1992 NC Friendship Force Trip to Moscow Report #10 Religion in Russia
The USSR ceased to exist on December 26, 1991. A few weeks later, WRAL News anchor Donna Gregory and WRAL photographer Jay Jennings accompanied the NC Friendship Force on a trip to Russia, now formerly...
View ArticleVladimir Comes to America
WRAL News anchor Donna Gregory and news photographer Jay Jennings first met Vladimir Koslov in 1992 in Moscow. Vladimir and his family graciously served as one of several hosts to the NC Friendship...
View ArticleWRAL news coverage of Haiti Earthquake 2010
On January 12, 2010 Haiti was rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. The devastation was enormous. Many countries responded with humanitarian aide, including the United States. Locally, Pediatrician...
View ArticleMiracle on the Hudson US Airways Flight 1549
On January 15, 2009 US Airways flight 1549 took off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City headed to Charlotte, North Carolina. However, three minutes into the flight, a flock of geese flew into the...
View Article“Give Thanks for Carolina” photo essay by Bill Leslie
"Give Thanks for Carolina" photo essay by Bill Leslie / Bill Leslie / Rick Armstrong / Ongoing News Coverage / "Give Thanks for Carolina" was primarily shot and edited by WRAL news photographer Rick...
View ArticleTar Heel Tartans
Tar Heel Tartans! WRAL news anchor Bill Leslie and news photographer Rick Armstrong document North Carolina native Bill Caudill’s search for his Scottish ancestral homeland. Along the way they meet an...
View ArticleNOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft
WRAL News photographer Richard Adkins flew into the eye of a storm named Irene, August 2011. You’ll see what happens inside this special aircraft referred to as a “Hurricane Hunter” as it criss-crosses...
View ArticleCRIBBAGE
Cribbage players travel to Raleigh, North Carolina to compete in the annual National Cribbage Tournament – the world’s largest cribbage event. Nick Pond, former WRAL Sports director/anchor and avid...
View ArticleAmerican Idol Winner Scotty McCreery
Scotty McCreery won season 10 of American Idol in 2011. McCreery is a country music singer who grew up in Garner, North Carolina, a few miles east of Raleigh. WRAL and sister station WRAZ provided...
View ArticleSKY 5 Directs Boy Scout River Rescue
SKY 5 pilot Mike Allen finds two missing boy scouts and their scoutmaster clinging to trees after their canoes overturned in the Cape Fear River in Harnett County. Since SKY 5 is not equipped with...
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