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

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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

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Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: A sound, basic education?

Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist 

DRAUGHON DRAWS: President Trump's Iran trump card?

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: The Rocking-Horse Winner: Berger or Page?

Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Duke Energy's rate hike runaround

Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: President Trump's ballot box bear trap

Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: President Trump on the downhill slope

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Phil Berger casts a shadow on the state budget

Sunday, Feb. 1, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Senator Tillis shows a little spine

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: The ICE Apocalypse

Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Polls show Senator Berger on the ropes

Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: The fruit of State Auditor Boliek's labors

Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: What's the sound of a complete state budget?... Crickets.

Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: NCGOP loses count of unaffiliated voters

Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Justice or just ICE?

Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Two genders, but no "sound, basic education" for N.C.

Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Maduro drummed out, US oil companies drummed in

Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: The New Year feels old thanks to health insurance rate hikes

Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Season's Greetings from the North Carolina General Assembly

Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: The DOJ releases the Naughty List

Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Gov. Hunt moved heaven and earth for NC education

Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Grinchy FEMA needs a change of heart

Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Hats off to Senator Berger!

Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Healthcare coal for the holidays

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025--Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist

DRAUGHON DRAWS: Duke Energy rate hikes might turn Rudoff

Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025-- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist