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A WRAL News employee says she's lucky to be alive Tuesday after debris from a car in front of her smashed through her windshield on Interstate 40.

Caught on cam: Crowbar flies into WRAL employee's windshield on I-40

NEWS BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR STARTING AT 4.30. >> WOW. THIS IS THE MOMENT. WRAL EMPLOYEE SAYS A CROWBAR FLEW RIGHT INTO HER WINDSHIELD AS HE WAS DRIVING ALONG. I-40 EAST TOWARD CLAYTON. WHAT A SCENE. HERE'S AN UP CLOSE LOOK AT THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND A LOOK AT THIS. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HERE. THAT IS WHERE DIANE HIGH WAS SITTING. IT WASN'T JUST THE WINDSHIELD EITHER THE IMPACT WEAVING DAMAGE TO HER VEHICLE AS WELL. LOOK AT THAT LARGE DENT IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WRAL'S AARON THOMAS TALKED WITH OUR CO-WORKER TONIGHT. THIS IS A STORY YOU WILL ONLY SEE ON WRAL. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE GLAD DIANE IS OK, SHE IS SHAKEN UP, THOUGH. >> CERTAINLY LATE. IN FACT, SHE SAYS THE SCARY PART FOR HER WAS KNOWING THAT THAT CROWBAR THAT YOU JUST SAW WAS JUST INCHES AWAY FROM HER FACE WAS RIGHT HERE ON I-FORTY THAT SHE SAYS THAT A VAN IN FRONT OF HER HAPPEN TO STRIKE SOMETHING THAT BECAME AN LODGE THAT CROWBAR. LANDED THROUGH HER WINDSHIELD. >> IN AN INSTANT, DIANE HIGHLANDS DRIVE HOME FROM WORK ON I-40 TURNED INTO AN EMERGENCY WAS PASSING 306, TYPICALLY GET OFF A 309. JUST CRUISING ALONG. AND ALSO I SAW THIS PROJECTILE THING COMING AT ME AND I. >> COVERED MY FACE. AN. >> THE PRAYER. YOU CAN SEE SHATTERED GLASS ALONG THE DASHBOARD. A GAPING HOLE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD AND A LARGE OBJECT WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A CROWBAR, STOPPING JUST INCHES FROM HIGHLANDS FATES. IT WAS A CROWBAR THAT CAME UP OFF THE ROAD AND FROM A DIFFERENT VEHICLE WHICH TOOK AN EVENING RIGHT ALONG I-40 FROM THE CONE SIGNALING ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND VEHICLES LIKE THIS ONE WITH LARGE OBJECTS TIED TO IT. DRIVING ON THE BUSTLING INTERSTATE POSES A SIGNIFICANT THREAT. I LOVE SAYS SHE'LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THE DAMAGES. >> JUST A BIG INCONVENIENCE, BUT I'M VERY LUCKY TO BE INCONVENIENCED TONIGHT AND TO URGE DRIVERS ON THESE ROADS TO USE THEIR BEST JUDGMENT BEHIND THE WHEEL. >> DESPITE THAT IMPACT, PILOT HAPPENED TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS SITUATION UNHARMED. HE'S HOPING TO HAVE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE BY TOMORROW. SHE ALSO ECHOES WHAT STATE LAW SAYS WHEN IT COMES TO TOWING THESE ITEMS. >> MAKE SURE THAT IT IS SECURE.

Crowbar smashes through driver's side windshield on I-40

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2-year-old boy dies after being pulled from pool in Wake County

Pool rescue in Wake County

Madalina Cojocari's mother named a suspect in her daughter's disappearance

School bus video shows missing NC 11-year-old girl just days before her disappearance

U.S. Swimming Stars Assail Anti-Doping Agency Ahead of Olympics

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Sarah Jones said she was told her daughter was found within 30 minutes after escaping Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh. Jones said she wasn't notified until six hours later.

16-year-old girl escapes from Holly Hill Hospital in Raleigh, mother says

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Automated license plate reading cameras helped Garner police find three suspects involved in a Sunday night crash that injured a toddler and an adult in Wake County.

Garner police use security cameras to find suspects involved in Wake County crash that injured toddler and adult

Since implementing 15 Flock cameras in February, Garner police have made 50 arrests using the new technology.

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) â A judge on Tuesday struck down a Montana law that defined âsexâ in state law as only male or female, finding that it was unconstitutional.

