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Oct. 3, 2025

What is the TikTok challenge that could make your kid sick?

There's a social media challenge circulating on TikTok encouraging kids to take a large amount of over the counter medicine, like Benadryl, for fun. It's not the first time you may have heard of a challenge like this, but law...

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Oct. 2, 2025

A battle over healthcare at the state and federal level

On October 1, the federal government officially shut down. A big reason behind the shutdown is disputes of healthcare subsidies. Healthcare spending is also the focus of a budget fight here in North Carolina. WRAL State Gover...

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Oct. 1, 2025

What witnesses say happened during a mass shooting at a Southport bar

The community of Southport is grieving three killed in a shooting along the waterfront while the suspected shooter is awaiting his next court date. WRAL's Heidi Kirk talked to witnesses and investigators about what happened i...

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Sept. 29, 2025

Lawmakers return to Raleigh: The bills that did and did not make it to the Governor's desk

Lawmakers returned to Raleigh last week, passing a flurry of bills aimed at individual projects and new policies. But, they left without a deal on a state budget or a plan to fund Medicaid expansion. WRAL State Government Rep...

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Sept. 26, 2025

Hillsborough's Gold Park reopens after major repairs from Tropical Storm Chantal damage

Nearly three months after Tropical Storm Chantal caused millions of dollars in estimated damage to Hillsborough, one of the public spaces most impacted in the town, Gold Park, has reopened. Town officials said watermarks in t...

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Sept. 25, 2025

Helene: What We Lost, What We Found

The newest WRAL Documentary airs Thursday, September 25 on WRAL-TV and online platforms and looks back at the damage caused in western North Carolina by Hurricane Helene one year later. Helene was the most damaging storm in s...

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