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The ruling means North Carolina is now expected to blow past the legal deadline to start sending out ballots by at least two weeks, at the cost of potentially $1 million to state taxpayers. The Supreme Court said those costs were worth it to avoid any voter confusion.

NC Supreme Court orders RFK Jr's name to be taken off ballots, mail-in voting delayed by weeks at cost of taxpayers

THEIR MICROPHONES WILL BE MUTED WHEN THE OTHER CANDIDATE HAS THE FLOOR. >> NORTH CAROLINA'S MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE DELAYED FOR WEEKS AT A COST TO TAXPAYERS OF UP TO A MILLION DOLLARS. WRAL'S. KELSEY COFFEY JOINS US LIVE FROM THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS TELLS SEE THIS COMES AFTER A STATE SUPREME COURT RULING LATE LAST NIGHT. >> RENEE, IT DOES. SO YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SENT OUT ON FRIDAY. BUT NOW THE STAFF HERE AT THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS ARE GOING TO BE FORCED TO REPRINT MILLIONS OF BALLOTS. YOUR MAIL-IN BALLOT COULD BE DELAYED FOR WEEKS. THIS AFTER YESTERDAY'S STATE SUPREME COURT RULING THEY DECIDED A MAIL-IN BALLOT SHOULD BE REPRINTED WITH OUT RFK JUNIOR'S NAME ON IT, COSTING UP TO A MILLION TAXPAYER DOLLARS. KATIE DROPPED OUT OF THE PRESIDENTIAL RACE AFTER THE BALLOTS HAD ALREADY BEEN PRINTED. A TRIAL COURT JUDGE RULED AGAINST REPRINTING BALLOTS ON THURSDAY. IT WAS SENT TO THE COURT OF APPEALS THE NEXT DAY. THAT COURT RULED THAT THE BALLOTS SHOULD BE REPRINTED. SO LAST NIGHT SUPREME COURT DECISION UPHOLDS THAT WE'RE WORKING TO FIND OUT THE EXACT TIMELINE ON WHEN YOU COULD RECEIVE YOUR BALLOT IN

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Mail-in voting delayed for weeks after judge rules RFK Jr's name must be taken off ballots

SpaceX rocket seen flying across NC skies Tuesday morning

SpaceX launch seen in the Triangle

3-year-old girl found safe, Amber Alert canceled

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Hurricane season 2024: Francine expected to strengthen into hurricane Tuesday morning

5 a.m. path update Tuesday on Tropical Storm Francine

Man accused of shooting 5 on Kentucky interstate vowed to 'kill a lot of people,' warrant says

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Pleasant week ahead: Temperatures to climb into the 80s Tuesday

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Census Bureau talks income, poverty and health insurance reports

Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for North Carolinians between the ages of 10 and 18, according to the State Health Department. Recent data from the CDC shows suicide rates are increasing nationwide.

Tuesday marks World Suicide Prevention Day as NC faces record-breaking suicide rate 

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Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will meet for the first time face-to-face Tuesday night for perhaps their only debate, a high-pressure opportunity to showcase their starkly different visions for the country after a tumultuous campaign summer.

The Harris-Trump debate becomes the 2024 election's latest landmark event

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Dwayne Hicks and his lawyers held a news conference Monday after a Warrenton police officer used a Taser on him and arrested him in September 2023.

Bodycam video: Warrenton police officer uses Taser on unarmed man

Body camera video from September 2023 showed Dwayne Hicks getting shocked by a Taser deployed by Warrenton police officer Mark Oakley.

The SpaceX Polaris Dawn flight is seen from central North Carolina, making for an awe-inspiring sight on Tuesday morning. WRAL meteorologist Chris Michaels said the launch was visible with the sun low on the horizon, helping illuminate the vapor trail.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) â Tropical Storm Francine churned in the Gulf of Mexico with increasing strength and was expected to reach hurricane status on Tuesday before making landfall in Louisiana.

