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Nov. 20, 2025

WRAL Investigates: NC animal shelter euthanasia rates are trending upward

The euthanasia rate for animal shelters statewide is starting to tick up slightly, after bottoming out during the pandemic, according to numbers provided by the state. WRAL Investigates analyzed data from 2024 for every count...

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Nov. 19, 2025

Federal immigration enforcement agents on the ground in Raleigh and Durham

Local officials confirmed federal immigration agents were conducting operations in the Triangle Tuesday. Videos of interactions with those agents in Raleigh and Durham flooded social media along political statements on the op...

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Nov. 18, 2025

What an internal shuffle means for the future of the North Carolina State Board of Elections

An internal shuffle is raising new questions about partisanship at the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Less than a week before voters went to the polls this month, a top staffer took voluntary leave after what appear...

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Nov. 17, 2025

Why NC lawmakers are at a stalemate over Medicaid funding

Rising health care costs and increased enrollment have left the state’s Medicaid program with a gaping funding gap. But lawmakers can’t agree on a bill that would fill it, and they plan to ignore orders by Gov. Josh Stein to ...

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Nov. 14, 2025

Inside the Toyota electric vehicle battery plant charging up in North Carolina

The first Toyota electric vehicle batteries built in the U.S. rolled off the line in North Carolina this week. It was the culmination of a 14 billion dollar project taking place over the last four years. WRAL's Grace Holland ...

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Nov. 13, 2025

Could flying cars come to North Carolina?

North Carolina is known for being first in flight. Wilbur and Orville Wright claimed that title. Fast forward 122 years later. America's first flying car is touching down in the Tar Heel state. WRAL's Flynn Snyder shares what...

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