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A lightning strike split a tree on Pogue Street in Raleigh during a storm Thursday night, leaving more than 300 customers without power for about nine hours.


Lightning strike splits tree in Raleigh neighborhood, causes outages

THE DOOR TO LISTEN ON THE RADIO. 1, 1.5, HT 3. >> THIS MORNING POWER IS BACK ON FOR HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS IN RALEIGH WAS KNOCKED OUT LAST NIGHT WHEN A LIGHTNING STRIKE DESTROYED A TREE. ALI KHAN, THE BARS ON POLK STREET AND WRAL. BREAKING NEWS TRACKER RIGHT NOW. AND ALI, PEOPLE THERE WERE WITHOUT POWER FOR ABOUT 9 HOURS. >> YES, CHEF SINCE 6.30, LAST NIGHT. AND THAT'S WHEN A LIGHTNING BOLT CAME DOWN AND STRUCK THIS TREE. IT THEN BURST ONE OF ITS BRANCHES AND LIMBS AND EXPLODED ALL OF ITS BRANCHES AND LEAVES ALL OVER THIS STREET RIGHT HERE, PULLING DOWN UTILITY LINES. NOW CREWS SPENT MORE THAN 8 HOURS OUT HERE TRYING TO REPAIR AND RESTORE POWER TO THIS AREA. THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE WRAL BREAKING NEWS TRACKER. YOU CAN SEE A CLOSER LOOK WHERE A LIGHTNING BOLT SPLIT A LARGE LAND FROM THAT TRUNK. WE SAW A LINEMAN RESTORE POWER AROUND 03:00AM WE THEN FOLLOW THOSE CREWS TO ANOTHER DOWNED TREE. THIS ONE KNOCKED OUT POWER TO A HANDFUL OF CUSTOMERS ON BROOKHAVEN DRIVE THE HOMEOWNER THERE. RICHARD STARR. IT SAYS HE HEARD IT FALL. >> MY FAMILY ROOM, MY >> AND AROUND 7 O'CLOCK. WE HEARD A CRASH CRACK WERE BACKED OFF. AND THEN IT CAME DOWN TO THE WAR. >> AND ELECTRICITY WITH IMMEDIATELY. >> LUCKILY, CREWS WERE THERE WORKING TO RESTORE POWER AT HIS HOME IN A FEW MORE HOMES THERE. BUT WE WANT TO SHOW YOU THIS TREE HERE. THIS ON POLK STREET. AGAIN, THIS IS THE ONE THAT A LIGHTNING STRIKE HIT. THIS IS ONE OF THE LAMBS RIGHT HERE. AND I DID A ROUGH COUNT OF ALL THE RINGS RIGHT HERE. WE KNOW ONE RING EQUALS ONE YEAR GOT ABOUT 50. SO THIS TREE DECADES OLD AND YOU CAN SEE HOW POWERFUL THAT LIGHTNING WAS LAST NIGHT REPORTING IN

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A man accused of shooting a 5-year-old girl days earlier during a road rage incident in Cary is now charged with tampering with a fire alarm inside his jail cell.

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The city of Mebane on Thursday announced it has resumed limited water treatment at its water treatment plant, but that the facility is still days away from being fully operational after it was damaged by flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal.



Limited water treatment resumes in Mebane after Chantal flooding, but challenges remain

Man getting bottled water in Mebane after flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal.

Garner native and country music star Scotty McCreery mourns the loss of both of his grandmothers, who passed away on the same day, as revealed in a heartfelt Facebook post.


Scotty McCreery mourns after losing both grandmothers on the same day

According to the National Weather Service, Raleigh saw nearly an inch and a half of rain in about an hour Thursday afternoon.


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Flooding on Horton Street in Raleigh

The Loop restaurant, a beloved Chapel Hill establishment for 30 years, faces a daunting recovery after Tropical Storm Chantal unleashed over five feet of floodwater. Co-owner Jeffrey Miller grapples with the emotional impact and the uncertain future for longtime employees now without work.


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Shoppers in the Triangle area might be paying more than they should for sale items, as a recent investigation by WRAL's 5 On Your Side uncovered instances of grocery stores charging full price for advertised discounts.

5 On Your Side catches grocery stores charging full price for sale items

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A former Raleigh firefighter and his wife pleaded guilty to orchestrating a drug-trafficking operation that distributed cocaine, methamphetamine, and other narcotics throughout Raleigh and eastern North Carolina.

Raleigh firefighter, wife plead guilty in drug-trafficking operation throughout Raleigh, eastern NC

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Yates Mill, one of the last functioning gristmills in the country, needs to replace its iconic 12-foot waterwheel. The wheel has worn out and threatening its centuries-old tradition of grinding corn.

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Free E. coli test kits are available Thursday through Saturday in Alamance, Orange and Chatham counties as Chantal flooding and new storms threaten private wells serving a quarter of North Carolinians.


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MondelÄz Global LLC has issued a voluntary recall of select RITZ Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwiches due to potential mislabeling, posing a serious risk to consumers with peanut allergies.


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Parts of central North Carolina had several inches of water due to flooding from Tropical Depression Chantal.

Travelers at some airports, including LaGuardia in New York City, may no longer need to undergo one of the most loathed requirements of security screening. For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Transportation Security Administration is letting people keep their shoes on.

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Shoppers in the Triangle area might be paying more than they should for sale items, as a recent investigation by WRAL's 5 On Your Side uncovered instances of grocery stores charging full price for advertised discounts.


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