Francine gains strength and is expected to be a hurricane when it reaches US Gulf Coast

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Last week, Apex residents experienced sticker shock after opening their utility bills, some three times higher than they expected.

Sudden utility bill spike throws Apex customers for a loop as some totals triple in price

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Pollsters have frequently said voters' opinion on the state of the economy tends to be influenced by their political views. The new economic numbers come on the heels of a WRAL News Poll on Monday that showed the presidential race more or less tied, but with a slight edge to Harris.

NC voters split on economic outlook, but largely feeling OK about the future, WRAL News Poll shows

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A 13-year-old student is now facing charges for a series of social media threats made against four different schools in eastern North Carolina. 

13-year-old student faces charges for social media threats 

Schools increase security after social media threats

A detention officer was arrested Monday and accused of having sex with a person in her custody.

Durham detention officer arrested, accused of sex with inmate 

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The poll, conducted by Survey USA, asked 900 adults about the nearly $300 million planned spending on vouchers for this year, with no limit to family income for eligibility.

Most NC adults don't support private school voucher expansion, new WRAL poll shows

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State health officials are sounding the alarm as measles cases surge both globally and domestically. The highly contagious virus poses a significant threat, particularly to children under five, who may experience severe complications.

NC reports first measles case of the year, medical professionals stress vaccine protection

NC child has state's first measles case since 2018 

The tenth-annual WRAL Voters' Choice Awards are back. The new and improved ballot will make it easier than ever to nominate and vote for the best. 

 Nominations open for WRAL Voters' Choice Awards

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Look up your school's grade level proficiency by subject area using the table below.

Look it up: How well did your school do on the spring 2024 state tests?

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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) â Three sisters from Ohio who inherited a dime kept in a bank vault for more than 40 years knew it had some value. But they had no idea just how much until just a few years ago.

Huge payout expected for a rare coin bought by Ohio farm family and hidden for decades

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Rhetoric about immigration to North Carolina paints a picture of a state that's overwhelmed by noncitizens who have entered the U.S. under President Biden's administration. Data paints a different picture.

Are immigrants without legal status straining North Carolina services? Here are the facts.

Illegal Border Crossings Plummeted in January

Tweetsie Railroad's spooky autumn tradition, the Ghost Train, returns to the rails every Friday and Saturday evening, from September 20 to October 26.

Ride into spooky season on Tweetsie Railroad Ghost Train

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A city in Colorado is facing a gross and smelly problem. The city of Longmont says it might have to temporarily shut down a dog beach next week because of piling poop that's becoming a health problem.

Piling dog poop could close pet-friendly Colorado beach

Francine expected to become a hurricane, drop rain in NC

2024 Atlantic hurricane season update

Voters turn attention to first debate between Trump and Harris

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Car towed with 5-year-old girl inside

Caught on cam: Driver pulled from burning vehicle

A look at how the SpaceX flight was visible from NC

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Fewer NC adults opposed to additional abortion restrictions, WRAL News Poll finds

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Fayetteville teen pilot's achievement earns him facetime with famous pilot Sullenberger

Cuomo to testify before House committee that accused him of COVID-19 cover up

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An Israeli strike on a tent camp in a Gaza humanitarian zone kills at least 19 people

A judge agrees to move the trial of a man charged with killing 4 University of Idaho students

Jailed Harvey Weinstein taken to NYC hospital for emergency heart surgery, his representatives say

Pope Francisâ Mass in East Timor draws 600,000 people, nearly half the population

The show will play the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts Dec. 26, 2024 through Jan. 5, 2025. 

