Luxury homes – $2.5M or more – keep selling in Triangle, Triad despite souring economy

MORRISVILLE, N.C. — In a special meeting Friday of the RDU Airport Authority Board, the focus was on the need for more space – and fast. The Vision 2040 plan is the long-range roadmap for the airport, based on passenger volume and anticipated demand.

RALEIGH – The first significant mass layoffs in North Carolina are taking place – two sites in Winston-Salem and another in Rutherford County – according to notices filed with the North Carolina Department of Commerce. Collins Aerospace says it is shuttering two offices in Forsyth County, affecting...

GARNER, N.C. — Someone in North Carolina won $1 million in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing. The $2 winning ticket was purchased from the Food Lion on N.C. Highway 50 in Garner. It was one of two tickets to win $1 million in the nationwide drawing; the other winner was in Florida.

WILMINGTON, N.C. — North Carolinians and passengers traveling through Wilmington International Airport had plenty of reactions to the suspected Chinese spy balloon traveling through the state Saturday. The Wilmington International Airport had flights grounded after the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon entered it's airspace Saturday. The balloon was shot down...

DURHAM, N.C. — It is tough to find police officers, and Durham has been struggling with shortages. Now, the police department is rising to the challenge with some new recruiting strategies. WRAL News got a look at how the new strategies are working out – and what they are....

CVS has new sales starting Feb. 5 including hair care, hair color, Febreze, vitamins, gift card offers for multiple restaurants and retailers and more. The sale prices below are valid at most Raleigh, NC area stores for CVS ExtraCare program members. This list is not a guarantee of price. Check your local ad to verify prices.

RALEIGH, N.C. — The massive Kids Exchange Consignment Sale is gearing up for one of its big sales next week at the Jim Graham Building and Expo Building at the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. The public sale is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Feb. 10, 9 a.m....

RALEIGH, N.C. — Driving along Interstate 440 in Raleigh, there's no way to get across the interstate between two busy choke points for traffic at Six Forks Road in North Hills and Wake Forest Road in Midtown. Right now, the city is drawing up plans for a new bridge...

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — There's Oscar buzz in Fayetteville. Brian Tyree Henry is up for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Causeway. Henry is a graduate of E.E. Smith High School – and his former chorus director has been beaming with pride. It'll be March before we know...

WA car crashed into a telephone pole Wednesday night, knocking it down and closing N Duke Street between W Corporation Street and W Trinity Avenue. The driver left prior to officers arriving, but came back to the scene to talk with officers. He said he thought he had hit a tree when he crashed into the telephone pole.

Durham, N.C. — University of Tennessee transfer Miles Campbell, a four-star prospect rated as the No. 11 tight end in the country in the class of 2021, headlines North Carolina Central University's 2023 football recruiting class, announced by head coach Trei Oliver on Wednesday. Campbell (TE, 6-3, 240, Douglasville,...

Orange County, N.C. — It doesn't take long to learn the Battle of the Blues rivalry. "The expectations, the hype around it...it's the biggest college basketball rivalry there is," said North Carolina guard R.J. Davis. UNC guard Caleb Love said he didn't grow up hating Duke, "but I don't...

Durham, N.C. — The celebration is on Saturday night after Duke's 63-57 win over North Carolina. After the victory, thousands of Duke students gathered around a bonfire at the Duke Quad. Sky 5 flew over the scene. Duke's victory stamps Jon Scheyer's first victory as a head coach in...

Twenty-five cameras that scan license plates looking for crime suspects have been positioned on roads throughout Raleigh, from crime hotspots to entertainments districts. The Raleigh Police Department joins a growing list of agencies in central North Carolina to install Flock Safety cameras. In 2022, law enforcement in Garner, Knightdale, Roanoke...

Police received a call Saturday to the Extended Stay on Wake Forest Road. Christopher Pierce, 36, was charged with simple assault, human trafficking and involuntary servitude and drug paraphernalia, according to records WRAL News received through a public information request. That call came about 24 hours after a similar call...

In this week's episode of The Wrap podcast, WRAL Capitol Bureau Chief Laura Leslie and State Government Reporter Travis Fain tick through the ever-growing list of bills filed at this still-young legislative session, including the LGBTQ bills that have gotten so much attention. Plus, a lawsuit could lead to a change in when ex-felons can vote again in North Carolina. Also: musical chairs in the capitol press corps.

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina lawmakers are trying again this year to remove a Jim Crow-era voting test from the state's constitution. This year, the amendment's chances of making it onto voters' ballots may be better. In 1899, after the civil war, North Carolina and many other southern states...

LOUISBURG, N.C. — A Walmart Supercenter reopened to customers Friday morning hours after an SUV crashed into its front doors. The red 2005 Ford Explorer crashed into the Louisburg store's entrance Thursday around 8 p.m. at 705 Retail Way. Authorities said a medical emergency caused the driver to drive...

Imagine you are replacing Mike Krzyzewski as coach at Duke and on the eve of your first Duke-Carolina game as the head man, you get the absolute blessing that was the media fallout from UNC's loss to Pitt and the postgame ... kerfuffle? Are we calling it that? But seriously, it's a nice way to ease into it for Jon Scheyer. And if you feel like there hasn't been as much buzz around this year's first Battle of the Blues, it's probably because UNC has a new rival now, which is Pittsburgh. I don't make the rules.

SMITHFIELD, N.C. — Five people were injured in a T-bone crash on a rainy Thursday night near downtown Smithfield. The 7:20 p.m. crash closed part of East Market Street for about an hour. Authorities had to cut at least one person out of her car, Smithfield police said. A...