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

Get ready for a warmer winter as La Niña makes a comeback, bringing below-normal snowfall to our area. 

La Niña returns: Expect warmer winter with below-normal snowfall for Triangle in 25-26

winter weather snow showers

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

Stay up to date with WRAL’s Cary Fire Department news and reporting coverage

Cary Fire Department News and Reporting Coverage | WRAL

Cary Fire Department Coverage

All fire departments urge the public to avoid burning outdoors until further notice. The combination of gusty winds (we're expected to feel winds up to 30 mph), dry conditions and low humidity, on top of severe drought conditions, can stir rapid fire growth. 

NC fire officials call for pause to outdoor burns due to dry conditions

All fire departments urge the public to avoid burning outdoors until further notice.

An overnight fire on Lochinvar Court in Cary displaced two residents, with no injuries reported. The fire, contained to the home's garage, caused smoke damage throughout. The cause remains under investigation.

HIGHWAY PATROL FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT CRASH. >> MORE BREAKING NEWS TO PEOPLE ARE OUT OF THEIR HOME AFTER A FIRE EARLY THIS MORNING. AND KERRY, THIS IS VIDEO FROM THE WRAL BREAKING NEWS TRACKER ON LOCKING OF OUR COURT OFF GLASS. COWROTE OFFICIALS SAY THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE HOME'S GARAGE JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT. FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO CONTAIN IT THERE SMOKE DAMAGE THE INSIDE OF THE HOME KNOW NO ONE WAS HURT. THE CAUSE

No injuries reported in Cary house fire

Cary house fire forces two people from home, no injuries reported

An overnight fire on Lochinvar Court in Cary displaced two residents, with no injuries reported. The fire, contained to the home's garage, caused smoke damage throughout. The cause remains under investigation.


A townhome fire in Cary has left four residents displaced after flames broke out on Bay Drive on Friday. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Cary townhome fire displaces four, no injuries reported; investigation ongoing

Firefighters from Fairview, Apex, and Cary responded to a house fire on Jessie Drive in Apex on Sunday night.


Multiple fire crews respond to house fire on Jessie Drive in Apex; No injuries reported

Firefighters battled a fire at a home in Cary on Sunday night.

Firefighters battle Cary house fire

Cary house fire

According to the Cary Fire Department, firefighters responded to a fire around 4 p.m. at a home on Heidinger Drive.


Homeowners okay after fire inside Cary home, firefighters say

House fire on Heidinger Drive

Fire crews responded to a structure fire in Cary 

Crews respond to fire in Cary

Fire flames

The fire started around 3 a.m. Seven Cary Fire Department trucks are on scene. It appears that the fire was contained to the garage.

Crews fighting fire at Cary home on Brandywine Lane

At least 7 fire trucks respond to early morning house fire in Cary

Crews are fighting a fire at a house on Brandywine Lane in Cary. 

LIVE IN DURHAM. NICK PERLIN, WRAL NEWS. >> BREAKING NEWS IN CARY CREWS ARE FIGHTING A FIRE RIGHT NOW AT A HOUSE ON BRANDYWINE LANE WRAL'S. LAURA LEVINE JOINS US LIVE FROM THE SCENE. AND LAURA, WE UNDERSTAND THE FIRE STARTED ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. >> WE'RE IN A GOOD MORNING. YES, THIS FIRE CAME IN. THE CALL CAME IN AROUND 3 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING. BEHIND ME, YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL FIRE TRUCKS LINING BRANDYWINE DRIVE SEVERAL CREWS HERE ON THE SCENE. BUT THE FIRE IS PUT OUT. I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS A PRETTY MUCH CONTAINED SITUATION WHERE IT APPEARS THE FIRE HAPPENED IN THE GARAGE. YOU CAN SEE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE HERE. EVEN SOME OF THE HOMES CHARRED A BIT FROM THE FLAMES AND SMOKE. I CAN TELL YOU JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO I SPOKE WITH THE FOLKS WHO LIVE HERE. EVERYONE IS OK, TELL ME THEY JUST WOKE UP TO BE A FIRE ALARMS GOING OFF AND CREWS ARRIVED HERE PRETTY SWIFTLY. SO AGAIN, A SITUATION THAT IS UNDER CONTROL RIGHT NOW, THEY ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS FIRE. THE HOMEOWNERS TELL ME THEY HAVE NO IDEA, BUT THAT'S WHY INVESTIGATORS ARE HERE ON THE SCENE. SO AS SOON AS WE LEARN MORE, WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON AIR

The Cary Fire Department responded to a house fire in a neighborhood not far from High House Road in Cary on Saturday morning.

Cary family displaced by house fire near High House Road 

Fire Flame

The owners of a Tesla were not following the manufacturer's instructions when they tried to recharge a battery inside their home. It short circuited and burst into flames.


Battery from Tesla explodes in Cary home; firefighters say danger exists with any car battery

Tesla battery explodes in Cary home after being removed and charged inside

First responders from Cary, Fairview and Swift Creek fire departments rigged a rope lift to pull 11-month-old Mudge from the hole.