WRAL Specialists

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Is your smart home spying on you?

Consumer Reports warns that smart home devices can collect and expose personal information, but says simple steps like updating software, limiting shared data and using a separate Wi-Fi network can reduce the risk.

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WakeMed CEO Donald Gintzig on possible Atrium Merger: Will patients pay more?
NC education leaders look to recalculate key school-performance metric
100+ texts: Former GOP leader told election official how to vote during contentious public hearing

WRAL Specialists

Is your smart home spying on you?

WakeMed CEO Donald Gintzig on possible Atrium Merger: Will patients pay more?

NC education leaders look to recalculate key school-performance metric

100+ texts: Former GOP leader told election official how to vote during contentious public hearing

North Carolina secures $455 million PFAS settlement, plus $135 million cleanup reserve

School fire inspection reports reveal hundreds of violations, some taking years to fix

FBI now publicly identifies, tracks AI used in crimes. North Carolinians have lost millions

Is secrecy fueling the backlash against data centers?

NC auditor: It might be time to change the math as lottery sales soar, money to schools doesn't

Mail-in voting has begun in NC. Here’s what to know for the 2026 midterms