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'Bull Durham, A New Musical' based on 1988 movie about Durham Bulls team to debut in home city

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Triangle Heart Walk helps raise money for life-saving science

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Fact check: Stein says Robinson skipped vote on 'teacher bonuses' to hold campaign event

Fact check: Vance says consumers are 'better off' under tariffs

Fact check: Walz says Trump 'cut overtime benefits for millions of workers'

Fact check: Social media claims NC ballot order shows 'attempt at voter manipulation'

Harris slight edge in neck-and-neck race with Trump in NC

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WRAL News Poll: Most NC adults don't support private school voucher expansion

NC Senate advances millions more for private schools

Harris has slight edge in neck-and-neck race with Trump in NC, WRAL News Poll shows

NC Senate passes deal to fund private school vouchers, require cooperation with ICE

UNC-Chapel Hill to test emergency sirens Thursday 

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State senators to vote Monday on funding private school vouchers

Nash County schools show significant academic growth

Rocky Mount student charged after social media threats against several schools

New building at NC State to be named after outgoing chancellor

Legal, unregulated stimulant kratom found in 100s of autopsies

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'She made me buy a saw': WRAL Investigates recording of apparent confession connected to Deven double-murder case in Fayetteville

Video game offers hint at new name for home of Hurricanes, which won't be PNC Arena

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Aaron Rodgers throws a TD in a losing cause in his return to the field

Panthers start new season with huge loss to Saints, 47-10

Former Clemson receiver Overton shot and killed at a party in Greensboro, sheriff's office says

Doeren talks NC State's blowout loss to Tennessee, preps for Saturday's home game

'We are here to stay': Ashe County volleyball continues to climb to new heights

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No. 18 Clinton rallies past James Kenan in showdown of boys soccer undefeateds

Statewide Football Rankings: Cape Fear & Mount Tabor enter; Hough & Cardinal Gibbons rise

Statewide Volleyball Rankings: Top 10 goes undefeated, Hoggard lone newcomer in this week's poll

Statewide Boys Soccer Rankings: Cox Mill, Ragsdale enter; First Flight and Myers Park rise

Vice President Kamala Harris will make a post-debate campaign stop in North Carolina on Thursday. 

Kamala Harris to visit Charlotte and Greensboro this week in post-debate campaign stops

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Former State Auditor Beth Wood, a Democrat, panned her successor Jessica Holmes -- who's also her party's nominee in the upcoming election. Holmes refuted the criticism at a series of events this week.

State Auditor Jessica Holmes, Democrats push back on criticism 

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Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff is set to visit Raleigh on Monday to discuss the 2024 presidential race between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump.

Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff to visit Raleigh Monday

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is appealing a judge's ruling that told the state to go ahead and mail out ballots with his name on them.

RFK Jr. to remain on NC ballots, appeals court to hear case

RFK Jr. to remain on NC ballots, judge rules

A man provided WRAL Investigates with a recording of a person saying they helped dismember Blake Deven's body. Avantae Deven is charged with murdering two of her adopted children, Blake Deven and London Deven.

Recording of family member admitting to dismembering body of Blake Deven

WRAL Investigates obtained an apparently recorded confession connected to a murder case in Fayetteville. Avantae Deven is charged with murdering two of her adopted children, Blake Deven and London Deven. Only on WRAL at 6 p.m., the story behind the never-before-released recording and what it reveals. 

WRAL Investigates recording of apparent confession connected to Fayetteville double-murder case

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Homeowners say problems developed shortly after Zebulon homes were built

Chemical found in rocket fuel also present in mac & cheese, other household foods, Consumer Reports says

5 On Your Side: Chemical found in rocket fuel also found in mac & cheese, food packaging

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New law allowed authorities to release teen murder suspect's info

NC State leader shares update on Poe Hall health hazard evaluation  

Audio recording from 2022 reveals apparent confession connected to Blake Deven murder case

38-year-old man arrested after fatal shooting of woman in Wilson

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Tom Snyder: Creators, networks fight on-going battle against internet piracy

New iPhones have built-in AI; new AirPods act as hearing aids

NY Times analysis: Telegram is 'global sewer' of criminal activity, disinformation

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Google loses final EU court appeal against 2.4 billion euro fine in antitrust shopping case

EU's top court dismisses Apple's final appeal against order to pay Ireland 13B euros in back taxes

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