Raleigh breaking news and weather, Raleigh North Carolina news today, WRAL 7-day forecasts, NC lottery updates. WRAL news in Raleigh, NC.

WRAL.com

Fayetteville police revealed chilling details that underscored brutal living conditions and indicated children in Avantae Deven's care were isolated, starved and beaten. Deven was charged with murder and child abuse on Wednesday.


Detectives: Adoptive mother linked to disappearance of Fayetteville siblings kept children in isolation, darkness

TRACK THOSE STORMS TO SEE WHO HAS THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER. THANK YOU. TONIGHT, AVANTE DEVON HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER OF 2 OF HER ADOPTED CHILDREN. BLAKE AND FUND WRAL SPOKE WITH A WOMAN WHO SAID SHE LIVED WITH AVANTE DEVIN AT ONE POINT AND THAT IT WAS UNBEARABLE. WRAL'S. CARLY HAYNES IS JOINING US LIVE AT THE FAYETTEVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT. CARLY, THIS CASE HAS GARNERED A LOT OF ATTENTION AND POLICE SAY THE CHILDREN DISTURBINGLY WERE ABUSED AND STARVED. IT WAS AN UNUSUAL CASE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING CLEANUP. BLAKE INLAND BEEN MISSING FOR YEARS. THE ONLY REPORTED RECENTLY. >> FAYETTEVILLE POLICE SAY THEY BELIEVE THE 2 ARE DEAD AND THAT A MONTE DEVON IS RESPONSIBLE. >> THE EXTENT OF ALLEGED ABUSE UNDER AVANTE DEVON'S CARE. BEST UNDERSTOOD BY THOSE WHO LIFT IT. AND FORMALLY KNOWN AS CHERISH DEVON SAYS SHE DID IT. >> THERE ARE A LOT >> BEATINGS BECAUSE WE WERE STILL FOR FOOD. JUST TO SURVIVE IN MORROW TELLS WRAL. AT ONE POINT SHE LIVED IN THE DEVON HOUSEHOLD WITH BLAKE IN LONDON. THERE WAS A CLOSET UNDERNEATH THE STEPS WE ALL CRAMMED IN THE LAKE UNDONE. >> WE STAY THERE. IN THE ONLY TIME WE TOOK A THAT'S OUR SHOWER WHEN WE WENT OUT IN PUBLIC TO GO THE GROCERY SHOPPING. >> TODAY, FAYETTEVILLE POLICE REVEALED STARVATION AND ABUSE IS HOW BLAKE IN LONDON LIKELY DIED. THEIR ADOPTIVE MOTHER AVANTE DEVON ARRESTED AND CHARGED WITH 2 COUNTS OF MURDER. FELONY CHILD ABUSE, KIDNAPPING AND CONCEALING THEIR DEATHS BY FORCING SOMEONE ELSE IN THE HOME TO BURN AND DISMEMBER THEIR BODIES. >> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION LED FABLE POLICE DETECTIVES TO LOCATE A METAL BOWL AND BARREL WHEN THE CONTENTS WERE REMOVED AND METHODICAL PROCESS TO PRESERVE ANY EVIDENCE INSIDE PARTIAL HUMAN REMAINS WERE FOUND. >> 2 SETS OF PARTIAL REMAINS FOUND IN AUTRYVILLE POLICE CONFIRMED ONE IS LONDON'S. THE OTHER IS STILL BEING PROCESSED. WRAL SPOKE WITH FELICIA CHANDLER, BLAKE DEVEN'S, BIOLOGICAL MOM. AFTER THE ARREST. >> REALLY JUST FEEL LIKE THERE'S. MORE QUESTIONS AND WAITING FOR MORE ANSWERS. THINGS LIKE WHICH IS KATE. >> LONDON'S BIOLOGICAL MOM, SHERI MCCLELLAND SAID WRAL, A STATEMENT SAYING MY FAMILY AND I ARE MORE THAN SHOCKED, SPEECHLESS IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. JUST KEEP PRAYING FOR OUR FAMILIES. BLAKE DEVEN WAS REPORTED MISSING JANUARY THIS YEAR. POLICE ANNOUNCED IN MARCH THAT A MONTH LATER ADDED TO LONDON, DEVON TO THE SEARCH ON APRIL 8TH, THE FBI AND POLICE SEARCHED THEIR BERRYDALE HOME. >> DAYS AFTER THAT REMAINS WERE FOUND. THE ARREST TODAY, THE LATEST IN THE INVESTIGATION THAT HAS LASTED MONTHS. AND DANTE DEVON IS CURRENTLY BEING HELD IN THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. UNDER NO BOND. SHE'LL BE APPEARING IN COURT TOMORROW. >> CURRENTLY HAYNES, WRAL, NEWS LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE. >> FOR ANY OVERNIGHT DEVELOPMENTS IN A PREVIEW OF TOMORROW'S COURT APPEARANCE.

