This year marks the 67th annual lighting of the WRAL-TV tower in Raleigh, an annual tradition that has grown to include celebrations with towers at American Tobacco Campus in Durham and Rocky Mount Mills.


WRAL Tower Lighting: WRAL lights the towers in Raleigh, Durham and Rocky Mount

WRAL Tower Lighting

Michelle Mackonochie - familiar to WRAL viewers after five years as part of the morning news team - will anchor the 4 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. newscasts with Dan Haggerty, and the 10 p.m. and 11 p.m. newscasts with Gerald Owens. 

WRAL welcomes Michelle Mackonochie to evening newscasts beginning Jan. 5

Michelle Mackonochie

What it really means to be an organ and bone marrow donor

Stay up to date with WRAL’s Fainting Goat Brewing Company news and reporting coverage

Fainting Goat Brewing Company News and Reporting Coverage | WRAL

Fainting Goat Brewing Company Coverage

Hops for Hope has raised enough money to fly 2,500 children and their families round trip for medical treatments in the last nine years.

"Weather Alert Day" Blonde Ale takes home 2nd-place prize at Hops for Hope

Weather Alert Day blonde ale at Fainting Goat Brewing Company

On Thursday, Fainting Goat Brewing in Fuquay-Varina will launch "Weather Alert Day" beer. 

Forecast calls for 100% chance of beer! WRAL, Fainting Goat Brewing team up for 'Weather Alert Day' ale

WRAL, Fainting Goat Brewing Company partner for release of new "Weather Alert Day" beer

Joe Ovies, Adam Eshbaugh, and Wayne Holt host this week's show. They discuss Raleigh Beer Week, and the annual Bojangles Beer Dinner, pairing New Belgium beer with Bojangles.


Fainting Goat Brewing Company News and Reporting Coverage | WRAL

"Weather Alert Day" Blonde Ale takes home 2nd-place prize at Hops for Hope

Forecast calls for 100% chance of beer! WRAL, Fainting Goat Brewing team up for 'Weather Alert Day' ale

919 Beer podcast: Fuquay's Fainting Goat