Episodes
Jan. 24, 2024
Dental care, heart and asthma prescriptions lead care Medicaid recipients receive in first few weeks
About seven weeks ago, North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion program rolled out. Thousands of people have signed up since then. WRAL's NC Capitol Bureau Chief, Laura Leslie, joins Ali Ingersoll to talk about how its going.
Jan. 23, 2024
New technology detecting contraband entering jails
Local jails are using high-tech screening machines which is alerting officers to contraband. These are different than your usual metal detectors as they can identify not only weapons but also drugs. Ali Ingersoll talks with W...
Jan. 22, 2024
A local historian's push to save Great Depression-era ruins along New Bern Avenue
A stone fireplace in the tree line catches many driver's eye along US-64 between Raleigh and Knightdale. WRAL Hidden History producer Heather Leah investigated it's origins. She and WRAL News Plus Anchor Grace Holland met a l...
Jan. 19, 2024
Biden touts economic record in NC. GOP hits him on inflation
President Biden made his seventh visit to North Carolina since taking office on Thursday. He was here to tout his administration's investment in infrastructure and economic development. The visit comes as the 2024 presidentia...
Jan. 18, 2024
Human trafficking calls rebound to pre-pandemic levels
Last year raleigh police responded to 15 calls for human trafficking – the most since before the pandemic, according to police call data. The state consistently ranks among the highest for cases prosecuted. As January marks H...
Jan. 17, 2024
Former Army captain charged in murder of two women in an Apex neighborhood
Apex Police released new details Tuesday about the moments that led up to a shooting that killed two women and a dog. WRAL Reporter Aaron Thomas spoke with the suspect's former employer.
Jan. 16, 2024
High levels of lead in applesauce - a chat about the local ties to the global story
The FDA has recalled some applesauce pouches after finding they were tainted with lead. Dozens of children tested positive for elevated lead in their blood and the culprit – the cinnamon in these snacks. WRAL's 5 On Your Side...
Jan. 15, 2024
For NC politics, 2024 will be a doozy
The next 11 months are going to be a political whirlwind in North Carolina. The primary elections are less than two months away, which will give us a clear view of the November elections in this swing state. In between, there...
Jan. 12, 2024
Why a safety advocate say highway guardrails could kill you
Guardrails on North Carolina highways are supposed to keep us safe but there's growing concerns they could be doing the opposite. WRAL Investigates' Sarah Krueger spoke to a man who's raising the issue and says lives are at s...
Jan. 11, 2024
Severe storms flood a Chapel Hill condo community out... again
Severe storms on January 9 caused flooding at the Camelot Village condos. Seven residents were evacuated and it's not the first time the community has seen this problem. WRAL Durham Reporter Monica Casey was there as resident...
Jan. 10, 2024
Troubles on the turf and off -- what went wrong with the Panthers season and how do they rebuild
The Carolina Panthers wrapped up the season going 2-15 - the worst record in the NFC South and league. While there wasn’t too much drama or excitement on the field, there was plenty of it off of there and inside the front off...
Jan. 9, 2024
WRAL Weather Alert Day: Power outages, damaging winds, heavy rain in the forecast for Jan 9
A WRAL Weather Alert Day has been issued as our team of meteorologists is forecasting a storm to move through with heavy rain, damaging winds, and possible power outages. WRAL's Kat Campbell joins Ali Ingersoll to discuss the...
Jan. 8, 2024
NC schools grapple with new parents’ law
North Carolina schools are grappling with how to comply with a controversial new law designed to expand information available to parents of public school students. It includes provisions that opponents say will out transgende...
Jan. 5, 2024
A precious resource in energy-independence could be mined in North Carolina
The demand for lithium is surging. It's the metal used to make everything from phones, to electric cars to pharmeceuticals. Now a Charlotte-based company is looking to extract it in our state. WRAL Climate Change Reporter Liz...
Jan. 4, 2024
Flu is on the rise in North Carolina
Hundreds across the Triangle are sick with a rise in COVID-19, RSV and the Flu. North Carolina hospitals have already put stronger visitor restrictions in place. WRAL Health Reporter Grace Hayba explains the impact New Year's...
Jan. 3, 2024
Six-year-old killed in Cary and local man arrested
Chelsea Donovan lays out details of the sad story of a six year old girl being hit and killed by a driver police say was speeding down Walnut Street in Cary.
Jan. 1, 2024
Is NC Gov. Roy Cooper keeping campaign promises?
The new year brings a new edition of the WRAL Promise Tracker — our annual progress report for Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. WRAL State Government Reporter Travis Fain offers updates on whether Cooper is making good on them hea...
Dec. 29, 2023
What's ahead for NC politics in 2024
NC Capitol reporter Travis Fain looks ahead to the 2024 election cycle in North Carolina. He discusses top races, how the state could change from recent redistricting, and how the Presidential election could impact voter turn...
Dec. 28, 2023
2024: Another hot year in the forecast for North Carolina
2023 brought its share of wild weather--a busy hurricane season in an unusual weather pattern, near-record heat and a tornado in December. WRAL meteorologist Kat Campbell talks about what was behind this year's trends and wal...
Dec. 27, 2023
An interesting year: 2023 in NC Politics
NC Capitol reporter Travis Fain takes a look back at the most impactful--and most intriguing--events in North Carolina politics in 2023.
Dec. 26, 2023
The power of play in the workplace
If you love what you do for a living, it doesn’t feel like a job. Right? Well, this isn’t always the case. As we get older, and become more set in our ways, it’s easy to forget that much of our creative thinking processes gre...
Dec. 25, 2023
Top PolitiFact NC fact-checks of 2023
Man-made tornadoes, beached sharks, Mount Rushmore and North Carolina legislators all have one thing in common: They were subjects of some of our most popular PolitiFact fact-checks of 2023. WRAL PolitiFact North Carolina rep...
Dec. 22, 2023
Woman feeds people on Christmas in downtown Raleigh for the 20th year
Mary Brown has an army behind her, an army of volunteers and people who donate their time and food to feed people in downtown Raleigh on Christmas day at City Market. She fills in the gaps when many organizations that help pe...
Dec. 21, 2023
Raleigh’s lost castle that once housed Meredith College
Downtown Raleigh is full of parking lots – but you never know when a plain-looking parking lot is hiding some amazing history. Did you know that there once was a castle on the former campus of Meredith College? In today’s epi...