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Eco-Friendly, Sustainability, Litter, and More - Join Us at the Green Event!

Come Hug A Tree With Me!
When you consider renovations, building a home, or purchasing electrical appliances… do you think energy efficient?
Have you considered growing your own garden and installing rain barrels… increasing the sustainability of your life?
Do you pick up trash when you walk your dog or visit your favorite park… decreasing the litter in […]


LeBlanc Debut To Benefit Spare Some for Autism

Be a VIP guest at Santina DiSalvo’ s Raleigh Debut Party. 
LeBlanc Image and Style has expanded their business from the Pittsburgh area to our great city of Raleigh.
Santina worked very diligently to find a meaningful local non-profit in the area that will benefit from a night of fun, fashion, and libations.
Spare Some for Autism, is a local non-profit […]


Hula Time So Put on Your Grass Skirts!

Don’t forget tonight’s Luau at Mura benifiting the Muscular Dystrophy Assocation of North Carolina.
$10 at the door…. $2 raffle tickets… drink specials… music… and a chance to come hang out with NBC17


Thursday Night Luau at Mura Benefiting Muscular Dystrophy

Do you have nothing to do on Thursday night???
Mura, in North Hills, is hosting a Luau benefiting the Muscular Dystrophy Association here in Raleigh… Come early to check out the North Hills Summer Concert Series… stick around after 8:30pm for a sushi buffet… drink specials… and a good time supporting a great cause.
NBC17 and Raleigh.MyNC.com […]


The Switched Gets Flipped On Raleigh!

Raleigh.MyNC.com gets the switched flipped and is now live on the web!
Your new hyper-local news channel is now up and running and ready to be used!
Raleigh.MyNC.com is an aggregated news source bringing you all of your local news from multiple media sources. Do you care what’s going on in your town? Do you wonder where […]


Raleigh’s Newest Blog Launches this Week!

Shelter Dogs Speak, Raleigh’s latest blog, has launched this week. The author of this wonderful blog is a heart-filled and extremely passionate woman concerned about the future of animal shelters in North Carolina and the unfortunate demise of the animals who fail to get adopted.
Her blog will evoke conversations all around the county from the water […]


Gangs in Raleigh?

…. In the past couple of weeks, I have heard three stories about gang activity in Raleigh. The discussions started with an attendee at one of our NBC 17 Community Focus Forums where a notable map of gang activity was presented. Our community listening tours are a great way for us to get out in […]


Spare Some For Autism Celebrity Bowling Challenge — A Success!!!

The Spare Some for Autism Celebrity Bowling Challenge was an overwhelming success tonight at AFM Pleasant Valley Bowling Lanes. With John Grahame, Glen Wesley, our very own NBC 17anchor Bill Fitzgerald, and Olympic Gold Medalist Rowdy Gaines as some of the many celebrity bowlers, it was a definite that the event would be a great […]


Attorneys Giving Back!

 This morning, one of Raleigh’s newest and hottest law firms, Leone. Bender. and Seate (who specialize in personal injury cases), presented the Raleigh Rescue Mission with a check in the amount of $15,000!
Beth Leone, and her partners, hired a young woman from the Raleigh Rescue Mission’s ”Today’s Office Program”. This program prepares individuals for today’s professional environment and […]


NBC 17 Gives Back for MLK Day of Service

Our NBC 17 staff gave their time on Martin Luther King Day to honor Dr. King’s dream. We volunteered at several locations including painting a mural in Knightdale, playing with puppies at the SPCA, and serving food at the Raleigh Rescue Mission.
Six of us headed down to the Raleigh Rescue Mission to serve both lunch […]