Willie Daniely

1 week ago | wral.com | Heidi Kirk |Ally Kadlubar |Willie Daniely

Saturday was a busy, politically-motivated day that featured energized crowds of elected officials and common citizens motivated to bring change. 'No Kings' protests stretched across the Triangle and from coast-to-coast with signs, speeches and rallies around immigration, human rights and activism. The activism got started on Saturday morning on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh.

Mar 24, 2025 | wral.com | Willie Daniely |Kathy Hanrahan

With Dreamville Festival set to take its final bow in Raleigh next month, city officials are already in talks about what could fill the void next year. Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell told WRAL last week that the city is “in talks” with Live Nation and the event organizers of Dreamville to hold a festival at Dix Park similar to Dreamville, but it will not be associated with J. Cole.

Feb 15, 2025 | wral.com | Willie Daniely |Joseph Ochoa

Packages on a conveyor belt at Amazon’s same-day fulfillment facility in the Bronx, on Nov. 12, 2024. Retailers are now in an all-out race for same-day deliveries — a service few people truly need — but one that companies have found makes customers both loyal and willing to spend more. (Victor Llorente/The New York Times).... A vote to unionize an Amazon workhouse in Garner failed to pass Saturday.

Jan 15, 2025 | wral.com | Willie Daniely

A family grieving the loss of a beloved father, husband, and provider. 57-year-old Emmanuel Gbedee was found shot and killed in the back seat of his car on Holly Grove Rd in Benson on Sunday. Gbedee was driving for Uber when he picked up 18-year-old Tray'vian Brown, who was charged with his murder on Wednesday. “It was heartbreaking. It was catastrophic. It’s a tragic situation. Something that I never expected or thought that would come close to our household,” Emmanuel Jr., Gbedee’s son said.

Jan 9, 2025 | wral.com | Willie Daniely

A Wake County woman is furious after her special needs child was left on a school bus Thursday morning. Her daughter fell asleep on the morning ride to school, and woke up alone, on a cold empty bus. “This sent her anxiety through the roof, let alone mine. I am driving, and I am crying, wishing that there was something that I could do, wishing that I could get to her, but I couldn’t,” Ann Johnson, parent said. Johnson, a Wake County mother very upset after her 14-year-old daughter was left on a bus.