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1 week ago | 
wral.com | Jessica Patrick
(CNN) — Two people were killed and nine others injured in a mass shooting Monday night in Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park, authorities said. The gunfire erupted around 10:27 p.m., Philadelphia Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel said during a news conference. The victims killed were an adult man and an adult woman, Bethel said. Three teenagers, ages 15, 16 and 17, are among the injured. “Multiple rounds were fired,” Bethel said.
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1 week ago | 
wral.com | Jessica Patrick
Holly Springs Salamanders catcher Alexia Jorge is making history as the first woman in the Coastal Plain League. Alexia Jorge, who just finished her senior season playing baseball at Saint Elizabeth's University, was named player of the game Saturday night in the Salamanders' 11-to-1 win over the Carolina Pirates. In that match, she became the first woman baseball player to start in a CPL game.
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3 weeks ago | 
wral.com | Chris Michaels |Lora Lavigne |Charles Bradley |Jessica Patrick
Strong winds damaged multiple homes and toppled trees early Tuesday in Edgecombe County, where radar confirmed a tornado around 3:45 a.m.Photos show significant damage to a home on Gay Street and downed trees on powerlines on School Street. No injuries or deaths have been reported after the storm. Edgecombe County was under a tornado warning between 3:25 a.m. to 4 a.m. Tuesday, the third tornado warning there in less than 12 hours.
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3 weeks ago | 
wral.com | Chris Michaels |Lora Lavigne |Charles Bradley |Jessica Patrick
First look at possible tornado damage in PinetopsA possible tornado damage damaged a home and brought down trees early Tuesday in Edgecombe County, where radar confirmed a tornado around 3:45 a.m.The photos show significant damage to a home on Gay Street and downed trees on powerlines on School Street. The viewer who sent the photo of the damaged home said it is her friend's house, adding that everyone who lives there is accounted for and okay.
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3 weeks ago | 
wral.com | Jessica Patrick
A car dealership employee in the Atlanta area said she was kidnapped by a customer while on the job. A routine service appointment at RBM of Alpharetta, a Mercedes-Benz dealer in Forsyth County, Georgia, is now at the center of a criminal investigation after a service advisor accused a customer of kidnapping her late last week.
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1 month ago | 
wral.com | Kat Campbell |Jessica Patrick
What is a severe weather risk and how accurate is it in North Carolina? As we continue the severe weather season in North Carolina, I wanted to update our Triangle severe weather research with updated data from the last five years. This is useful for decision making in the WRAL Severe Weather Center - but it may also be useful for you. Severe weather can impact a lot - your yardwork, outdoor events and festivals, and day-to-day planning. So, how are we doing with severe weather forecasting?
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1 month ago | 
wral.com | Jessica Patrick
A missing Wilmington teenager diagnosed with autism is safe after New Hanover County school bus staff helped police locate the 14-year-old. Bus driver Marie Murphy and her monitor, Valeria Davis, were picking up students like any other day on Thursday when Davis got a notification on her phone. "I had a WECT app that came up, so I opened it up, and I saw this teenager missing, and I read it," Davis said.
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1 month ago | 
wral.com | Jessica Patrick
A former Davidson College employee accused of secretly recording women inside campus bathrooms is facing new charges in Charlotte. Jeremy Whitworth, 49, was arrested in November. Police said the school electrician had been recording videos in different restrooms on campus dating back at least 15 years. Whitworth is also accused of setting up cameras at homes and in Airbnb properties where he worked and recording women's feet and legs at Mooresville Walmart, Target and Chick-fil-A locations.
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1 month ago | 
wral.com | Jessica Patrick
The split between men and women is one of the starkest divisions in American politics right now — and that divide is deepest in Gen Z, which is taking the traditional gender gap in American politics and stretching it even further. New data from the NBC News Stay Tuned Poll, powered by SurveyMonkey, shows that debates over President Donald Trump, billionaire Elon Musk, immigration and the state of the country drive the most division between Gen Z men and women.
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1 month ago | 
wral.com | Jessica Patrick
A lot of us are worried about the protecting the environment -- but as consumers who rely on things like gas, food, hot water and air conditioning, it's easy to feel helpless or too busy to make a difference. The good news is it's often not too inconvenient or expensive to make small, sustainable changes to become more environmentally friendly.
