Sydney Franklin

Dec 6, 2023 | wral.com | Monica Laliberte |Sydney Franklin |Jenn Smith |Richard Adkins

Don’t let your guard down. Porch pirates are waiting to help themselves to your gifts. One way to protect your online purchases is a secure package delivery box. “Just as the name sounds, it’s a big box that you sit on your porch and your delivery people can drop your packages into," said Daniel Wroclawski with Consumer Reports. It works similar to USPS corner mailboxes. The delivery person drops the package in a secure door, it drops into a locked box, and you use a key to unlock the lock box.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Ryan Bisesi |Sydney Franklin |Amanda Lamb |Aaron Thomas

The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina viewed more than 18 minutes of body camera video of the encounter on Tuesday. Andrew Brown Jr. was behind the wheel of his car and outside his house in Elizabeth City when he was shot on April 21. Deputies working on a regional drug task force were serving a drug-related search warrant at the time. A prosecutor has said Brown’s car made “contact” with law enforcement officers before the shooting began.

Aug 25, 2023 | wral.com | Sydney Franklin |Jessica Patrick |Adam Owens |Mark Stebnicki

President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will both be in North Carolina this week. Trump will visit Wilmington Wednesday to declare it a World War II “Heritage City.” His visit coincides with the 75th anniversary of World War II. City leaders in Wilmington say anywhere from 500 to 800 people will be waiting at the Wilmington International Airport to welcome the president.