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Yesterday’s heavy rain and strong wind gusts caused damage across the triangle area. Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply 55 year old William Randolph Morris of Chapel Hill died yesterday when a tree fell on him while he stood on the back deck […]

 Every Monday Owens will give a quick recap of the weekends big news stories and a heads up on what’s coming up in the WRAL TV-5 evening news.    Owens a 20 year television veteran started his career in 1993, as a reporter trainee at WUSA-TV in Washington, D.C. and began working at WRAL TV-5 […]

Here are some listing of events that are happening this weekend from our Community Calendar. For more events and to post your own click here: http://thelightnc.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?PageType=APPROVED&contestid=46430 Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply Multicultural Festival Event Date: 03/08/2014 Event Time: 10am-2pm Is this event […]

Durham County schools have decided to forgive the 3 snow days from February, which means students won’t have to give up any of their spring break. However, they were closed again on Tuesday because of the ice and that day has not been decided. Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and […]

This morning at 9:30am most NC schools participated in a tornado drills that would prepare them for the upcoming season change. State emergency officials recomment that families also have a safety plan of their own set aside for storm warning in their areas. March, May and November are the deadliest months for tornadoes in the […]

The Wake County School Board unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday evening opposing a controversial teacher tenure law. The law would eliminate tenure for teachers, and Wake County isn’t the first school district to challenge that legislation, which would take effect in 2018. Under the legislation, 25 percent of teachers will be offered four-year contracts and […]

Text “LIGHT” To 37890 for your chance at ticket giveaways and news before anyone else!…Standard Messaging Rates Apply ABC11 is giving 30 people the chance to audition for Jeopardy! in-person on Sunday, March 16 in Raleigh. For more info. click and register below, starting at 7pm today! https://www.facebook.com/ABC11?sk=app_143103275748075&brandloc=DISABLE&app_data=chk-5314c11b6f266 LIKE The Light On Facebook To Keep […]

ABC11 meteorologist Don Schwenneker says the winter weather advisory will be a combination of rain, freezing rain and sleet. The rain will change to freezing rain and sleet from north to south in the afternoon, and then end this evening. Some snowflakes may mix in this evening, especially north of the Triangle. Text “LIGHT” To […]

A third of N.C. counties have received permission from the State Board of Elections to reduce early-voting hours heading into the May 6 primary below what last year’s elections overhaul law demanded of them. The law, pushed through by state Republican leaders, remains a divisive issue with legal challenges as the upcoming primary provides a […]

The SBI says it is investigating dozens of Instagram accounts linked to the probe that began earlier this month in Wake County. The SBI says a growing number of law enforcement agencies across the state have now started their own investigations. The SBI is now investigating at least 30 accounts involving nude photos of minors […]