WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)

WRAL-TV is a CBS-affiliated television station broadcasting on virtual channel 5 and digital channel 48, located in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is set to transition to an NBC affiliation on February 29. Since it began operations, WRAL-TV has been the flagship station for Capitol Broadcasting Company. It covers the Triangle area, which includes Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, and Fayetteville. The station shares studio and office space with another station on Western Boulevard near I-440 in Raleigh, while its transmitter is situated in Auburn, North Carolina.

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#11046

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#1995

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#130

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Warren Buffett reveals to WSJ why he’s stepping down from Berkshire Hathaway

6 hours ago | wral.com | Ramishah Maruf

New York (CNN) — At 94 years old, Warren Buffett stunned the investor world when he announced he was stepping down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. But he had a simple answer for why he decided to hand over the position to Greg Abel at the end of the year. “There was no magic moment,” Buffett said to The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Wednesday.
'It was just that fast': Edgecombe County wakes to tornado warnings, homes, cars damaged

1 day 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.
Bond denied for man charged in Big Ed’s restaurant shooting

1 day ago | wral.com | Chelsea Donovan

A judge denied bond for one of the men charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill in connection with a weekend fight at a Raleigh restaurant. Alexander Barnes, 23, will remain in jail. He is charged with assault with a deadly weapon and discharging a firearm within city limits after Sunday’s shooting at Big Ed's Falls of Neuse restaurant. On Tuesday, a judge gave the other defendant in the shooting, Jermaine Mitchell, a $25,000 secured bond.
European economist says Russia's economy is strained due to the Ukraine war and sanctions

1 day ago | wral.com | Lorne Cook |David McHugh

From left, Italy's Finance Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti, President of the Eurogroup Paschal Donohoe, Germany's Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil, French Finance Minister Eric Lombard, Greek Economy Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis and Cypriot Finance Minister Makis Keravnos during a meeting of eurogroup finance ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Monday, May 12, 2025.
'It was just that fast': Radar-confirmed tornado in Edgecombe County, no injuries reported

1 day 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.
Trump just brought a group of white South Africans to the US as refugees. What are they escaping?

2 days ago | wral.com | Gerald Imray

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Trump administration brought a small number of white South Africans to the United States as refugees Monday. It says it's the start of a larger relocation effort for members of the minority Afrikaner group who are being persecuted by their Black-led government because of their race. The 59 South Africans had their applications fast-tracked by the U.S. after President Donald Trump announced the relocation program in February.
Betting companies, anti-tax group push against NC sports-betting tax hike

2 days ago | wral.com | Brian Murphy |Jack Hagel

The North Carolina Lottery Commission on Thursday announced which operators have been awarded licenses to take online sports bets. The first day for betting is March 11. A prominent anti-tax conservative has joined the fight against the North Carolina Senate’s proposal to double the tax rate paid by legal online sports betting operators.
Connect Raleigh security camera program thwarts bank robbery suspect in 10 minutes

2 days ago | wral.com | Shaun Gallagher

Inside a Raleigh bank in March, hearts were racing as a man allegedly came in demanding money with a gun. According to police, Christopher Gilmore entered the First Citizens Bank on Capital Boulevard and allegedly fired a single shot into the air inside the business. He left the bank with an undetermined amount of cash and vanished. Within 10 minutes, Raleigh police knew exactly where he was and arrested him. They found the gun they believe he used and all of the cash.
Biotech company Genentech to add 420 jobs in Holly Springs

2 days ago | wral.com | Jack Hagel

Another biotechnology company has set its sights on Holly Springs. California-based Genentech plans to create up 420 jobs in Holly Springs — a deal expected to bring an investment of up to $700 million, state officials said Monday. The company is expected to create a new manufacturing site in the southern Wake County Town by the end of 2030, according to state Commerce Department officials, who discussed the project Monday during a special meeting of the department’s Economic Investment Committee.
In Pittsburgh, candidates face their future voters, part of a national effort to engage the young

2 days ago | wral.com | Gary Fields |Ayanna Alexander

Students register to vote for school board elections during a Town Hall at the Bethany Baptist Church, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)PITTSBURGH (AP) — At Perry Traditional Academy, students took time out from classes on a recent Thursday to listen quietly in the school auditorium while a small group of their classmates questioned the four candidates running in Pittsburgh's upcoming mayoral primary.