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Republican state lawmaker Rep. Jarrod Lowery who is also the only native American in the General Assembly is now voicing his objection to Governor-Elect Josh Stein's pick of Cherokee Chief Mitchell Hicks for his transition team.

Today is National Dewy Decimal System Day and as we think about the system we all learned about in grade school to help us find that perfect book - today also gives us a chance to talk about our Libraries and the programs they have coming up this month. With Chris Edwards to discuss all of this is Connie Brandt Senior Program Manger for the Wake County Libraries.

On Monday New York police announced the arrest of a suspect, Luigi Mangione in the murder of the United Healthcare CEO - finding the suspect at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania. With Chris Edwards to discuss the arrest of the suspect is retired New York Police Lt. Steve Hauck.

A half century of iron rule has come to an end in Syria as now former President Bashar Al-Assad has fled to Russia as rebels have taken control of that country and now the world waits for what is next. With Chris Edwards to offer perspective is CBS News Military Analyst, Jeff McCausland.

The jobs report in October was a disappointing one but charged back in November producing 227,000 jobs and now with revisions to the previous two months, experts say the economy has now gained 2.27 million jobs from a year ago. Chris Edwards get the real facts on that now from CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger.

Last week the CEO of United Healthcare was killed on the streets of New York and the suspect is still on the loose as the search for the gunman continues into its sixth day. With Chris Edwards to provide us with the latest is retired New York Police Lt. Steve Hauck.

An Alaska Airlines employee fired over a tattoo, and maybe a positive change to bag fees, this and more as Chris Edwards has his weekly conversation with Jay Ratliff.

On Sunday the first 12-team College Football Playoff Bracket was announced with the ACC getting two selections in Clemson and SMU, in addition all three of our local ACC teams are heading bowling with Duke, North Carolina and NC State all postseason bound and while we celebrate the successes of these teams on the gridiron, there isn't a lot to celebrate when it comes to ACC basketball after the le...

Tony Riggsbee takes a moment to talk with Dale Folwell about what he is doing in the last days of his office and about his newly acquired Sunshine Award.

Tony Riggsbee takes a moment to talk with Dale Folwell about what he is doing in the last days of his office and about his newly acquired Sunshine Award.

Luke Farley will soon be the North Carolina Labor Commissioner, and he gets a moment to speak with Tony Riggsbee about how is is preparing for the office.

Warmth for Wake has been operating for a while and aims to help those in need of space heaters or firewood for those who don't have any other option to help their homes every winter. Tony Riggsbee speaks with Maria Gabriel, the Warmth for Wake Seasonal & Volunteer Supervisor about how they are helping the people of wake county and how you can help as well.

Duke Energy Progress customers from Raleigh east will start to see a lower electric bill as early as this month. The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved the request for Duke Energy Progress to lower residential utility rates by 4.5%, which started December 1. With us now to discuss this further is Jeff Brooks, Duke Energy Spokesperson.

It has been an active couple of weeks on Jones Street as earlier this week the state senate voted to override a veto from Governor Roy Cooper that would strip power away from the Governor-Elect, Attorney General-Elect and the Superintendent of Public Instruction-Elect. The is also the ongoing race for the state supreme court which has just finished a recount - Chris Edwards discuss all this and mo...

With the holiday season approaching and holiday parties commencing, December has been designated as National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month and with Chris Edwards to discuss the importance of raising awareness as well as giving us some holiday travel tips is Mark Ezzell, Director of the Governor's Highway Safety Program.

On Tuesday South Korea caught the world by surprise when they the President declared Martial Law but then rescinded that order after the Parliament voted unanimously to overturn that Martial Law declaration. With Chris Edwards for more perspective is CBS News Military Analyst, Jeff McCausland.

Hospital patients are even safer today than they were in 2019. That’s according to a new report by the American Hospital Association (AHA), which found that hospital and health system performance on key patient safety and quality measures was better in the first quarter of 2024 than before the COVID-19 pandemic. With Chris Edwards to discuss this further is Dr. Chris DeRienzo, Chief Physician Exec...

There has been a lot of action on on Jones Street over the past couple of weeks and on Monday, the North Carolina State Senate voted 30-19 to override Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would strip a number of powers away from the Governor-Elect Josh Stein and the Attorney General-Elect Jeff Jackson while also providing more funding for Western North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene...

There has been a lot of action on on Jones Street over the past couple of weeks and on Monday, the North Carolina State Senate voted 30-19 to override Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would strip a number of powers away from the Governor-Elect Josh Stein and the Attorney General-Elect Jeff Jackson while also providing more funding for Western North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene...

There has been a lot of action on on Jones Street over the past couple of weeks and on Monday, the North Carolina State Senate voted 30-19 to override Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that would strip a number of powers away from the Governor-Elect Josh Stein and the Attorney General-Elect Jeff Jackson while also providing more funding for Western North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene...

On Monday RDU and Air Canada announced another new offering to those flying out of the triangle as Air Canada will begin non-stop flights from RDU to Vancouver next year. With Chris Edwards to discuss this and other items of note from the airport is Stephanie Hawco, Director of Media Relations at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Warren Buffett recently made headlines when he released a letter to his Berkshire Hathaway shareholders highlighting his ongoing plan to donate his $150 billion fortune. Chris Edwards talks about this and more with CBS News Business Analyst Jill Schlesinger.

Southwest to make some changes to protect flyers, a passenger getting onto an international flight washout a boarding pass and more, as Chris Edwards has his weekly conversation with Jay Ratliff.

The college football regular season wrapped up on Saturday with wild finishes across the country and here in our backyard, Duke capped off a 9-3 season with a walk-off win at Wake Forest and NC State beat North Carolina to end the tenure of Mack Brown as the North Carolina head coach - with Chris Edwards to break it all down is David Glenn from the North Carolina Sports Network.

On Sunday night, President Biden announced a full pardon for his son Hunter, that ahead of a sentencing later this month. With Chris Edwards to discuss the pardon, and the Trump transition is CBS News Legal Analyst, Thane Rosenbaum.