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The attorneys representing the family of Javion Magee, a 21-year-old man found dead with rope around his neck, are pushing for transparency and to find out the circumstances of his death.

Family demands transparency in investigation of man found dead under tree in Vance County

ONE SOURCE FOR LOCAL NEWS, WRAL NEWS COVERAGE. YOU CAN GO. >> TIMELINE EXPLAINS WHAT INVESTIGATORS BELIEVE HAPPENED BEFORE AND AFTER A MAN WAS FOUND DEAD WITH A ROPE AROUND HIS NECK TIED TO A TREE BRANCH IN VANCE COUNTY. >> INVESTIGATORS SAY 21 YEAR-OLD JV ON THE GUY BOUGHT A ROPE AT A WALMART WHICH SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURED DEPUTIES SAY HE THEN GAVE A HOMELESS PERSON $228 WRAL'S DESTINY. PATTERSON IS LIVE NOW WITH MORE DETAILS OF THE TIMELINE SURROUNDING THE DEATH. STEPHANIE. >> WELL, DEBORAH, AS YOU JUST MENTIONED, THIS IS THE WALMART WHERE THAT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAPTURED JV ON THE GUY BUYING A ROPE. INVESTIGATORS THEN SAY THAT HE CAME OUTSIDE AND TO THIS PARKING LOT AND GAVE A HOMELESS PERSON MORE THAN $200 IN CASH BEFORE HEADING OUT. THEN THE NEXT DAY HE WAS FOUND DEAD AND SHERIFF'S OFFICE TELLS US TODAY THAT A ROPE WAS WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. 11 TIMES. >> JB ON THE GUY HAD JUST BEGUN HIS CAREER AS A TRUCK DRIVER FOLLOWING IN HIS FATHER'S FOOTSTEPS. HE CAME TO ME. HE SAW MY STRUGGLE WITH THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY. DEPUTY SAY MCGEE TRAVEL FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO NORTH CAROLINA TO MAKE A DELIVERY AT A WALMART DISTRIBUTION CENTER. THE NEXT DAY DEPUTIES FOUND HIS BODY UNDER A TREE WITH A ROPE WRAPPED AROUND HIS NECK. IT'S TO LACK OF HOPE FOR ANSWERS. MCGEE'S FAMILY MOTIONAL. >> WHAT WE WANT IS WE WANT ANSWERS WE WANT TO WE WANT NOW. WE WANT TO SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE FAMILY DOES NOT BELIEVE MCGEE WOULD HAVE TAKEN HIS OWN LIFE. >> CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY LEE MERRITT SAYS HIS OFFICE IS WORKING TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND WHETHER THIS WAS A LYNCHING. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT'S THE CASE AS OPPOSED TO OTHER POSSIBILITIES AT THIS POINT? MY JOB REASON I WAS TIRELESS TO INVESTIGATE THE LYNCHING TO INVESTIGATE THE POSSIBILITY OF A HATE CRIME. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWED ME GUY STOPPED AT A WAL-MART AND BOUGHT A ROPE. >> NO OTHER SURVEILLANCE VIDEO HAS BEEN RELEASED TO THE PUBLIC. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS NOT RELEASED ANY ADDITIONAL A SURVEILLANCE VIDEO OF MUGGINESS TRAVELS. >> INVESTIGATORS SAY MCGEE LEFT WALMART AND WENT TO A HAMPTON INN WHICH WOULD HAPPEN IN. THEY HAD NO ROOM. SO MUGGY WENT TO A NEARBY TRACTOR SUPPLY SHOP WITHIN THE SPAN OF ABOUT AN HOUR. INVESTIGATORS SAY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS ME GO BACK AND FORTH TO HIS TRUCK MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL EVENTUALLY WALKS OUT OF THE CAMERA VIEW TOWARDS THE TREE LINE AND DOESN'T RETURN. IT'S NOT CLEAR WHAT HAPPENED FROM THAT POINT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING WHEN SOMEONE CALLED 9-1-1. >> FROM HERE, JB ON THE FAMILY SAYS THAT THEY WANT A TRANSPARENT, THOROUGH AND TO INVESTIGATION INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES AROUND HIS DEATH. THEIR ATTORNEYS SAY THAT THEY WILL BE ORDERING AN INDEPENDENT AUTOPSY ONCE THEY GET HIS BODY BACK AT THIS POINT, THE PRELIMINARY AUTOPSY SAYS THAT THERE WERE NO DEFENSIVE WOUNDS THAT SHOWS AND THAT REPORT THE SHERIFF SAYS THAT HE'S OFFERING HIS CONDOLENCES AT THIS POINT. ANY ASKED FOR PATIENCE AS THEY CONTINUE TO GO THROUGH THIS INVESTIGATION? DOES A

