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Tar Heel Traveler: The Vander Light

It's Halloween, and with it comes the ghostly tale of the Vander Light. For years, people have witnessed a mysterious light waving far down the railroad tracks in the little crossroads community of Vander near Fayetteville

Tar Heel Traveler: Garrett Hotel

The Garrett Hotel was built in 1925. It is located at 107 Railroad Street in Ahoskie.

Tar Heel Traveler: Ghost special

The 'Ghost special' for Tar Heel Traveler.

Tar Heel Traveler: Ghost of the Vance Hotel

It's Halloween, and the Tar Heel Traveler loves a spooky ghost! There is apparently one haunting the old Vance Hotel in Statesville. People swear they've seen an apparition walking the halls of the abandoned building.

Tar Heel Traveler: The ghosts of the Hollister House

A historic home in New Bern sat empty for 20 years before new residents bought It and began renovating it. That's when they say ghosts started appearing.

Tar Heel Traveler: The girl in the yellow dress

North Carolina residents share the harrowing story of a girl in a yellow dress who died years ago but who mysteriously appears to people today in her hometown of Washington, NC.

Tar Heel Traveler; Ghost train

Tuesday is the anniversary of a terrible train wreck in Statesville, and people swear the wreck repeats itself each year on this day. They report hearing terrifying cries in the dead of night.

'Built on their graves:' Fans tailgated on top of 500 unmarked graves at Clemson football stadium

For many years, football fans at Clemson University parked their vehicles and tailgated right in the middle of a burial ground - many never even realizing there were hundreds of people buried right beneath their feet.

Chris Lea, WRAL Sports Anchor & Cristin Severance, WRAL Investigative Documentary Producer & Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

'Built on their graves:' Fans tailgated on top of 500 unmarked graves at Clemson football stadium

Panthers stadium built overtop lost Black community, site of horrific lynching

Tens of thousands of people visit Bank of America stadium to watch the Carolina Panthers play football each year - never realizing they are walking on top of lost remnants of a once-thriving Black neighborhood established in the aftermath of the Civil War.

Chris Lea, WRAL Sports Anchor & Cristin Severance, WRAL Investigative Documentary Producer

Panthers stadium built overtop lost Black community, site of horrific lynching

Tar Heel Traveler: The terrifying tale of Lydia

On this eerie Halloween night, a ghoulish storyteller spins the chilling tale of Lydia, a spectral hitchhiker who haunts the old bridge in Jamestown. Though she's been dead for decades, her ghostly presence returns each year, leaving a trail of terror in her wake.

Ghosts in the Stadium: How four iconic Carolina football stadiums buried Black history

Thousands of roaring fans have cheered in stadiums like Carter-Finley or pounded their feet on the bleachers at a Panthers game in Charlotte - never knowing the complex history hidden by each of these sites.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer; Chris Lea, WRAL sports anchor & Cristin Severance, WRAL investigative documentary producer

Ghosts in the Stadium: How four iconic Carolina football stadiums buried Black history

'Ghosts in the Stadium' premieres at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday

WRAL Investigative Documentary Producer Cristin Severance and WRAL Sports Anchor Chris Lea set out to uncover who these stadiums were named after, where they were built and what communities they displaced.

WRAL documentary 'Ghosts in the Stadium' examines unknown past of four iconic football stadiums in the Carolinas

Cristin Severance, WRAL Investigative Documentary Producer

Sleepover with ghosts: Haunted hotels and rentals across NC

If you've ever dreamed of staying the night in a haunted hotel room or Airbnb, there are a few bone-chilling rentals with eerie stories that allow guests to visit overnight.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Sleepover with ghosts: Haunted hotels and rentals across NC

Historic and haunted: Visit Little Washington for Halloween tours and tales

Whether you love a good ghost story, want something fun and fright-filled to do or just love learning about history, Little Washington has you covered this Halloween season.

By Paula Stephenson, Washington Tourism Development Authority

Tar Heel Traveler, mother's ghost in Brunswick County

Bizarre and riveting story of an elderly woman from Brunswick County who died last year--and whose image supposedly and repeatedly appeared on ring videos after her death.

Ghost towns from above: Bird's eye view of abandoned communities across NC

Have you ever wanted to visit a real ghost town? There are ruins of abandoned and forgotten towns all across North Carolina.

Heather Leah, WRAL multiplatform producer

Ghost towns from above: Bird's eye view of abandoned communities across NC

Locals share spooky story of rain-soaked hitchhiker in Walhalla, SC

If you drive through a specific area along Highway 107 in South Carolina, you may end up seeing a ghost looking for a ride.

NBC News Channel

The chilling story of the Walhalla, SC hitchhiker