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The N.C. State Highway Patrol said winter weather conditions contributed to all three deaths.

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The Trump administration's immigration efforts have led some Democrats to call for abolishing ICE. Others won't go as far, wary of appearing out of step with voters who want immigration laws enforced.
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The Winter Olympics bring hundreds of the world's best winter athletes to northern Italy, where they will face off in 16 different sports across 2 1/2 weeks. Here's how to follow along.
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The legal battle between Duke Health and WakeMed over a cancer-fighting linear accelerator has a David vs. Goliath flavor.
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For more than two decades, Laura King has been one of the most in-demand drummers in North Carolina. You can learn a lot about the evolution of indie rock in the Triangle just by tracing her career.
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School systems across the Southeast are dealing with weather-related school closures for the second week in a row, leading some to try remote learning while many prepare to add more school days to make up for lost instructional time.
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UNC-Chapel Hill's Ackland Art Museum debuted its new exhibit "Bill Bamberger: Boys Will Be Men" on Jan. 30, 2026.
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Forecasters warned that dangerous extra-cold conditions will persist for a huge swath of the U.S. from the Gulf Coast into New England. There were hundreds of weekend flight cancellations to North Carolina, snow flurries and falling iguanas in Florida, and more misery for thousands who are still without power from last month's ice storm in the South.
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The private institution merger will impact nearly 9,000 students and involve $2 billion in university assets.
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Eager sledders took to Dix Park in downtown Raleigh on Sunday to ride sleds down any hill they could find.
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About two or three inches of snow fell on Raleigh, while both central North Carolina and the coast received more snow.
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Residents around the Triangle took to any hill they could find on Saturday to enjoy the snowfall.
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Jeff Tiberii speaks with WRAL's Brian Murphy about Duke University's recent NCAA transfer portal settlement. Leoneda Inge talks to award-winning country musician Rissi Palmer about her new EP, Perspectives.
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One woman breaks down the cost of her survival in the U.S. after fleeing Mexico in 2011 and dispels myths about immigrants being freeloaders.