Gipson Play Plaza, an 18.5-acre playground at Dix Park officially opened to the public Friday. Many families were there to take full advantage of the park and its opportunities.

Panama’s José Raúl Mulino appealed to a higher power on Friday, calling in an archbishop and a rabbi to deliver a message to ...

Digging deep into free-speech precedents in recent American history, a federal appeals panel handed The Associated Press an incremental loss on Friday in its continuing battle with the Trump ...

Mexican prosecutors are investigating a widely shared surveillance video of the former boss of murdered woman carrying a suspicious bundle up a flight of stairs.

Technically, summer vacation doesn't start for Wake County Schools until next week. And the summer season doesn't start until later this month, but we can't wait. We went into the WRAL Archive and ...

54-year-old Willie Junior Miller was arrested for allegedly stealing a golf cart from WakeMed. A Raleigh man was arrested ...

Duke University prepares for more voluntary layoffs amid federal funding cuts. WRAL looks at what employees are now asking top earners at the school to do to help.

Measles cases continue to climb, and the virus is closing in on North Carolina. It's led researchers to launch a new tool to help communities spot outbreaks early - by testing what we flush.

At a restaurant tasting the food you're cooking is okay, but only with a clean utensil. 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur shows us the mistake one cook made in this week's Restaurant Ratings report.

A retired police officer was sentenced on Friday to serve 18 months behind bars for lying to authorities about leaking ...

When people think of Social Security, they typically think of monthly benefits — for the roughly 69 million retirees, disabled workers, dependents and survivors who receive them today.

Eight people have now been arrested and charged in connection with last weekend's shootings at a western North Carolina house ...