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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#9975

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#1871

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Kids' foods more likely to contain synthetic dyes, study finds

1 day ago | wral.com | Grace Hayba

New research reveals the average American may consume more synthetic ingredients than they think. Data spearheaded by UNC researcher Elizabeth Dunford with Gillings Global School of Public Health revealed nearly 20% of the most popular food and beverage products in the United States contain synthetic dyes. “We found also that products marketed to children had significantly higher proportions containing synthetic dyes compared to the rest of the food supply,” Dunford said.
Triangle hospitals on the lookout for patients with measles after first reported case in NC

2 days ago | wral.com | Grace Hayba

North Carolina hospitals are on the lookout for patients with symptoms of measles after the first reported case in the state this week. The state health department confirmed on Tuesday a child in the Greensboro area tested positive for measles. The state reported the child had visited several public spaces since becoming infected and is encouraging others who were in the area to monitor for symptoms.
DoorDash executive, parents among 8 killed in birthday boat ride on Lake Tahoe

2 days ago | wral.com | Laurel Rosenhall |Amy Graff |Alex Hoeft

This undated photo provided by the Pickles family shows Josh Pickles, center, with his parents Terry Pickles, right, and mother Paula Bozinovich. (Pickles Family via AP)The weekend seemed perfect for a summer excursion on the azure waters of Lake Tahoe. Josh Pickles, a DoorDash executive, took several family members and friends on his boat to celebrate his mother’s 71st birthday. His wife, Jordan Sugar-Carlsgaard, stayed home to care for their infant daughter.
NC House rejects Senate-backed Helene relief bill. Now millions of dollars are on hold

3 days ago | wral.com | Paul Andy Specht |Will Doran

House Speaker Destin Hall stands amid other representatives as they discuss the North Carolina House's budget proposal at a news conference in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)Millions of dollars in disaster relief funds are stalled in the North Carolina General Assembly as Republican leaders squabble over the details of a proposal to help victims of Hurricane Helene.
200,000 NC voters will need to prove their identity, elections officials decide

3 days ago | wral.com | Will Doran

Hundreds of thousands of North Carolina voters will soon be contacted by the State Board of Elections, being asked to prove their identity. The plan was proposed Tuesday by Sam Hayes, the state's new elections director, as a way to resolve a lawuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice claiming that as many as 200,000 North Carolina voters might not be who they say they are.
Court rules in legal battle between NC legislature, Gov. Josh Stein over state powers

3 days ago | wral.com | Will Doran

Some of North Carolina Republicans' recent efforts to strip power from Democratic Gov. Josh Stein appear to be partially unconstitutional, a panel of judges ruled Tuesday. The Republican-led legislature has passed numerous laws stripping power from the governor's office under Stein as well as former governors Roy Cooper, a Democrat, and Pat McCrory, a Republican. Over the last 12 years those various changes have faced mixed results in court.
Woman with ties to a cultlike group to appear in court after border agent's killing

3 days ago | wral.com | Patrick Whittle

FILE - In this undated and unknown location photo released by the Department of Homeland Security shows Border Patrol Agent David Maland posing with a service dog. (Department of Homeland Security via AP, File)A woman charged in the death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont is due in federal court Tuesday in one of multiple criminal cases linked to a cultlike group known as Zizians.
NC elections board responds to Trump lawsuit alleging 200,000 ineligible voters

3 days ago | wral.com | Will Doran

Hundreds of thousands of North Carolina voters will soon be contacted by the State Board of Elections, being asked to prove their identity. The plan was proposed Tuesday by Sam Hayes, the state's new elections director, as a way to resolve a lawuit filed by President Donald Trump's administration claiming that as many as 200,000 North Carolina voters might not be who they say they are.
Hundreds protest in Raleigh after NC Senate OKs payments to shrimpers impacted by controversial trawling ban

3 days ago | wral.com | Brian Murphy |Will Doran |Jack Hagel

North Carolina senators on Monday approved a plan to pay the commercial fishermen impacted by a proposed inland shrimp trawling ban. The approval came ahead of a planned Tuesday protest by shrimpers at the state legislature. The bill would provide “annual transition payments to eligible holders of commercial fishing licenses with verifiable lands of shrimp” from 2023 to present day. It passed 45-2 on Monday. The payments would last until Oct.
Billions more for Helene aid and new 'mini' budget unveiled as NC budget negotiations wither

4 days ago | wral.com | Will Doran |Jack Hagel

The North Carolina Senate rolled out a mini budget proposal Monday, indicating that negotiations over the broader $33 billion state budget are all but dead — at least for this summer, if not the year. The chamber also moved ahead with a large funding package for hurricane recover in western North Carolina. The Senate proposed and then passed a massive new Hurricane Helene relief bill, with more than $2 billion aimed at various efforts. Some would come from state funds and most from federal funds.