Avantae Deven

Police arrest adoptive mother of Blake and London Deven, charge her with murder

Blake Deven and London Deven

Heat advisory, Level 1 risk for severe storms in store Thursdayâï¸

Severe risk for Thursday, June 27

Most snake bites ever in NC in first six months, poison control says

Copperhead spotted in Knightdale

Double tractor-trailer crash shuts down all lanes of I-95 South near Fayetteville

Highway Traffic

Woman stabbed in the head in Durham, police say

Police car, blue lights, at night

State lawmakers wind down session with veto overrides, constitutional amendments

General Assembly Entrance

Durham woman on motorized wheelchair hit by car for 2nd time in 4 years

Durham woman hit by car at intersection

WRAL News+

WRAL News+ Live Thumbnail

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Around 5:53 a.m., police responded to a hit-and-run crash on Fayetteville Road near NC Highway 54.

Durham police investigating hit-and-run involving GoTriangle bus

GoTriangle bus

Dennis Draughon, Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: From Capitol Broadcasting Co.'s cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Trump's suggestions for the Ten Commandments 

WASHINGTON (AP) â What people remember from Joe Biden and Donald Trumpâs first debate four years ago are likely the interruptions, the shouting and the âwill you shut up, man?â

Biden and Trump are set to debate. Here's what their past performances looked like

Election_2024_Debate_Biden_Trump_19736

The Centennial Authority board called a special meeting for Thursday. The board is expected to vote on a lease extension with the Carolina Hurricanes.

Hurricanes lease, development agreement expected to get final approval from PNC Arena owner

PNC Arena

Republican state lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted to override three of Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's vetoes Wednesday, sending them to the Senate for a final vote.

NC House overrides Cooper vetoes on masking, campaign finance, juvenile justice, billboards

COVID Rises Across U.S. Amid Muted Warnings and Murky Data

A 2-year-old boy has died after being pulled from a pool on Gail Ridge Lane in Wake County, the Wake County Sheriff's Office said Tuesday.

Wake deputy's 2-year-old son dies after drowning in pool, sheriff's office starts donation fund

Pool rescue in Wake County

The North Carolina State Board of Elections on Wednesday voted to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Cornel West off the presidential ballot in November, saying they want more time to review their petitions. 

RFK Jr., Cornel West blocked from NC presidential ballot as elections officials investigate petitions

Kennedy Fails to Qualify for CNN Debate

According to the Raleigh Police Department, the shooting happened around 9:43 p.m. on the 3000 block of Morgan Mills Court. When officers arrived, they found a man with a gunshot wound. EMS transported the man to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.



Man shot Wednesday night on Morgan Mills Court in Raleigh

Police scene on Morgan Mills Court

With a self-imposed June 30 deadline to end the 2024 legislative session, North Carolina lawmakers are fast-tracking dozens of bills on issues ranging from liquor laws to vaping, squatters, anti-semitism and the DMV.

NC lawmakers rush to pass last-minute flood of bills, as 2024 session winds down

North Carolina Legislative building off Salisbury Street. Photo taken May 22, 2021. 

A teenager was killed in a boating accident over the weekend at Lake Gaston.

Teenager killed in boating accident at Lake Gaston

Police car

View WRAL's latest top news

MIX 101.5 WRAL-FM

95.7 That Station

99.9 The Fan

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

Shark bite in MA

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.  

Update WRAL News app to get life-saving notifications

Download and update: WRAL News and WRAL Weather apps

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

Raleigh teen crowned Miss North Carolina Teen USA 2024ð

Kaylee Stavlas

Celebrate Independence Day July 4 and the weekend leading up to it with this list of festivals, fireworks, parades and more.



The top July 4 fireworks, festivals, and food trucks in the Triangle + Maps

List: July 4 fireworks, festivals, food trucks in the Triangle 

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

There has been a lot of conflicting information coming from N.C. State leaders, and many people are frustrated by the university's lack of action and transparency. That's why WRAL 5 On Your Side launched its own investigation.

Poe Hall: The latest updates about the NC State scandal 

NC State Poe Hall contamination

Don't Miss It

Former President Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden are set for their first debate ahead of the 2024 elections. It is the first time in U.S. history a former president will debate a sitting president.

