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Nov 15, 2024 | 
wral.com | Aaron Thomas |Chris Shipman |Joseph Ochoa
Deputies are searching for three men Friday after they said they robbed a woman they followed home after shopping at a Walmart in Johnston County. According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, the robbery happened around 8:06 p.m. on Friday, November 8 at a home in the Four Oaks area. Deputies said a 66-year-old woman was struggling to load her groceries into her car at a Walmart on North Brightleaf Boulevard when a man helped her place them in her car.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
wral.com | Carly Haynes |Chris Shipman |Joseph Ochoa
Kiki is a boxer who was rescued from a home after she was seen emaciated in Harnett County. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible animal cruelty case Thursday after a photo of an emaciated dog went viral. A rescue group first learned about the dog after photos of the dog were posted on Facebook and showed the dog severely emaciated. Michelle Harris, president of the Pet Angel Fund, said she gets emotional whenever she talks about it.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
wral.com | Aaron Thomas |Joseph Ochoa |Chris Shipman
A man is dead Sunday following a shooting in Johnston County. According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, the shooting happened at a Shop-N-Go on North Carolina Highway 39 at Earpsboro Road. According to Jordi Valdez, who told WRAL News he shot the man, he was trying to scare off the man with a warning shot. Alvarez said he never intended to hit the man. "I was just trying to protect the store," Valdez said.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
wral.com | Aaron Thomas |Chris Shipman |Joseph Ochoa
The Selma Police Department on Thursday said it fired an officer following a traffic stop that went viral. In the video, Officer Joseph Atkinson stopped Matthews Sanders for expired tags on Sept. 18 at Randleman Road near U.S. Highway 70“They followed me into a gas station,” Sanders told WRAL News.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
wral.com | Julian Grace |Jelia Hepner |Chris Shipman
A woman is grieving the loss of her brother, who was shot to death in Cumberland County last week. 21-year-old Arthur Knight Acosta, along with 32-year-old Jefferson Duggins, was shot in Hope MIlls while working as a window washer in front of a home. Guinevere Myskey, Arthur's sister, described him as a hardworking individual who managed multiple full-time and part-time jobs, including a seasonal position.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
wral.com | Julian Grace |Jelia Hepner |Chris Shipman
A woman is grieving the loss of her brother, who was shot to death in Cumberland County last week. 21-year-old Arthur Knight Acosta, along with 32-year-old Jefferson Duggins, was shot in Hope MIlls while working as a window washer in front of a home. Guinevere Myskey, Arthur's sister, described him as a hardworking individual who managed multiple full-time and part-time jobs, including a seasonal position.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
wral.com | Aaron Thomas |Mark Bergin |Chris Shipman
Tens of thousands of people went to the North Carolina State Fair's opening night on Thursday. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student Mia Dean explained why she visited the fair. "The food, the rides, the vibes," Dean said. "All of it. I love it."The unique food selections is what brought North Carolina State University student Joshua Aycock. "I always like going to the agricultural places to be honest," Aycock said.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
wral.com | Carly Haynes |Chris Shipman |Joseph Ochoa
A family Friday night is remembering a woman who suffered a heart attack in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Shirley Rotolo’s family believes she would still be alive on Friday if she hadn’t lost cell service days earlier. According to her husband, Renato Rotolo, she suffered a heart attack early Saturday morning just north of Asheville in Weaverville. “We went to bed, and I thought she was having a nightmare at 2 a.m.,” he said.“I went to the other room.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
wral.com | Carly Haynes |Chris Shipman |Joseph Ochoa
A man on Thursday said he was trapped in his Biltmore Village apartment as flood waters from Hurricane Helene rushed through the town and took homes with it. Chris Faber took video from his apartment showing the devastating flooding that rolled through the Buncombe County neighborhood. In the video, flood water was moving so swiftly that it took a house and split it in half against a power pole. “At first, there were a lot of kegs, propane tanks and things,” he said.
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Oct 4, 2024 | 
wral.com | Carly Haynes |Chris Shipman |Joseph Ochoa
A man on Thursday said he was trapped in his Biltmore Village apartment as flood waters from Hurricane Helene rushed through the town and took homes with it. Chris Faber took video from his apartment showing the devastating flooding that rolled through the Buncombe County neighborhood. In the video, flood water was moving so swiftly that it took a house and split it in half against a power pole. “At first, there were a lot of kegs, propane tanks and things,” he said.