Judge strikes down Montana law defining sex as only male or female for procedural reasons

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A weekend encounter turned violent when Native American protesters from the Tuscarora Nation came to a development at the center of a legislative debate.

NC lawmakers walk back archeology bill after public outcry

Dozens of homes are already nestled along the intercoastal waterway in Carteret County's Cedar Point, between Jacksonville and Emerald Isle. After the developers dug up bones, the multi-million dollar project to continue building was halted. 

Apple executives briefed state officials last week on its plans. The company decided to delay the start of the project by up to four years after a review of its real estate, according to people familiar with the company's plans.

Apple delays plans for RTP campus. Company says it's still committed to region

Apple delays plans for RTP campus

Interstate 40 East was closed for about one hour and 15 minutes at Wade Avenue near Cary.

1 person injured in 4-car crash on I-40 East at Wade Avenue near Cary

Interstate 40 East is closed at Wade Avenue near Cary.

GOP lawmakers' failed budget negotiations this month mean lawmakers could come back to Raleigh in several months. And the budget would be far from the only priority then.

More election law changes could be coming ahead of this year's political races, NC Republicans say

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The shark bit the 14-year-old boy on Sunday afternoon at 484 New River Inlet Road.

'I'm not going to be OK': Teen boy speaks about getting bit by shark at North Topsail Beach

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Between September 2022 and July 2023, Remy St Felix helped to plan and orchestrate a series of robberies in Durham, Florida, Texas and New York, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Man convicted in brutal Durham kidnapping, forcing couple to surrender $156,000 in cryptocurrency

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The proposal would go into effect next school year, first on yellow general education buses, officials told the school board's facilities and operations committee Tuesday.

Wake schools wants students to scan a barcode to ride the school bus

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Federal food safety regulators said Tuesday that they have warned a top U.S. bakery to stop using labels that say its products contain potentially dangerous allergens when they don't.

Kaylee Stavlas is the Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2024 winner!

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Failure to update the WRAL News app to version 6.1.26 will result in users missing vital notifications for breaking news and top stories impacting central North Carolina.  

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) â He emerged on the information security scene in the 1990s as a âfamous teenage hacker" following what he called an â itinerant minstrel childhoodâ beginning in Townsville, Australia. But the story of Julian Assange, eccentric founder of secret-spilling website WikiLeaks, never became less strange â or less polarizing â after he jolted the United States and its allies by revealing secrets of how America conducted its wars.

Who is Julian Assange, the polarizing founder of the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks?

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It's been a hot summer in North Carolina, so your bill will increase -- making it even more important to make some of these cool, cost-saving changes.

Energy-savings: 5 energy-efficient tips for saving money on your summer electric bill 

Energy-efficiency tips for saving money, keeping cool this summer in NC

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A Franklin County family is mourning the death of a woman who died in a crash over the weekend. The woman leaves behind three children.

Family mourns the loss of mother of three young kids

The bigger picture: Apple delaying RTP campus

NC incentives for Apple's RTP site contingent on meeting benchmarks

Tar Heel Traveler: Mattamuskeet Lodge

Garner police share successes of Flock camera program

Teen bit by shark speaks from hospital while recovering

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Crashes, deaths at Durham railroad crossings lead to study for improving safety

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Road To Recovery program in need of drivers to get cancer patients to appointments

NC students: The teacher shortage hurts us

Crews respond to fire at Henderson waste collection site

Dunn police: 3-year-old boy dead, man charged with child abuse

Suspected Houthi attacks target a ship in Gulf of Aden and Israeli port city of Eilat

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Assange Agrees to Plead Guilty in Exchange for Release, Ending Standoff With U.S.

Charitable donations continue to decline, down 2.1% in 2023, according to a new Giving USA report

A big boost for a climate solution: electricity made from the heat of the Earth

NTSB begins hearing on causes of last year's fiery Ohio freight train wreck in East Palestine

Post Malone will perform at Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek in Raleigh this fall, concert promoter Live Nation announced Tuesday. 

Post Malone to play Raleigh concert this fall 

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Dinosaur World opens for the season Cumberland County

If you love dinosaurs or if you're a kid at heart, you will love Sweet Valley Ranch on Sunnyside School Road right outside of Fayetteville.

Enormous sculpture weaving through Dix Park draws massive crowds

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Live music ahead: 100+ big concerts in North Carolina

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Fact check: Did Trump oversee the lowest Black unemployment and poverty rates?

