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1 month ago | 
wral.com | Randall Kerr |WRAL Investigates
Bad artwork, dangerous conditions and very little oversight. WRAL Investigates caught the attention of North Carolina lawmakers, who are now calling for more regulations into the state's tattoo industry. WRAL Investigates visited Valkyrie Tattoo & Piercing in Burlington, where one of the shop's co-owners said better protections for clients should have happened a long time ago. "I love seeing the client happy at the end of the session," he told WRAL Investigates.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
wral.com | Randall Kerr |WRAL Investigates
RALEIGH, N.C.--May of 2024, long time Raleigh firefighter Nicholas Banister and his wife Amanda were arrested on dozens of drug trafficking charges. It all stemmed from an Alcohol Law Enforcement investigation into illegal drug sales in Glenwood South and other downtown areas. While in jail, they were hit with another punishment: An excise tax from the North Carolina Department of Revenue. The tax bills totaled $578,000 for the drugs agents say they found in the couple's home on Long Cove Court.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 
wral.com | Randall Kerr |WRAL Investigates |Mark Bergin
Sixteen people face federal charges for what authorities say is a motorcycle gang rivalry turned deadly that also puts the public at risk. WRAL News was the only news organization in federal court Tuesday as one of those suspects, William Frankley Beasley, asked a judge to set him free before trial. Prosecutors showed security camera video of what they say is Beasley and other members of the Fayetteville Hells Angels Motorcycle Club attacking members of the rival Pagan’s Motorcycle Club.
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Oct 15, 2024 | 
wral.com | Randall Kerr |WRAL Investigates |Mark Bergin
Sixteen people face federal charges for what authorities say is a motorcycle gang rivalry-turned deadly that also puts the public at risk. WRAL News was the only news organization in federal court Tuesday as one of those suspects, William Frankley Beasley, asked a judge to set him free before trial. Prosecutors showed security camera video of what they say is Beasley and other members of the Fayetteville Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club attacking members of the rival Pagan’s Motorcycle Club.
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Jul 18, 2024 | 
wral.com | Randall Kerr |WRAL Investigates |Mark Bergin |Ashley Rowe
On WRAL at 6: Hundreds of millions of your tax dollars wastedState and local governments spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year on studies, research projects and consultants. Sometimes, all that money and work pays off with a project that provides new services, new revenue or new ways to get around. But that’s not always the case.
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Jul 9, 2024 | 
wxii12.com | Randall Kerr |WRAL Investigates
THE GROUP HE IS, QUOTE, NOT GOING ANYWHERE. THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN CONTINUES TO HOLD EVENTS IN NORTH CAROLINA, THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS WILL BE IN THE TRIAD THURSDAY FOR A CAMPAIGN EVENT IN GREENSBORO. MEANTIME, EARLIER TODAY, FIRST LADY DOCTOR JILL BIDEN WAS ON THE COAST CAMPAIGNING IN WILMINGTON, A BIG FOCUS OF THIS VISIT IS TRYING TO RALLY VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. A BUSY WINSTON-SALEM DOWNTOWN STREET IS CLOSED FOR WATERLINE WORK.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
wral.com | Randall Kerr |WRAL Investigates |Mark Bergin |Ashley Rowe
On WRAL at 6: Millions of tax dollars going to a company accused of racism. WRAL Investigates why the state still hasn't taken actionA federal lawsuit accuses a contractor with nearly $200 million worth of contracts with the North Carolina Department of Transportation of creating a racially hostile work environment. The lawsuit also claims the state agency knew about the discrimination but is failing to do anything about it.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
wral.com | Randall Kerr |WRAL Investigates |Jessica Patrick
Understaffing, inexperienced employees, underreported escapes, worries about patient safety -- all concerns from two former high-ranking employees of Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh. Over the past several months, since the escapes of five patients from the mental health facility in March, WRAL Investigates has been telling the stories of patients and their parents who have concerns about the care at Holly Hill. Now, for the first time, we're hearing from former high-ranking employees at Holly Hill.
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May 22, 2024 | 
wral.com | WRAL Investigates |Sarah Krueger |Jamie Munden |Jodi Leese Glusco
A preliminary hearing took place Wednesday at Fort Liberty for Sgt. Gabriel Ceville, who is a suspect in the February 2023 death of his infant daughter. Ceville, a soldier, is subject to the military justice system. Last month, the U.S. Army Office of Special Trial Counsel recommended he be charged with unpremeditated murder, involuntary manslaughter, and domestic violence. Tuesday's hearing is the first step towards a trial.
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May 7, 2024 | 
wral.com | Randall Kerr |WRAL Investigates |Mark Bergin |Sarah Krueger
A joint investigation by WRAL and North Carolina Health News uncovered a history of issues with two local mental health hospitals that cater to North Carolina's most vulnerable population, children. That history was only uncovered by conducting interviews and making public records requests with local, state and federal agencies. The information took weeks to compile. Unfortunately, parents looking for help for their children in crisis don’t have that much time to find the best facility.
