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The trial of Crystal Mangum could be affected by an SBI investigation into an official in the N.C. medical examiner’s office who was fired. The Charlotte Observer reports that the State Bureau of Investigation is looking into allegations that a top official with the N.C. medical examiner’s office mishandled evidence important to a seperate homicide […]

  Mayor Bell says he is very thankful to the people for their support, and that he plans to continue to focus on improving inner city neighborhoods and downtown Durham.  Mayor Bell won his 7 term fairly easy with a 87%- 13% against his opponent Rev. Sylvester Williams. Other results:  Fayetteville:  Nat Robertson narrowly defeated […]

Here are some local events that will take place around the community this week.  For more click here:  http://thelightnc.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?PageType=APPROVED&contestid=46430 Ben Tankard – Live in Concert Event Date: 11/08/2013 Event Time: 7:00pm Is this event FREE?: YES Venue Name: Raleigh International Church Address Line 1: 4020-152 Capital Blvd City, State, Zip: Raleigh, NC Event Description: Come […]

Every Monday afternoon Owens gives 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 […]

Womack Army Medical Center is advising Fort Bragg that chicken salad which was recently recalled was served in its dining facility. Earlier this month, Oregon-based Reser’s Fine Foods issued a recall of pre-packaged products that may have been contaminated with Listeria. The recalled refrigerated ready-to-eat products were distributed nationwide and Canada. No illnesses have been […]

Planning on taking  your little monsters to a local mall for trick-or-treating? Here’s who is offering special hours for the Halloween activities. Crabtree Valley Mall will host trick-or-treaters from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday. This year, they’ll have a photo booth set up and a contest to see who can guess the weight of […]

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Every Monday afternoon at 3:25 PM WRAL TV 5 news anchor Gerald Owens give us a quick recap of the weekend’s biggest news stories and a heads up on what’s coming up in the WRAL TV-5 evening news.    Today Owens recapped the arrest of the ride operator at the NC State Fair, a big […]

Five people were injured Thursday night after a ride at the N.C. State Fair malfunctioned. It happened around 9:17 p.m. on a ride called the Vortex, which is along on the old midway section behind the Expo Center on the fairgrounds. Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison said an initial investigation showed the ride had stopped […]

Durham city leaders continue to weigh the option of parking fees. A company, hired to look into the situation, recommends parking meters around the Ninth Street area and in downtown Durham. The most controversial part is charging downtown residents to park their cars with a fee as high as $90 a month. Supporters say parking […]