Episodes
Dec. 31, 2024
Revisiting 2024: Blake and London Deven's adoptive mother charged with their murders
As we look back on 2024, the WRAL Daily Download is revisiting some of our episodes from the year. WRAL's Chris Lovingood began reporting on two children missing for years from Fayetteville as soon as we learned about the inv...
Dec. 30, 2024
Did Governor Roy Cooper keep his campaign promises?
As we close out 2024, WRAL has updated its Promise Tracker for North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper one last time. WRAL State Government Reporter Will Doran breaks down Cooper's final grades.
Dec. 27, 2024
Bowl Game Breakdown: What to expect from NC State, UNC, and Duke football
It's the most wonderful time of the year...for college football! This weekend, NC State will play in the Military Bowl and UNC-Chapel Hill in the Fenway Bowl. Next week, Duke is in the Gator Bowl. WRAL Sports Reporter Louis F...
Dec. 26, 2024
Revisiting 2024: An update on Old Shiloh after Hurricane Helene
As we look back on 2024, the WRAL Daily Download is revisiting some of our episodes from the year. Back in February, WRAL's Gerald Owens told us the story of Shiloh--a historically Black neighborhood in the Asheville area tha...
Dec. 24, 2024
Revisiting 2024: WRAL meteorologist calls it a "strange" year for weather
Tornadoes, flooding, and hurricanes are just some of the wild weather our state saw in 2024. WRAL Meteorologist Aimee Wilmoth reflects on what we learned and what it could tell us about weather in the new year.
Dec. 23, 2024
Hurricanes and elections: A busy year for misinformation in NC
Election claims and the government’s response to a devastating natural disaster in western North Carolina spawned an endless stream of misleading rhetoric in 2024. And WRAL’s fact-checking team helped check claims and set the...
Dec. 23, 2024
Hurricanes and elections: A busy year for misinformation in NC
Election claims and the government’s response to a devastating natural disaster in western North Carolina spawned an endless stream of misleading rhetoric in 2024. And WRAL’s fact-checking team helped check claims and set the...
Dec. 20, 2024
The chemicals inside Poe Hall and where they were found
Over the past six months, WRAL 5 On Your Side has reviewed more than 1,000 pages of testing documents to understand the toxic chemicals people working and learning inside Poe Hall may have been exposed to. WRAL 5 On Your Side...
Dec. 19, 2024
Winters warming in Raleigh and around the world
As we head into the start of the winter season, new data shows that truly cold temperatures are becoming less and less frequent. While some may celebrate fewer snow days, it can have wide reaching impacts on the ecosystem. WR...
Dec. 18, 2024
How a convicted murderer got away from the Alamance County Courthouse during his trial
Burlington Police are warning that a man found guilty of first-degree murder is on the loose. 47-year-old Litego Marshall left during a lunch break and never returned when the jury handed down a guilty verdict. WRAL's Shaun G...
Dec. 17, 2024
Emails reveal a local District Attorney's policy to dismiss gun charges for felons
A WRAL investigation uncovered that some criminals, seemingly, are not facing consequences for carrying guns in Durham. WRAL Investigates Reporter Sarah Krueger explains the apparent policy of the District Attorney's Office.
Dec. 16, 2024
'That was wrong' accuser in Duke University lacrosse scandal admits to lying
Crystal Mangum told a podcast host she falsely accused three Duke lacross players of raping her in 2006. The case put a national spotlight on Durham and Duke. WRAL Investigates Sarah Krueger explains why Mangum confessed 18 y...
Dec. 13, 2024
Bill Belichick and the transition to college football
Bill Belichick was formally introduced as UNC-Chapel Hill's head football coach on Thursday. WRAL Sports Reporter Louis Fernandez breaks down Belichick's impressive NFL background and what he could bring to Carolina's program...
Dec. 12, 2024
Its official: UNC hires coaching legend Bill Belichick to lead Tar Heel Football
The University of North Carolina's Board of Trustees is expected to meet Thursday morning and approve Bill Belichick's five year contract. WRAL's Aaron Thomas reports from Chapel Hill about Tar Heel fans' reaction to the hire...
Dec. 12, 2024
Chapel Bill? Tar Heels offer Belichick coaching job
On Tuesday, sources told WRAL that the Tar Heels have offered former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick their head coaching job. No deal had been completed that night and no announcement was imminent but the news ...
Dec. 10, 2024
Catherine Truitt reflects on tenure as NC superintendent
North Carolina schools superintendent Catherine Truitt is preparing to leave office at the end of her four year term. While she says she and her team have accomplished a lot, North Carolina’s public schools still face many ch...
Dec. 9, 2024
Why biotech companies are flocking to Holly Springs
Amgen Inc.’s expanded manufacturing plans could bring $1.5 billion and more than 700 jobs to Holly Springs. It’s one of several biotechnology companies to target the southern Wake County town for future production. WRAL State...
Dec. 6, 2024
New polling reveals most North Carolina voters approve of using military to deport undocumented immigrants
According to a new Meredith College poll, a majority of North Carolina voters support President-elect Donald Trump's plan to deport undocumented immigrants with help from the military. WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie b...
Dec. 5, 2024
A sentencing in the shooting that killed the son of a local reality TV star and paralyzed his friend
A Garner man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting Alex Shirley and his friend Sophie Hagy. Shirley, a son of the star of "Lizard Lick Towing", was killed. Hagy is paralyzed from the waist down. WRAL Brett Knese ex...
Dec. 4, 2024
An immigration attorney who disappeared in Wilson County and the woman hoping to help his clients
Clients of a Wilson County law firm say they cannot reach their attorney after paying for legal services. As the state tries to figure out where he is, it leaves a void for those seeking counsel about immigration. WRAL's Heid...
Dec. 3, 2024
Planting the flag in college football
On Monday, the ACC announced both UNC and NC State would receive fines for a post-game fight. It was one of several fights at college football games over the weekend that started when the away team planted their flag on the h...
Dec. 2, 2024
How Raleigh and Washington differ in debate over Helene funding
It’s been two months since Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina in the region’s worst natural disaster in modern history. Since then, the state’s recovery efforts have become bogged down by political infighting....
Nov. 29, 2024
How a new security upgrade aims to keep Black Friday shoppers safe at Crabtree Mall
Raleigh Police says it's network of 1,200 cameras throughout the city now includes those in and around Crabtree Valley Mall. The mall says will make the response to possible emergency situations faster. WRAL's Brett Kneese ex...
Nov. 27, 2024
UNC Chapel Hill fires head football coach Mack Brown
UNC fired Mack Brown with three years left on his contract as head football coach for the Tarheels. It comes after a rough season for the team. WRAL's Brian Murphy explains who could be the next to fill the role.