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The Federal Reserve is finally lowering rates. Here's what consumers should know

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Hit-or-miss storms and lingering showers persist Wednesday, Thursday 

Daily chance of showers and storms each afternoon Wednesday and Thursday

Crackdown on unauthorized vapes in Cumberland and Robeson Counties: Task Force raids 107 stores

Crackdown on unauthorized vapes

JD Vance visits Raleigh for campaign stop to discuss cost-of-living, tax issues

On Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, JD Vance spoke at a rally in Raleigh.

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Advocates for victims say many never come forward because they have only three years to file a lawsuit. State lawmakers tried to change that, but churches and schools challenged their solution as unconstitutional.

Is new NC child sex abuse law unconstitutional? Supreme Court hears arguments

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A man died while trying to drive through floodwaters on NC 211 Tuesday morning in Brunswick County.

NCSHP: Man dies after car gets submerged in floodwater in Brunswick County during storm

Brunswick County road closure 

The project is adding 160 more affordable housing units for as low as $568 per month to Moore Square, an area often in the spotlight for the wrong reasons.

Revitalizing Moore Square: 160 affordable housing units planned

A rendering of affordable housing units in Moore Square in downtown Raleigh.

The Zebulon Police Department is launching a new CARE program to help children and teenagers impacted by trauma. 



Zebulon police CARE unit will help children, teens impacted by trauma

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 -- Immigration to small cities creates jobs for everyone.

COLUMN: Trump's demonizing immigrants could ruin revival of some heartland cities

Demonizing Immigrants Could Ruin the Revival of Some Heartland Cities

State and national Republican groups have filed numerous lawsuits in North Carolina amid the 2024 elections. They're seeking to remove people from the list of registered voters, stop digital IDs from being used by UNC students, and to raise concerns about other parts of the voting process.

With Harris' backing, national Democratic Party fights GOP lawsuit over UNC student voter IDs

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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is assessing and addressing environmental concerns in Buxton, where rapid erosion has exposed petroleum-contaminated deposits and remnants of Cold War-era infrastructure.

Buxton faces urgent erosion crisis amid cleanup efforts for contaminated site

According to the Society for Science, Yash Mehta of Durham Academy was named as one of 30 finalists for the Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge. The challenge is one of the nation's premier STEM competitions.

Raleigh-Durham middle schooler among top 30 young scientists in country

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A New Bern man went overboard during a rough day on the water. Thanks to a flotation device and some good fortune, he was rescued after two fishermen spotted him by chance.

NC man says he kept faith before dramatic water rescue 30 miles offshore

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BALTIMORE (AP) â The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the cityâs port.

Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit

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Sept. 19 is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and there are a few ways that you can celebrate.

3 ways to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day on Sept. 19

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A 2-month-old pygmy hippo named Moo Deng is getting millions of fans online and drawing huge crowds to the Thai zoo where she lives.

Baby hippo Moo Deng goes viral at Thailand zoo 

Tens of millions of teenagers with Instagram accounts may soon find their public profiles made private.

Instagram's new 'teen accounts': What parents and kids need to know

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Rodanthe homes in the Outer Banks are at risk of collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean due to erosion, high winds and king tides. Seven North Carolina homes have already collapsed in the past four years.

Outer Banks homes on brink of collapse as erosion, king tides worsen

Rodanthe homes in the Outer Banks are at risk of collapsing into the Atlantic Ocean due to erosion, high winds and king tides.

Check out these stunning photos viewers sent us of last night's supermoon and lunar eclipse.

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Children often go through a phase of not liking school and not wanting to go, and that's normal, says UNC Health child psychiatrist Katie Napier, MD.

Do these 4 things if your kid 'hates' school

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Carver Living Center, a nursing home in North Durham, has received numerous complaints from residents alleging mistreatment and poor living conditions.

