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A plane made an emergency at Raleigh-Durham International Airport Thursday morning.

Crews tow plane off runway after American Airlines flight makes emergency landing at RDU Thursday morning

<p>IN THE COCKPIT RESPONDERS FOUND NO FIRE ON BOARD. &gt;&gt; JEFF HOGAN OF OUR LIVES AND WE TAKE YOU OUT LIVE. THIS IS AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT JUST COMING INTO VIEW FROM SKY 5 LIVE OVER RDU RIGHT NOW WE'RE GETTING REPORTS OF A PLANE COMING IN AND HAD SOME SORT OF A PROBLEM IN IS MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING OF SOME SORT. NOW, THERE HAVE BEEN NO PLANES LANDING HERE IN THE LAST 10 OR 12 MINUTES AS I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS. BUT THIS IS THE FIRST ONE THAT THEY HAVE ALLOWED TO LAND. SO WE'RE GUESSING THIS IS THE FLIGHT IN QUESTION HERE AS THEY CLEARED THE AIRPORT. SO A LOT OF PLANES THAT WERE CIRCLING THE AIRPORT OVER THE LAST 10 TO 15 MINUTES. BUT SKY 5 HAS THIS VANTAGE POINT. AMERICAN AIRLINES PLANE JUST TOUCHDOWN. IT APPEARS SAFELY. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS THAT FORCE THIS EMERGENCY LANDING OF THIS AMERICAN AIRLINES FLIGHT. BUT I WANT TO DO. I DO WANT TO TAKE YOU BACK OVER TO DECIDE SOMETHING I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT FOR THE LAST 10 MINUTES OR SO. THIS FLIGHT AWARE MAP AS YOU LOOK AT THIS, WHAT WAS HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT OVER THE LAST 10, 15 MINUTES. THIS FLIGHT AWARE IS OVER. RDU FOLLOWS THE PLANE'S MOMENT MOTIONS AND MOVEMENTS AS IT IS COMING IN. AND IN THE LAST 70 JUST FOR A QUICK SECOND AS IT WAS COMING IN LAST 10 MINUTES OR SO. THERE WERE TRAILS FOLLOWING THESE PLANES AROUND IN CIRCLES, NOT JUST THE PLANE IN QUESTION, BUT ALL THESE AIRCRAFT WERE HAVING TO CIRCLE THE AIRPORT UNTIL IT FIGURED OUT WHAT THEY CAN DO AND GET THAT PLANE AND THE RUNWAY SQUARED AWAY AND CLEAR AND THE PLANE SAFELY ON</p>

Crews towing plane off runway after American Airlines flight makes emergency landing at RDU Thursday morning

Plane pulled off runway after emergency landing at RDU

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Sunny skies and highs in the upper 80s are expected on Thursday.

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Bertie Correctional Institution has a contract with UNC for specialty health care services, according to a spokesperson for the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections.

Convicted murderer escapes: Why authorities drove him 150 miles to Orange County

Deputies, dogs search for escaped inmate near Hillsborough hospital

The project, which could be announced as soon as Thursday, would be a boost to a region that suffered an economic development letdown in 2022, when a tire manufacturer dropped plans for a plant in Edgecombe County.

Battery maker plans more than 1,000 jobs, $1.4B plant outside Rocky Mount, officials say

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Does signing up for Disney's popular streaming service mean you have agreed to never sue the entertainment giant over anything forever?

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If Western Boulevard is a part of your morning commute, you may want to give yourself a little extra time Thursday. This area is going to be congested over the next few days as students move into their dorms on N.C. State's campus.

NC State move-in day could impact Thursday morning commute

Students begin moving onto NC State's campus Thursday, traffic impacts expected

An NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released last week found that Americans trust former President Donald Trump over Harris to handle the economy - but opinions were closely split, with 51% saying Trump would be better at handling the economy while 48% said Harris.

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A 15-year-old boy appeared ready to jump into the Neuse River at any moment. Two Wake County deputies lent a much-needed ear to a teen searching for hope.

Teen at the edge of suicide gives life another chance with help from Wake deputies

Wake deputies team up to help teen contemplating suicide

Raleigh's Hedingham neighborhood, where five people died in a mass shooting in October 2022, was again rattled by gunfire on Wednesday morning.



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Durham police arrested Tyshawn Franks, 25, of Durham, in connection with the murder of 19-year-old Jeremiah Williams.

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The North Carolina Health Department is investigating more than 100 cases of illnesses that come from a parasite spread when people eat or drink food or water contaminated with feces.

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Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Raleigh on Friday, her campaign tells WRAL News.



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An infectious disease specialist said summertime peaks with COVID aren't unusual, though he notes this year is significantly higher than Summer 2023.

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The city of Rocky Mount said the spill started on the morning of Aug. 8, 2024, at a manhole under the trestle on River Side Drive. According to the city, the sewer overflow was caused by "significant rainfall being experienced in the region."

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On Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, Sunset Park in Rocky Mount was flooded.

A man who law enforcement said shot his 6-year-old daughter, his girlfriend and two friends on Sunday before turning the gun on himself had just gotten out of jail a day earlier. 

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(CNN) -- Realtors across the US are bracing for a seismic shift in the way they do business. Starting August 17, new rules will roll out that overhaul the way Realtors get paid to help people buy and sell their homes.

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1 in 4 NC students chronically absent from school

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Mo Green, the Democratic candidate for North Carolina superintendent of public instruction, answered questions on Aug. 13, 2024, in a one-on-one interview with WRAL capitol bureau chief Laura Leslie. 

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Year-over-year inflation reached its lowest level in more than three years in July, the latest sign that the worst price spike in four decades is fading and setting up the Federal Reserve for an interest rate cut in September.

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Michele Morrow, the Republican candidate for North Carolina superintendent of public instruction, answered questions on Aug. 13, 2024, in a one-on-one interview with WRAL capitol bureau chief Laura Leslie.

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