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Early voting for the November election begins Wednesday at 7 a.m. Even if you missed the Oct. 12 registration deadline you can register to vote at an early voting site through the entire early voting period, which continues until Nov. 3. However residents are not able to register to vote on election day (Nov. 6). On […]

During November, Colorado will vote on changing the language in its state constitution so that it no longer allows slavery as a form of punishment. Slavery is technically (technically) still legal in many states.  Article II, Section 26 of Colorado’s constitution reads that there “shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude, except as […]

Good news for Walmart shoppers! Starting October 18, 2018 the store is rolling out a new grocery delivery service in the Raleigh area. There is no long-term subscription required and they will deliver a wide range of products. Walmart is partnering with the Postmates delivery service to deliver the orders so if Postmates delivers in your […]

As of Friday several school districts across central North Carolina were closed and some roads were littered with debris after Michael plowed through the region Thursday. Hurricane Michael had winds gusting up to 50 mph and heavy rain saturating the ground, downed trees were reported throughout the region. At a glance: As of Friday morning: […]

It’s no doubt that Ryan Coogler excelled as the writer-director of “Black Panther,” making the Marvel superhero the movie event of 2018 back in February. The movie gained critical acclaim, awards discussion this fall and $1.3 billion in worldwide ticket sales. It’s truly a no-brainer to have Coogler return in the same roles for “Black Panther 2,” according […]

WRAL News reports that Durham police have confirmed that two teenagers who went missing Wednesday afternoon have been found safe. The report continues to say that 13-year-old Chloe Lacorte and 14-year-old Zaire Abdul Azeez were last seen with an unknown man in a red, four-door car in a parking lot near Northgate Mall at about […]

A Utah family solved the mystery of more than $1,000 that disappeared.  They discovered the money in pieces in the home’s shredder, and found the culprit was their 2-year-old son. According to CNN, Ben and Jackee Belnap of Halladay had been saving money to pay back Ben’s parents for University of Utah football season tickets. […]

On Wednesday almost every cell phone in the country will receive a presidential alert as the Federal Emergency Management Agency aka FEMA conducts a test of the nationwide emergency alert system. The test will include two portions. The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) portion will begin at 2:18 p.m. EDT, followed by the Emergency Alert System […]

In the latest twist for Toys R Us, a group of investors is planning a comeback, for the troubled retail brand. Reports started circulating Tuesday that the group, made up of secured lenders, is scrapping an auction for intellectual property assets because it didn’t receive any bids that were better than its own. WRAL News […]

On Monday, the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to James P. Allison of the United States and Tasuku Honjo of Japan for their work on unleashing the immune system’s ability to attack cancer, a breakthrough in developing new cancer treatments. In the 1990’s Dr. Allison and Dr. Honjo, working separately, showed […]