Lora Lavigne

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J.Cole’s fifth and final Dreamville festival has come to an end with an expected over 100,000 people in attendance from across the globe. North Carolina’s biggest festival is not only known for boosting the local economy but also for creating core memories and life-changing moments. For North Carolina Central University graduate Josiah Russell, it’s an event he will never forget. “It’s bittersweet, you know? Because it literally changed my entire life,” he said reflecting on Dreamville 2022.

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Duke guard Kon Knueppel (7) and forward Cooper Flagg (2) react after Flagg hit a three point basket to end the first half of a Sweet 16 round NCAA college basketball tournament game against Arizona, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)The Duke Blue Devils on Wednesday will depart Raleigh for San Antonio for the Final Four.

1 month ago | wral.com | Lora Lavigne

Crews on Monday were responding to a fire at a shopping destination in north Raleigh. At 8 a.m., there was a large response at The Shops at Vintage Village, located in the 9300 block of Durant Road near Garvey Drive in Raleigh. Durant Road was partially blocked outside the shopping center. There were at least two firetrucks with hoses parked inside the shopping area. Raleigh firefighters said the fire, which was limited to one building in the village, took around 15 minutes to extinguish.

1 month ago | wral.com | Lora Lavigne

A man was hospitalized Monday following a stabbing at a Garner apartment complex, and two people were taken into custody. Around 4:30 a.m., officers with the Garner Police Department responded to a building at the Bella Sera Villas apartments in the 1400 block of Wickerleaf Way, across the street from the White Oak shopping center. Police said 911 callers reported a man was banging on "random doors" in the building yelling that he had been stabbed.

1 month ago | wral.com | Lora Lavigne

Dreamville organizers on Monday will release the lineup for the popular festival at Dix Park, which will mark its last year in Raleigh next month. Dreamville Festival will return to Raleigh next month, April 5-6, for its fifth and final year. The music lineup is expected to be released at 12 p.m. EST. More than 100,000 festival goers from 20+ countries attended 2024’s event, which was headlined by SZA, 50 cent, Nicki Minaj and Dreamville founder J. Cole. Usher and Drake headlined the 2023 festival.