Final countdown to first presidential debate of 2024

Venomous sanke bites on the rise this year, extreme heat mey be to blame

Lawmakers seek to take many vaping products off NC shelves

Tar Heel Traveler: Yard sale for Africa

7 mobile homes stolen from Hoke County, MHP recovered

7 mobile homes stolen from Hoke County MHP recovered

Several days of high heat prompts health warnings  

Video Central

WRAL 6am News | June 27

6am Newscast Static

WRAL 9am News | June 26

9am Newscast Static

WRAL Noon News | June 26

12pm Newscast Static

WRAL 4pm News | June 26

4pm Newscast Static

WRAL 6pm News | June 26

6pm Newscast Static

WRAL 10pm News | June 26

10pm Newscast Static

Philadelphia 76ers select Duke's Jared McCain with 16th pick in 2024 NBA Draft

Local News

Woman shot, killed in Goldsboro neighborhood on Hollowell Avenue

Man charged with first-degree murder in Rocky Mount shooting

Dylan Beard: A rising star in track and field hurdles obstacles to success

Study shows the carbon footprint of popular websites 

How the Biden-Trump debate could change the trajectory of the 2024 campaign

Nation/World

Bolivian general arrested after apparent failed coup attempt as government faces new crisis

7 in 10 Americans think Supreme Court justices put ideology over impartiality: AP-NORC poll

Indictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as 'slaves,' judge says

A mechanic for a Boeing subcontractor says he was fired after complaining about poor repair work

6 spraygrounds, local pools now open for the season

6 Raleigh area pool, spraygrounds, splashpads

Post Malone to play Raleigh concert this fall 

Post Malone

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

Image courtesy of Marjorie Hodges.

Live music ahead: 100+ big concerts in North Carolina

North Carolina concerts in 2024

Out & About

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

Politifact

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'

Lawmakers propose new NC constitutional amendments on voting laws, governor's power

NC Capitol

Senate joins House in passing bill to define antisemitism in North Carolina law

NC House lawmakers pass $67M in stopgap funding to stave off child care cliff

Judge upholds North Carolina's anti-rioting law, dismisses civil liberties suit

NC lawmakers consider next steps to legalize medical marijuana

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

Education

NC students: The teacher shortage hurts us

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

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

WRAL Investigates predatory towing in NC, lawmakers seek crackdown

WRAL In Depth

'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 

Alex Morgan left off U.S. soccer roster for Olympics; Courage's Murphy makes team

WRALSportsFan

Tidjane Salaun selected by Charlotte Hornets with sixth pick in 2024 NBA Draft

Baz, Bulls even series with IronPigs

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

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

NC's own Robert Dillingham drafted by San Antonio Spurs, traded to Minnesota

HighSchoolOT

Boys lacrosse rules changes focus on safety of equipment, checking

Butler QB Zachary Lawrence commits to UMass

The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Girls Lacrosse Team

The Huddle: Toughest 4A non-conference schedules, NC players in the XFL, OL tiers

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. 

Consumer Reports finds unclear ingredients in seven brands of baby wipes

Baby wipes 

Residents of the Bridge View neighborhood in Carteret County, where Native American artifacts were found, reported a violent interaction with protesters.

Violent altercation in NC neighborhood after Native American artifacts unearthed

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. 

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

Laptop, typing on computer, work from home, remote, studying

People who live at the Bridge View Development said they are being harassed in their own yards.

Homeowners say archaeological findings led to violence at protest

Multi-million-dollar housing development could be built on ancient Native American village

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

John McKenzie

WRAL Specialists

Recall report: MGA's Miniverse Make It Mini, DHZJM's baby lounger and Ford's F-150

Senate budget doesn't include funding to renovate Poe Hall

FDA warns maker of Sara Lee and Entenmann's not to claim foods contain allergens when they don't

Miniverse toys recalled due to banned levels of chemicals

5 On Your Side

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

Investigations

NASA taps Elon Muskâs SpaceX to bring International Space Station out of orbit in a few more years

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

WRAL TechWire

Amazon joins exclusive club, crossing $2 trillion in stock market value for the first time

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

Volume	0
Open	29.76
Bid (Size)	26.90 (1)
Ask (Size)	47.61 (2)
Prev. Close	29.76
Today's Range	29.76 - 29.76
52wk Range	22.07 - 30.13
Shares Outstanding	1,274,440
Dividend Yield	0.76%

YTD	+17.17%	+17.17%
1 Month	+0.92%	+0.92%
3 Month	+3.15%	+3.15%
6 Month	+15.26%	+15.26%
1 Year	+23.59%	+23.59%

(NY: CGGO )

Price and Volume

Performance