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According to court documents obtained by WRAL News, the family of Lillie Johnson Cooper filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Windsor Point, an assisted-living facility, after an employee caused her death more than a year earlier.


Lawsuit filed against Fuquay-Varina assisted-living facility where worker pushed woman to her death

THOMAS WRAL NEWS LIVE IN RALEIGH. THIS IS BRIAN SHRADER IN THE WRAL LIVE CENTER AND ALL NEW AT 6 O'CLOCK, A FAMILY HAS FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT AGAINST AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY IN FUQUAY-VARINA. >> THIS IS LILY COOPER AND SHE DIED IN 2023. AT WINDSOR POINT WHERE SHE WAS LIVING AT WINDSOR POINT AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH. THE PROSECUTORS SAY THAT CYNTHIA SELLERS AND COOPER GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT THAT SELLERS PUSHED COOPER. SHE BROKE HER HIP AND THEN DIED 13 DAYS LATER. SELLERS HAS PLEADED GUILTY TO INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER. NOW THIS WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT FROM COOPER'S FAMILY ALLEGES THAT NO ONE INTERVENED AT THE FACILITY WHEN THAT FIGHT STARTED WITH THAT ARGUMENT STARTED, THEY SAID THAT STAFFERS TRIED MOVING COOPER. THEY DID NOT MOVE OR IT, BUT THEN STATE INVESTIGATORS LATER WHILE THEY WERE LOOKING INTO IT, THAT THOSE STAFFERS WERE NOT HONEST ABOUT WHAT THEY DID AND THAT THE STAFFERS DID NOT TELL US EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT CONFRONTATION BETWEEN COOPER AND SELLERS. FAMILY IS SEEKING

Family files wrongful death lawsuit against Fuquay-Varina assisted living facility

Family files wrongful death lawsuit against Fuquay-Varina assisted-living facility

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Spring-like warmth continues Wednesday ahead of spring-like showers âï¸

High temperature forecast for Wednesday, 2/26/2025

NCDMV commissioner Wayne Goodwin plans to step down 

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Drug enforcement agents, Wake Forest police outside home near Jonesville Road

Sky 5: Wake Forest home search

Warrant: 'Wicked' street gang is responsible for firing hundreds of shots into Raleigh homes

Shadow Glen Drive home riddled with bullet holes

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Trump says he will offer 'gold cards' for $5 million path to citizenship, replacing investor visas

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It's going to be a front-loaded, exciting year for all things celestial, lunar and planetary. Space lovers are going to take another solar plunge for what will be another eventful stretch for our solar system.

2025 guide to stargazing: Rare 7-planet alignment to occur on Friday. How to see it

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The protesters gathered outside a Tesla dealership in northwest Raleigh on Glenwood Avenue. The group, Engaged Durhamites for Democracy, organized the protest to "stand up to Musk, DOGE and the Constitutional crisis."

More than 100 people protest Elon Musk, DOGE outside Raleigh Tesla dealership

Elon Musk, DOGE protesters outside of Raleigh Tesla dealership

The bill would also restore extra pay for teachers with master's degrees.


NC teachers could see annual pay bump of up to $12K under new bill

A Mississippi Teacher Created a School in an Empty Storefront. Students Showed Up.

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DRAUGHON DRAWS: A chainsaw to bureaucracy or democracy?

The moon will appear red shortly before 2:30 on the morning of Friday, March 14, 2025.

Two weeks away! Lunar eclipse will be visible across North Carolina

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A key North Carolina PFAS pollution meeting was abruptly canceled with no explanation. State leaders have not said why or when it will be rescheduled, raising concerns over regulatory delays.

NC regulators abruptly cancel PFAS pollution meeting without explanation

A file photo of the Cape Fear River.

Investigations of overdose deaths lead to more autopsy requests, straining the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. But one county has a unique solution.

As ODs strain medical examiners, one county opens autopsy center to hasten justice

In February 2024, three men were found dead in a Durham hotel room.

With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage Tuesday, a step toward delivering his "big, beautiful bill" with $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts despite a wall of opposition from Democrats and discomfort among Republicans.

Trump's 'big, beautiful bill': House GOP pushes budget resolution to passage

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House Bill 171 comes just a month after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that aims to end DEI programs in the federal government.

New North Carolina bill would ban DEI in state agencies

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"Consumers aren't left without any options just because of what's happening in Washington," said Katherine Bosken, North Carolina's Commissioner of Banks.

Consumers in North Carolina have another place to file complaints as uncertainty about CFPB swirls

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Johnston County deputies said a man shot and killed his wife at their home on Monday.

'I just shot my wife': 81-year-old man charged with murder called 911 from Johnston County home

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A youth basketball coach has helped shape many young men who have come through a Cary league and he's still at it four decades later.

Cary basketball coach honored for four decades of life lessons on the sidelines

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Robert Turner, a Wake County deputy, turned two chairs on NBC's "The Voice" Monday night. WRAL News sat down with him Tuesday for a one-on-one interview.



'You're not dreaming': Wake County deputy on 'The Voice' shares uplifting message

Wake County Sheriff's deputy Robert Hunter sings on 'The Voice'

50-year-old Clinton "Clint" Bonnell was last seen in the Gray's Creek area on Monday, Jan. 27, at 5:45 p.m., according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office.

Family offers $25,000 reward for help finding Fayetteville Green Beret missing for nearly a month

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This week, get news on a new diner coming to the Smoky Hollow development in downtown Raleigh, a new restaurant inside Morgan Street Food Hall and more!