Residents express concern about Durham nursing home

JD Vance in Raleigh: Pitches economic plan to lower grocery prices, cost of child care

Republicans for Harris make their case against Trump's economic plan

Erosion intensifies along Outer Banks in Buxton

5 On Your Side: Fed cuts interest rate by half point 

JD Vance speaks 1-on-1 about lowering grocery bills, eliminating illegal immigration and lowering cost of child care

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North Carolina's highest court hears challenge to law allowing more time for child sex abuse suits

Cumberland County Sheriff's Office searching for 2 men linked to murders

Family seeks justice for Durham nurse killed in hit-and-run motorcycle crash 

When a Charlotte man couldn't pay for his wife's cancer treatment, the hospital sued

Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison

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Cabin pressure issue on Delta flight causes nose bleeding, ear pain

Door falls from plane after takeoff from Myrtle Beach, no one injured

Sean âDiddyâ Combs to remain in custody after judge denies bail appeal in racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking case

The interactive dinosaur exhibit Jurassic Quest will stop at the Raleigh Convention Center Nov. 15-17, 2024.

Dinosaurs return to Raleigh in November

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Wake Forest Lit Fest announces lineup for 2024

Wake Forest Lit Fest Lineup

Marbles Kids Museum $6M expansion project moves ahead, new exhibit dubbed a 'game-changer'

Marbles Kids Museum looking for ways to expand beyond downtown Raleigh 

Bull Durham a home run on musical stage

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La Fiesta del Pueblo celebrates 30 years of Hispanic culture

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Fact check: Is rape up 53% in NC since Josh Stein became Attorney General?

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Democrats, LGBTQ+ groups criticize Michele Morrow post

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From eating dogs to Taylor Swift: Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump's first 2024 presidential debate

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GOP VP nominee JD Vance speaks at rally in Raleigh

JD Vance to hold rally in Raleigh

JD Vance visiting Raleigh for campaign rally Wednesday

NC superintendent candidate Michele Morrow falsely states the 'plus' in 'LGBTQ+' includes support for pedophilia

Chapel Hill police officers identify juvenile behind 'non-credible' school treats

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State, new HB10 shorting public schools on funding, Wake school board members say

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Granville teacher hospitalized after trying to break up fight in middle school classroom

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Holliday: Ken Browning, a Northern Durham legend, gets his due

ACC eyes revenue distribution models that could quell disputes with FSU, Clemson

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Holliday: Anxious moments at home for State, UNC, Duke

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Mallard Creek two-time all-state selection Elle Stone commits to Delaware girls basketball

Seaforth's Jack Anstrom, a two-time XC champion, commits to N.C. State

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A political ad featuring an AI parody of Republican candidate Mark Robinson will begin airing next week in TV media markets across the state. It is believed to be the first of its kind to hit the airwaves in North Carolina. Political observers say it's only the beginning.

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Oceanfront Outer Banks homes on verge of collapse

Dawn Mangum was arrested on a felony charge of attempting to obtain property by false pretense on Monday. 

On charge she made false claim to $4.5 million home, woman gets $150,000 bond

Dr. Craig Adams, the owner of a high-end Raleigh home, says a woman he's never met filed legal documents claiming she owns his house.

A political ad featuring an AI parody of Republican candidate Mark Robinson will begin airing next week in TV media markets across the state. It is believed to be the first of its kind to hit the airwaves in North Carolina. Political observers say it's only the beginning. 

Fully AI-generated political TV ad takes aim at North Carolina governor's race 

Erosion, high winds and king tides are pushing vulnerable homes to their breaking point along the Outer Banks.

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Woman charged with filing fake deed in attempt to take over Raleigh home

Two Franklin Co. families say contractor caused big problems

Woman surrenders on fraud charge connected to fake deed on $4 million home

Franklin Co. woman could lose home in fight with contractor

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North Carolina sheriff's convictions over falsifying training records overturned

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Durham volleyball coaches subject of investigation

Teacher fired after WRAL investigation resurfaces for Durham Public Schools

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Federal Reserve cuts key rate by sizable half-point, signaling end to its inflation fight

Duke lab will make investigational avian flu vaccines

Tom Snyder: When, how to regulate depends on public priorities

State approves $1.8 million incentives deal for food company that plans Selma expansion

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Google wins legal bid to overturn 1.5 billion euro antitrust fine in EU digital ad case

Federal Reserve signals end to inflation fight with a sizable half-point rate cut

Longshoremen at key US ports threatening to strike over automation and pay

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Car seat safety: AAA shares tips for parents after alarming crash data

Wake County Public Libraries now offering free tutoring

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