would Trump's tax and spending bill add to the deficit?

Fact check: Jeffries says 20% of veteran households use food stamps

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Fact check: NC Democrat blames Trump for Google Calendar's removal of Black History Month

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NC Capitol

Taxes, salaries, vacancy cuts make plain differences over rival North Carolina GOP budgets

Helene help: 3 competing ideas about how much WNC needs

Lawmakers want social media safety to be taught in the classroom

NC schools would have to teach social media risks under bill advancing in legislature

NC House proposes $450 million more for Helene relief -- about half of Stein's request

New bluegrass festival: Raleigh Wide Open Music Fest set for October

Raleigh's Fourth of July fireworks returning to Lenovo Center, Carter-Finley Stadium area

Weekend best bets: Animazement, Sugar Rush and Taste of Soul

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Downtown Raleigh gets 'Live After 5' starting this week

Walkway Over A Marsh To The Bodie Island Lighthouse

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Education

Poe Hall at NC State University in March 2025

Federal health investigation into NC State's Poe Hall will resume

Infinite Campus comes with learning curve as Wake schools plan out how app will work

Infinite Campus 'on track' to replace PowerSchool in Wake schools by July 1, district leaders say

Teacher raises, DEI cuts discussed at House budget press conference

Wake schools set to vote on new cell phone policy

WRAL In Depth

2025 Atlantic Hurricane season outlook on WRAL

WRAL Severe Weather team forecasts 'near-average' number of tropical systems in 2025

'I do not want to see another one': Tornado cluster spikes anxiety in eastern NC

'Don't sit in a cave': NC man urges importance of screenings after Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis

Family claims nonverbal student with autism was slapped, knocked down

NC House seeks to expand K-12 special-ed funding, arts instruction and teacher training

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Florida Panthers goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky (72) blocks a shot by the Carolina Hurricanes during the second period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Eastern Conference finals in Raleigh, N.C., Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)

Tussle with Florida's Marchand, Carolina's Gostisbehere stands out ahead of Eastern final's Game 2

All-Big 12 forward Darrion Williams transferring to NC State

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UNC seeking naming rights sponsor for Kenan Stadium

Anatomy of a comeback: How the Pacers rallied from 14 down in the final 3:14 to beat Knicks

Duke walks off Pitt to advance to quarterfinals of the 2025 ACC Baseball Championship

HighSchoolOT

Statewide Scoreboard: Spring sports state playoffs

Interactive 2025 NCHSAA girls soccer state playoff brackets

Interactive 2025 NCHSAA lacrosse state playoff brackets

Red-hot North Lenoir sweeps South Granville to clinch 2A East regional championship

Schedules & results for NCHSAA baseball & softball regional championship series

WRAL Specialists

David's Bridal teams up with DoorDash for last minute wedding dress delivery

Investigation into potential cancer cluster at NC State will continue

2025 Atlantic hurricane season: WRAL Severe Weather team predicts 'near-average' number of tropical storms

Gov. Josh Stein proposes $891 million for Helene relief, NC House proposes $700 million

Raleigh police officer no longer with department after investigation

A file photo of Kyle Epps (left). Photo courtesy of the Raleigh Police Department.

Raleigh police officer no longer with department after investigation, hundreds of cases in jeopardy

Family

Go Ask Dad: Holding her own

Toddler dies at Lenior day care

Toddler dies from cardiac arrest while in daycare, Lenoir Police say

YouTube star Ms. Rachel sings with 3-year-old amputee from Gaza

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Good News

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Outpouring of support comes in for senior displaced by fire

Woman saved from house fire in February gifted new home

San Antonio woman dubbed queen of garage sale

Orange High School principal is NC's newest Principal of the Year

Offbeat

FILE - A vehicle stops at Terminal 1 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Feb. 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Jury convicts New York-Paris flight stowaway who slipped past gate agents

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Copper, a Labrador-Whippet mix, looks for a drink of water while hanging out with his owner David Johnston of Raleigh during Bark in the Park night at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park Wednesday, June 19, 2013. It was the second time this season the Bulls worked with Second Chance Pet Adoptions to raise money for the no-kill animal shelter. (Photo by Jeffrey A. Camarati)

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WakeMed, Duke Health settling separate lawsuits over use of tracking pixels

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Investigations

Scene of crash that killed Tyrone Mason in October 2024

Investigation finds Highway Patrol troopers lied about circumstances behind fatal crash

Family says special needs son was assaulted in class, suing Moore County Schools

North Carolina cracks down on unlicensed massage practices in state shopping malls

WRAL Investigates: Unlicensed massage practices in state shopping malls

WRAL TechWire

Wilmington's startup scene took center stage at the annual investor Buzz In. Wilmington ranks as the top small city worldwide for startups, according to StartupBlink, thanks to its supportive environment for emerging businesses.

Wilmington's annual investor 'Buzz In' showcases thriving startup ecosystem

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Remote workers are more engaged but struggle to thrive

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Business

James F. "Jimmy" Goodmon Jr., president and CEO of Capitol Broadcasting Company.

Jimmy Goodmon named CEO of WRAL parent company CBC

The 10 richest Americans got $365 billion richer in the past year. Now they're on the verge of a huge tax cut

Target sales drop in 1st quarter and retailer warns they will slip for all of 2025

David Gardner: Every business degree should require sales classes

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Hometown Carolina

Century-old theatre Thalian Hall enters a new era

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George Wendt, who played beloved barfly Norm on 'Cheers' and found another home onstage, dies at 76

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Carolina Furniture Direct closing after 41 years in Raleigh, liquidating all furniture

Cary and Apex rank among America's best places to live, according to US News & World Report

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