Foodie News: New diner opens in downtown Raleigh's Smoky Hollow

Midwood Smokehouse near downtown Raleigh's Smoky Hollow development

Raleigh residents can meet the candidates for police chief at a community forum Monday at Martin Marietta Center for Performing Arts.

Meet the three finalists for Raleigh police chief

Finalists for Raleigh's next chief of police 2025

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A brood of baby penguins was born at the Nagasaki Penguin Aquarium in Nagasaki, Japan.

Baby penguins enjoy their surroundings at aquarium

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Woman makes art from litter at national parks

Man arrested for odd behavior with Chucky doll

Baltimore woman hit by Amazon truck

Pope Francis, 88, stable but still in critical condition 

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On cam: Southwest flight's near-miss with plane crossing runway

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North Carolina FC shows off new jerseys for new season

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Wake Schools superintendent to deliver 'State of the Schools' address Wednesday

Wake school board, commissioners discuss millions in new budget needs

Eastern NC drivers voice concerns over fading lines on I-95

Trump administration creates registry for immigrants who are in the US illegally

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Who is Amy Gleason, the person named DOGE's acting administrator by the White House?

Fired cybersecurity chief for Veterans Affairs site warns that health and financial data is at risk

The White House says it 'will determine' which news outlets cover Trump, rotating traditional ones

US and Ukraine near an economic deal with mineral rights but no security promise, officials say

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Martin Short & Steve Martin's sold-out Saturday show in Durham rescheduled for October

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Fact check: Would SAVE Act disqualify voters who have changed their names?

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Fact check: Mace says people 'either have XX or XY chromosomes'

Fact check: Is the State Department about to pay Tesla $400 million for Cybertrucks?

Fact check: How much USAID funding goes to people in need?

Fact-checking Warren's claim about RFK Jr.'s work on vaccine lawsuits

Proposal to ban cell phones in NC classes passes first key vote

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NC House approves more money for Helene recovery, unemployment aid

Should NC gamblers get a tax write-off for losses? Some state lawmakers think so

Senate confirms NC's Driscoll as Army secretary, putting an Iraq War vet at the helm

NC lawmakers push to copy Trump's 'no tax on tips' proposal, with details still unclear

Wake County superintendent will draft changes to allow limited remote learning

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Wake school board to discuss remote learning policy Tuesday

Lawmakers set to discuss cellphone ban bill Tuesday

NC lawmakers discuss new policy banning cellphones in schools

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Soaked with sewage: Homeowner left with big bill after sewer backup into home

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Durham County delays: Large employers haven't had fire inspections in years

Chatter and rumors about ICE went on for days at school of Texas girl who died by suicide

Raleigh woman discovers grandmother was a slave, wants to clear inaccuracies with her story

DOT prioritizes key routes as 400 trucks tackle winter road conditions across multiple counties

No. 2 Duke rolls past Miami 97-60, gets 25th win of the season

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Here are the players from NC who will be at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine

Suzuki, Laine lead Canadiens to 4-0 win over Hurricanes

North Carolina men's basketball coach Hubert Davis signs extension

North Carolina FC reveals new jerseys ahead of season

HighSchoolOT's spring sports previews for the 2025 season

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(15) Cardinal Gibbons rallies to down (18) Broughton in double overtime in 4A boys basketball playoffs

Heritage holds off Chapel Hill to advance in 4A boys basketball playoffs

Bessemer City's Tionna Pettus falls just shy of breaking Shea Ralph's NCHSAA record for single-season scoring average

Chapel Hill's girls basketball team overcomes slow start to avoid upset bid by Broughton

Investigations of overdose deaths lead to more autopsy requests, straining the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. But Union County has a unique solution.

Union County opens autopsy center to help address medical examiner backlog

A simple, noninvasive calcium score test can help detect heart disease early, especially for those without symptoms.


CT for calcium another way to understand cardiac risk

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School districts across the state are grappling with the decision to either cancel school or transition to remote learning due to snowy forecasts and icy roads. We asked parents: Which works better?


Snow days or remote learning? Parents see benefits, shortcomings of both

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North Carolina faces mounting expenses from a third winter storm. It comes as state lawmakers debate how much to allocate to Hurricane Helene recovery.

Winter storm costs pile up as NC grapples with Helene recovery

Before 2025, North Carolina's last snow accumulation came on Jan. 29, 2022. 

Expensive, busy year for NC weather response efforts

Raleigh's winters are warming, with snowfall down 36% in 30 years. Despite recent storms, fewer cold nights and more mixed precipitation signal a shift toward shorter, milder winters.

Raleigh's winters are warming: How climate change is altering NC's winter storms

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Sentra is sleeper pick on Consumer Reports top cars list

5 On Your Side investigates the cost of flood insurance

Restaurant Ratings: Wang's Kitchen, KFC and Ruby Tuesday

Flood insurance not an option for many homeowners left paying for Helene damage

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Durham County years behind in fire inspections of large employers

After WRAL documentary exposes failures in foster care, NC lawmakers promise change

North Carolina lawmakers push for child welfare reform after WRAL documentary 

'Happens in seconds:' FBI warns of rise in 'sextortion' targeting kids as young as seven

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Mike Walden: What egg prices teach us about the economy

Donald Thompson: Five red flags that your workplace lacks psychological safety

Grace Ueng: Six strategies to take back your time

Apple unveils a souped-up and more expensive version of its lowest priced iPhone

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Apple shareholders reject proposal to scrap company's diversity programs

Biscuitville joins list of chains adding surcharge for eggs

A look at Consumer Reports' top cars of 2025

Dennyâs adds egg surcharge amid rising prices and bird flu shortages

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