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The scammers convinced Pauline Miller (pictured) to withdraw $15,000 from her bank account and deposit it in a Bitcoin ATM.

Raleigh woman warns others after experiencing Bitcoin ATM scam

Firefighters responded to a church fire in Wilson County on Thursday afternoon.

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Vice President Kamala Harris spoke in Fayetteville on July 18, 2024.

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President Joe Biden walks down the steps of Air Force One at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Biden is returning to his home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., to self-isolate after testing positive for COVID-19. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

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FILE - Bob Newhart appears at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 2016. Newhart, the deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, died in Los Angeles on Thursday, July 18, 2024. He was 94. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94

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NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson sat down with WRAL's Keely Arthur to talk about Poe Hall.

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson to retire at the end of 2024-25 school year

Paris 2024 is on track to be the most sustainable Games in Olympics history. Carbon-cutting measures include no A/C in the athlete's village, but Team USA is pushing back.

As athletes go for gold, Paris Olympics organizers go for green

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A recreational water advisory has been issued for the Roanoke River due to a chemical storage facility fire that caused runoff water to pollute nearby water sources.

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The town of Holly Springs is working to ensure future generations have their water needs addressed as the area grows.

Holly Springs sees water capacity increase as population grows

Mario Thompson appeared in court on Thursday, July 18, 2024. He is charged with first-degree murder and two counts of discharging a weapon into an occupied dwelling.

Chapel Hill man appears in court facing murder charge

Three teens killed in high-speed police chase after crashing into officer's car

Three teens killed in high-speed police chase after crashing into officer's car

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A coach pushed an umpire during a Little League game in Wilson Monday night and the umpire responded by hitting the coach several times with his mask.

Fight between coach, umpire ruins Little League game in Wilson

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Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Gen. Jennie Carignan, incoming Chief of the Defence Staff, after her remarks at a change of command ceremony at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP)

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FILE -- Mike Lindell, the chief executive of MyPillow, speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House in Washington, March 20, 2020. On Feb. 5, 2021, Lindell, the embattled chief executive of MyPillow who helped finance Trump’s legal efforts to challenge election results, aired a falsehood-laden film about election fraud on One America News. (Al Drago/The New York Times)

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NBC's Steve Kornacki takes a closer look at the battleground state of North Carolina and the potential impact it could have on the Electoral College battle.

NBC's Steve Kornacki analyzes the Democratic push in North Carolina

Gov. Roy Cooper welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris to Fayetteville

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks in Fayetteville

Extra security measures being taken for VP Harris' visit to Fayetteville Thursday

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Trish the Triceratops (She/Her) is located at the corner of Morgan and Fayetteville streets (City of Raleigh)

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sunflowers in Dorothea Dix Park at their glorious peak!

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NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson to retire

NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson to retire

Group pushes for Wake County school district-wide cellphone ban

Wake County schools could add protections for natural hair

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Wake school board approves ending discrimination against natural hair styles

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Cellphone usage in schools is a concern for parents, teachers: Are cellphone bans the right move?

Parent group proposes cellphone ban at Wake public schools during school board meeting

University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans listens in on a North Carolina State University Board of Trustees meeting at the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Hans arrived at the meeting before N.C. State Chancellor Randy Woodson publicly announced his retirement. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera)

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Adam Trusky (6) of Chapel Hill. Some of the top boys soccer players from across North Carolina played in the N.C. Coaches Association East-West All-Star Boys Soccer Game at Grimsley High School on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. (Photo By: Nick Stevens)

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FILE - Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, June 22, 2024, in Philadelphia. Trump is seeking to distance himself from a plan for a massive overhaul of the federal government drafted by some of his administration officials. Some of these men are expected to take high-level roles if the Republican presumptive nominee is elected back into the White House. Trump is saying on Truth Social that he "knew nothing about Project 2025." (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)

What is Project 2025? Conservative blueprint for presidential term becomes Dems' focus

In 2017, contamination from forever chemicals dumped from Chemours Fayetteville Works plant was found in the Cape Fear River drinking water supply. CFPUA has spent $46 million to install filters to remove PFAS from the drinking water.

$30 million in funding will help Fayetteville filter out forever chemicals from drinking water

Democrats in Raleigh have warned voters about a plan called Project 2025, which outlines a massive overhaul of the federal government. However, Donald Trump and North Carolina Republicans said they are distancing themselves from the plan.

NC Democrats lay out their objections to Project 2025

Patients call for change after Holly Hill Hospital inspection records reveal violations

Patients call for change after Holly Hill Hospital inspection records reveal violations

Polling shows more Americans OK with political violence

Polling shows more Americans OK with political violence

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures as he is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Political violence gaining voter acceptance even before Trump assassination attempt, polls show

The Donut Inn offers giant handmade donuts in the Wrightsbeach Beach area.

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10-year-old takes the wheel during grandfather's emergency

10-year-old takes the wheel during grandfather's emergency

Firefighters rescue dog from drain pipe in Winston-Salem

North Carolina 17-year-old makes aviation history

17-year-old is NC's youngest Black person to earn private pilot's license

Raleigh man wins $25k per year for life prize

This photo provided by the Denver Downtown Aquarium shows Crush, a rare orange lobster, sent to the aquarium on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Crush is named after the Denver Broncos Orange Crush defense from 1976 to 1986. (Meghan Bailey/Denver Downtown Aquarium via AP)

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People push for accountability at Holly Hill Hospital

People push for accountability at Holly Hill Hospital

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FILE - Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, speaks as President Joe Biden meets with his Competition Council to announce new actions to lower costs for families in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, on March 5, 2024. The CFPB said Thursday July 18, 2024 that apps that allow workers to access their paychecks in advance, often for a fee, are providing loans and should be subject to the Truth in Lending Act. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

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In the small Scotland County town of Wagram, north of Laurinburg, is a farm that raises a large type of donkey called a jackstock. It's an endangered animal- only 3,000 are left in the world- yet they played a vital role in the country's early days.

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FILE - Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the former armorer for the Western film "Rust," listens to closing arguments in her trial at district court, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Santa Fe, N.M. The movie weapons armorer is appealing her conviction for involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set. (Luis Sánchez Saturno/Santa Fe New Mexican via AP, Pool, File)

Movie armorer seeks dismissal of her conviction or new trial in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

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