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Fact check: Biden says Trump plans to cut Social Security

Fact check: Biden says Trump oversaw 'the largest increase in murder in U.S. history'

Fact check: In NC, Burgum claims Biden shut down natural gas export capacity

Fact check: Democrat says Biden's tariffs on China will 'hit every family'

NC lawmakers consider next steps to legalize medical marijuana

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New version of NC medical marijuana bill bans recreational marijuana in future

New version of NC medical marijuana bill would ban recreational marijuana in the future

Violent altercation in NC neighborhood after Native American artifacts unearthed

Homeowners say archaeological findings led to violence at protest

UNC's first financial well-being director helps prepare students for financial futures

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Alumni respond to idea to merge Saint Augustine's, Shaw, after meeting between schools and local business leaders

Saint Augustine's, Shaw alumni react to SAU board chair's letter

Durham Public Schools redistricting plan praised as step toward equity

ELIZABETH PAUL & MARY ANN WOLF: Are vouchers school choice or schools' choice?

WRAL Investigates predatory towing in NC, lawmakers seek crackdown

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'It's Not Sustainable': Insurance Hikes Threaten Affordable Housing

Gangs, and young gang members, are a problem in North Carolina

WRAL Documentary Easy Targets: Gangs getting younger in NC

Gigantic parks in the Triangle: Tour 3 playgrounds in Cary, Apex and Wake Forest 

Charlotte approves renovations to Bank of America Stadium, $650M from taxpayers

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2024 NBA Draft: Here are the Duke, UNC and NC State players likely to get picked

Two new champions, Redick goes Hollywood and baseball shenanigans in the sports moments of the week

Ready for next hockey season? Hurricanes open preseason play Sept. 24

Tennessee earns first national title in baseball with 6-5 win over Texas A&M

Vance County 3-star Taeshawn Alston commits to South Carolina

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Rolesville state champion Joslyn Hamilton named Gatorade NC Player of the Year in girls track & field

Providence Day rising junior QB Zaid Lott commits to UNC

Rolesville edge Jayden Fry headed to USF

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The investigation found that out of 15 brands of baby wipes tested - seven had concerning or unclear ingredients. 

Potentially harmful chemicals found in some baby wipes

A Consumer Reports investigation has found some popular baby wipe brands may pose a risk to your baby. The investigation found that out of 15 brands of baby wipes tested - seven had concerning or unclear ingredients. 

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Expedia Group has upgraded its consumer protections following a 5 On Your Side series that exposed how easily scammers could use the site to take your money.

Expedia upgrades consumer protections after 5 On Your Side series

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One North Carolina man contacted WRAL Investigates about what he says was a "nightmare" process to file a complaint and a ruling he feels isn't fair.

NC man goes 'completely numb' after hernia surgery, feels 'stonewalled' by complaint process

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This week marks the first dangerous heat wave of the year and it's hitting earlier than usual, according to Kathie Dello a climatologist with the North Carolina State Climate Office.

Climate change driving more frequent and intense heat waves

With the end of the state's 2024 legislative session looming, Senate Republicans hit the gas Thursday on efforts to legalize medical marijuana in North Carolina.

NC Senate approves medical marijuana bill, House vote uncertain

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Senate budget doesn't include funding to renovate Poe Hall

Miniverse toys recalled due to banned levels of chemicals

Ford recalls over 550,000 pickup trucks because transmissions can suddenly downshift to 1st gear

5 On Your Side series sparks changes on popular travel site

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Warrants: 'Shoot To Kill' gang operating in Wake and Durham counties, leader indicted

WRAL Investigates a man's battle with the state medical board after a surgery gone wrong

Warrants: Gang leader indicted on federal charges, linked to Raleigh crimes dating back to 2019

WRAL Investigates life-changing mistakes and the apparent lack of oversight for doctors

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On the home front: A leaderâs duty to support employees during a global crisis

The power and peril of praise: Fostering true confidence and growth

Apple delays plans for RTP campus in RTP. Company says itâs still committed to region

Novo Nordisk announces record $4.1 billion, 1,000-job expansion in Johnston County

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EU Charges Microsoft With Antitrust Violations Over Teams Bundling

Lack of rain, intense heat contributing to struggling crops for NC farmers

Bankruptcy trustee discloses plan to shut down Alex Jones' Infowars and liquidate assets

UPS agrees to sell its freight-brokerage division for less than it paid for the business in 2015

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