Episodes
Oct. 30, 2023
Number of juvenile offenders accused of crimes spikes in North Carolina
Since 2020, the number of juveniles connected to crimes in North Carolina is up by 19 percent. A juvenile offender is anyone 17 or younger. And some of those accused are as young as 10. This has led to an overcrowding problem...
Oct. 27, 2023
State health plan cuts weight-loss coverage for North Carolina employees
The North Carolina State Health plan covers more than 700,000 state employees, retirees, and their family members. There is discussion about dropping coverage of weight loss drugs which have skyrocketed to popularity in the p...
Oct. 26, 2023
Ghosts in the Stadium Pt 2 | The painful history of race relations behind iconic NC sports venues
Football stadiums and other sports complexes were built to bring people together. But there is some history behind these stadiums that could divide us. Our most recent WRAL Documentary, “Ghosts in the Stadium”, is the story o...
Oct. 25, 2023
Ghosts in the Stadium Pt 1 | The painful history of race relations behind iconic NC sports venues
“Ghosts in the Stadium” is a new historical documentary from WRAL looking at the unknown pasts of four iconic football stadiums in the Carolinas and their links to the painful history of race relations in the United States. W...
Oct. 24, 2023
Afternoon shooting in the heart of downtown Raleigh near Moore Square Middle School concerns community
Monday afternoon a man was shot in downtown Raleigh near Moore Square Middle School. He was taken to the hospital and police arrested a suspect. The school was briefly put on lockdown. Multiple streets were shutdown. This bra...
Oct. 23, 2023
Another battle brews over gerrymandering in NC
North Carolina's voting districts have been debated for years - fought over in the state house and in the country's highest court. Now lawmakers and lawyers are preparing for another round. New voting districts proposed by Re...
Oct. 20, 2023
Junk health insurance: What is it and how can you avoid it?
In today’s episode we’re talking about junk health insurance. Basically, it’s a phrase that describes short-term, very limited health insurance. It was meant to be used as emergency coverage, not as a main source of health in...
Oct. 19, 2023
UNC-Chapel Hill student dies after ingesting fentanyl at Duke University
A 19-year-old freshman at UNC-Chapel Hill ingested fentanyl on campus at Duke University back in March and died according to papers now filed in federal court. Grace Burton’s death had been kept very quiet even though the stu...
Oct. 18, 2023
A behind-the-scenes peek at WRAL's new true crime podcast: "The Killing Month August 1978"
In today's episode, podcast host Amanda Lamb switches chairs with WRAL anchor Debra Morgan for a very intimate interview. For the past year Amanda and the team at WRAL Studios have been working on "The Killing Month August 19...
Oct. 17, 2023
Online scams are hurting businesses and customers; how to protect yourself
Imagine booking a hotel for the weekend and showing up at the address only to learn it’s not a hotel at all, but a personal injury law firm. Or you make a hair appointment and pay a deposit online only to learn that the perso...
Oct. 16, 2023
Sex education in North Carolina: Are we getting it right?
Sex education is a controversial topic in North Carolina, from legislation that school districts believe requires them to get parental permission to teach it, to the limited messages it includes, there are big concerns about ...
Oct. 13, 2023
Mother, wife, teacher, runner: Raleigh mass shooting victim Sue Karnatz is remembered for kindness and compassion
It’s hard to believe that it’s been one year since witnesses say a teenage boy opened fire on a Raleigh greenway in the Hedingham community killing five people. To mark the anniversary, WRAL has been speaking with people whos...
Oct. 12, 2023
North Carolinians in Israel witness the violence; they share their terrifying stories with WRAL
The images on television and online seem unreal, a world away. But for many Americans, including North Carolinians, what is happening in Israel is very real to them because of their personal ties to the country and its people...
Oct. 11, 2023
Can eating beans help combat climate change?
Tiny but mighty, some scientists say beans can help fix the future. “Beans is How” is a global effort to double the consumption of beans, peas, and legumes by 2028. These foods are some of the planet’s most sustainable protei...
Oct. 10, 2023
What’s the deal with the recession? Is it happening or not?
Recession is a word that’s been thrown around a lot over the past two years. It’s left a lot of people concerned about their economic futures. 5 On Your Side has been asking experts what their forecast is for the economy. In ...
Oct. 9, 2023
Could beer and bipartisanship repair Congress?
Interim U.S. House Speaker Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is poised to lead his fractured Republican Party through the election of a permanent chamber leader starting this week. WRAL State Government Reporter Will Doran ex...
Oct. 6, 2023
Memories of a young Taylor Swift performing at a Raleigh high school before she was a superstar
In 2006, way before she was a superstar, a 16-year-old Taylor Swift shared her music with students at Athens Drive High School in Raleigh after they won a concert from a local radio station contest. Little did they know at th...
Oct. 5, 2023
Could Raleigh get a Major League Baseball team?
Major League Baseball is likely to expand by two teams in the near future. The owner of the Carolina Hurricanes wants Raleigh and North Carolina to be part of this conversation. North Carolina is home to franchises in the NHL...
Oct. 4, 2023
The case against the Hedingham mass shooting suspect, one year later
One year ago this month, the unthinkable happened in Raleigh. Five people were killed and another person was critically injured after witnesses say a teenager opened fire on a greenway at the end of the workday. The suspect, ...
Oct. 3, 2023
How do schools make decisions about when to cancel school because of weather?
As a parent, or an employer, it can be extremely frustrating. A big storm is predicted, schools are closed, and parents are home with their kids trying to balance work and child care. And to make it even worse, sometimes that...
Oct. 2, 2023
NC’s $3 billion bet on economic development
When Republican lawmakers crafted the North Carolina budget, they set aside a big chunk of change for ambitious economic development projects. One-tenth of the $30 billion spending plan is devoted to projects meant to attract...
Sept. 29, 2023
IVF wait times are stressful for women trying to have children
About 100,000 babies are born in the U.S. every year thanks to invitro fertilization known as IVF. But as the interest in IVF increases, so does the wait times for treatment. It can take up to six months just to get an initia...
Sept. 28, 2023
Raleigh’s Catholic bishop shares the church’s growth and the sacredness of slowing down with WRAL anchor Debra Morgan
Raleigh’s Catholic Diocese is about to celebrate its one-hundred-year anniversary. The area is now home to half a million practicing Catholics. In this episode, WRAL anchor and reporter Debra Morgan shares her experience inte...
Sept. 27, 2023
North Carolina lawmaker Mickey Michaux recalls the 1963 March on Washington, friendship with MLK
A quarter of a million people gathered in our nation’s capital 60 years ago on August 28, 1963, for the March on Washington headed by Dr. Martin Luther King. The historic event is largely credited as helping pass the 1964 Civ...