WRAL Daily Download

WRAL Climate Change Reporter Liz McLaughlin shares the reason why you'll see higher heating costs this winter and what you can do to save money on your utility bills.

Wake Schools is discussing how much students should be using technology in the classroom. Dan Haggerty takes an in-depth look at specific programs and what other states are doing about screen time in schools.

After 9 days of testimony, the prosecution has rested its case in the UNC student murder trial. Miguel Salguero-Olivares is on trial for the murder of Faith Hedgepeth. She was found dead in her apartment in 2012 and he...

For this week's On the Record, WRAL state government reporter Will Doran and WRAL News+ anchor Grace Holland talk through this week's exclusive WRAL/WSOC Poll conducted by SurveyUSA and what we learned about the big...

The exclusive WRAL/WSOC Poll conducted by SurveyUSA asked North Carolinians how they feel about several big talking points for Republican candidates. WRAL Politics reporter Paul Specht shares insight on their responses.

North Carolinians who are likely to vote in 2026 are mostly unsure or pessimistic about their personal finances, say that it’s gotten worse over the past two years, and blame President Donald Trump for it, a new...

Democrat Roy Cooper leads Republican Michael Whatley by a wide margin in the race to claim North Carolina’s open U.S. Senate seat as voters sour on President Donald Trump, a new WRAL News Poll shows. WRAL State...

People in North Carolina are assessing damage after tornadoes touched down across the central part of the state. WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner and WRAL's Louis Fernandez look through the viewer video and reflect...

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein signed a law suspending the state's gas tax on gasoline and diesel fuel. It's aimed at lowering prices that have remained elevated since President Donald Trump launched an attack on...

The tragic loss of Zoe Welsh shook the Ravenscroft community, but the warning signs were there for decades. WRAL Documentary Investigator Cristin Severance joins the In Depth podcast to discuss her new documentary about...

New claims of burial mistakes at a Raleigh cemetery. Several weeks ago, we first told you about a cemetery mix-up at Montlawn Cemetery.  A family discovered a stranger in a plot they paid for. After that reporting...

Artificial Intelligence is evolving at a breakneck pace, but industry leaders and governments are clashing over how we can keep it under control. WRAL'S Dan Haggerty and Ashley Rowe break down the chaotic landscape of...

This Atlantic hurricane season has been pretty inactive so far. Does the quiet now lead to more noise down the road – in the winter? WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels and Louis Fernandez talk through the numbers...

Social Security is a pillar of retirement for older people across the country. Because of a variety of factors, this government program will reach insolvency by 2032. New senators this cycle, including the one elected...

A Fayetteville father is upset his complaints to Social Services did not help remove his children from dangerous living conditions, even providing documented evidence of his son and daughter being severely injured while...