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North Carolina is one of a small number of states with the power to decide who wins the presidency. New polling shows the race here is still statistically tied, but leaning toward Harris.

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

<p>AND THE IMPACT ON OUR SEAFOOD NEW TODAY, THE JUST RELEASED EXCLUSIVE WRAL NEWS POLL SHOWS KAMALA HARRIS WITH A SLIGHT LEAD OVER DONALD TRUMP IN NORTH CAROLINA. &gt;&gt; HELLO AND THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M GERALD OWENS AND I'M DEBRA MORGAN. OUR EXCLUSIVE WRAL NEWS POLL SHOWS VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS UP 3 POINTS OVER THE FORMER PRESIDENT. &gt;&gt; CAPITOL BUREAU CHIEF LAURA LESLIE IS HERE NOW WITH HOW THE RACE HAS CHANGED JUST OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS OR TEMPER JUST 6 MONTHS AGO, OUR WRAL NEWS POLL SHOWED TRUMP WITH A 5 POINT LEAD OVER BIDEN. NOW WITH HARRIS REPLACING BIDEN AT THE TOP OF THE TICKET. THE LEAD HAS SWITCHED TO THE SURVEY USA POLL SHOWS US WHERE HARRIS HAS MAKING UP THAT GROUND. &gt;&gt; OUR LATEST WRAL NEWS POLL SHOWS HARRIS LEADING TRUMP AND NORTH CAROLINA. 49 TO 46 WITH 5% UNDECIDED. LESS THAN ONE PERCENT SAID THEY'LL VOTE FOR A THIRD-PARTY CANDIDATE. COMPARE THAT TO MARCH. FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAS LEADING INCUMBENT DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN BY 5 POINTS 50 TO 45 WITH 5% UNDECIDED. THAT IS A SWING OF 8 POINTS IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. BUT SURVEY USA POLL STIR CALPERS SAYS THAT'S NOT TOO SURPRISING FOR A SWING STATE LIKE THIS ONE. I'M SURE WE'RE GOING TO HEAR SOME PEOPLE SAYING THAT, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO WAY THAT HARRIS IS UP 3 POINTS. NORTH CAROLINA. &gt;&gt; AND AGAIN, IT'S A SNAPSHOT IN TIME. YOU KNOW IT. SHE MAY NOT BE 3 POINTS UP AFTER TUESDAY. SHE MAY BE UP 6. SHE MIGHT BE DOWN 3 ALBER SAYS SOME OF HARRIS IS AND HAS COME FROM VOTERS WHO DIDN'T WANT TO VOTE FOR EITHER TRUMP OR BIDEN AND ARE RELIEVED TO HAVE A DIFFERENT OPTION. HARRIS HAS ALSO MADE BIG GAINS AMONG WOMEN, ESPECIALLY SUBURBAN WOMEN, A GROUP THAT HAS WON ELECTIONS HERE IN THE PAST IN OUR POLL, SUBURBAN MEN FAVOR TRUMP OVER HARRIS BY 2 POINTS. 47 TO 45. BUT SUBURBAN WOMEN FAVORED HARRIS BY 14 POINTS. 54 TO 40 FOR TRUMP. ALBER SAYS THE POLL ALSO SHOWS YOUNGER VOTERS ARE ALSO BREAKING FOR HARRIS. I THINK THAT THE KAMALA HARRIS CAMPAIGN IS REALLY DONE SOMETHING. AND KIND OF AMAZING ON SOCIAL MEDIA KIND OF, YOU KNOW, GOING FROM 0 TO 60 IN NO TIME AT ALL. &gt;&gt; AND IT REALLY ENERGIZED, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT RELATIVELY SMALL BUT IMPORTANT GROUP OF VOTERS AMONG VOTERS, 18 TO 24 72% BACK. HARRIS COMPARED TO 24% SUPPORTING TRUMP IN THE NEXT AGE BRACKET VOTERS. 25 TO 34 TRUMP LEADS BY 7%. 49 TO 42, WHOEVER THEY'RE SUPPORTING VOTERS SAY THEY'RE HAPPIER WITH THEIR OPTIONS. NOW IN MARCH, A MAJORITY OF VOTERS AND OUR WRAL NEWS POLL SAID THEY WISHED THEY HAD OTHER OPTIONS 6 MONTHS LATER, VOTERS ARE SATISFIED WITH THEIR CHOICES BY NEARLY 2 TO ONE MARGIN. NOW A WRAL NEWS POLL SURVEYED 676 LIKELY VOTERS ACROSS THE STATE LAST WEEK. IT WAS CONDUCTED BY SURVEY USA AND</p>

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

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Vehicle fire blocks I-40 near Chapel Hill

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



'Extremely hard': Town responds after some Apex customers' utility bills tripled

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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.

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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NEW YORK (AP) â James Earl Jones, who overcame racial prejudice and a severe stutter to become a celebrated icon of stage and screen â eventually lending his deep, commanding voice to CNN, âThe Lion Kingâ and Darth Vader â has died. He was 93.

James Earl Jones, acclaimed actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

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Tyler Moore, who turned 17 on Aug. 16, passed his pilot's test four days later, becoming one of the youngest certified airplane pilots in the country.

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

Fayetteville teen pilot's remarkable achievement earns recognition from hero pilot 'Sully' Sullenberger

A Cary man was arrested Monday at North Carolina State University after "waving a handgun in the air" along Hillsborough Street, according to the university.



Court: Man arrested at NC State sought 'vigilante justice,' brought gun to campus

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

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

Schools increase security after social media threats

The Senate passed the measure along party lines Monday afternoon. The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday.

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

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Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico as the sixth named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season. The newest forecast track takes it into the Louisiana Gulf Coast as a hurricane Wednesday night. The center of the storm moves well to our west, but we could see some remnant showers starting late Friday. 

Tropical Storm Francine has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to hit Louisiana coast later this week

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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. 

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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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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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Environmental groups argue that recent state legislation has weakened the NC DEQ's ability to effectively manage water pollution and enforce standards for toxic chemicals, leading to increased pollution and risks to public health.

NC Department of Environmental Quality's water authority under fire

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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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Democratic North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein's campaign accused his Republican gubernatorial opponent Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of not caring about teacher pay.

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

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

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UNC-Chapel Hill to test emergency sirens Thursday 

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Family of endangered Red Wolves are leaving Durham museum

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

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

US seeks new pedestrian safety rules aimed at increasingly massive SUVs and pickup trucks

Kate, princess of Wales, says she has completed chemotherapy treatment and will return to public duties

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

NC Senate advances millions more for private schools

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State senators to vote Monday on funding private school vouchers

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New building at NC State to be named after outgoing chancellor

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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.

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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

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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.

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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. 

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Former patients of a mental health facility in Raleigh have expressed concerns about a partnership with the Raleigh Police Department to divert juveniles and adults from hospital emergency departments.

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