The new 2024 champion has been crowned! Mystik Dan wins in 150th Kentucky Derby

New 2024 champion crowned! Mystik Dan wins in 150th Kentucky Derby

WRAL 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur obtained an email from an associate dean that showed the administration had concerns about what employees were being exposed to more than a decade ago.

Records reveal concerns over NC State's Poe Hall go back decades

NC State University's Poe Hall

Triangle residents who are fans of thrills and themed attractions don't have to travel far to experience some of the best.

Guide: Amusement parks within driving distance of Raleigh

New Carowinds rollercoaster nears opening date

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Greenlight Community Broadband Coverage

Wilson, North Carolina, located just east of Raleigh, is home to the Gig East Exchange, Greenlight broadband, an incubator program for small businesses and a passionate local community -- not to mention a low cost of living and close proximity to the Triangle. 

Welcome to Wilson: the next innovation hub in North Carolina

Innovation Road Trip : Spotlight : Gig East

The newly launched transit service RIDE is the latest addition to Wilson's Smart City innovations, further solidifying the city's reputation as a tech hub in eastern North Carolina. 

Transit service launches in Wilson, solidifying its Smart City status

City of Wilson : Spotlight : RIDE transit service

City leaders are hoping this helps to prove a point they've been trying to make since they started the project. High-speed internet is no longer a luxury.

FUTURE PROJECTS TO FEED THE ANIMALS DURING THIS TIME. FOR $60 YOU CAN DRIVE YOUR CAR AROUND THE ZOO TO SEE THE ANIMALS WITH AUDIO INCLUDED TO EDUCATE GUESTS. >>> WITH SO MANY PEOPLE WORKING ON LEARNING FROM HOME INTERNET ACCESS IS CRITICAL. A UNIQUE AND INNOVATIVE SERVICE IN WILSON IS PROVING TO BE INVALUABLE. MANDY MITCHELL REPORTS THE CITY IS WORKING TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS CONNECTED. >> Reporter: MICHELLE IS A VETERAN HISTORY TEACHER. NOTHING IN HER YEARS OF EXPAND PREPARED HER FOR THE PROCESS OF TEACHING HIGH LEVEL CLASSES ON ZOOM. >> IT WAS THE MOST FRUSTRATING EXPERIENCE I'VE EVER HAD TEACHING. >> IT WASN'T BECAUSE HER LACK OF LOVE FOR TECHNOLOGY. SHE DIDN'T HAVE A FAST INTERNET CONNECTION AT HOME. >> I WAS HEARING ONE THIRD OF WHAT MY STUDENTS WERE SAYING. >> THAT'S WHEN WILSON'S COMMUNITY BROADBAND STEPPED IN. THEY LAID OVER 3000 FEET OF FIBER OPTIC CABLES TO CONNECT HER WITH HER STUDENTS. >> SO MANY PEOPLE THAT NEED ACCESS. >> GREEN LIGHT IS THE STATES ONLY COMMUNITY OWNED INTERNET SERVICE. IT HAS SEEN ITS SHARE OF PUSH BACK FROM TRADITIONAL INTERNET PROVIDERS. DURING COVID-19 IT'S HOMETOWN FLEXIBILITY IS PROVING INVALUABLE FOR PEOPLE LIKE HER. >> WERE TRYING TO GET TO THE PEOPLE WITH THE GREATEST NEED. >> MORE PEOPLE USING MORE DATA. BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND APRIL GREEN LIGHT SOLD OUT 23 % AT 9 AM AND 44 % AT NOON. LIKELY CAUSED BY ALL OF THE VIDEOCONFERENCING. >> THE ABILITY TO ABSORB THAT INCREASE IN UPLOAD GOES TO THE VALUE OF THE NEXT GENERATION BROADBAND. >> LEADERS ARE HOPING THIS PROVES A POINT OF HIGH SPEED ACCESS. IT'S NO LONGER A LUXURY. >> GREEN LIGHT HAS ADDED 150 NEW CUSTOMER SINCE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN AND THERE SERVING 11,000 PEOPLE IN WILSON. A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT PROBLEMS WITH BROADBAND ACCESS IN NORTH CAROLINA. YOU WILL FIND THAT WORK ALONG ALL OUR DOCUMENTARIES AT WRAL.COM  OR ANYWHERE YOU

Community broadband proves valuable

Michelle Galloway is a veteran history teacher at Fike High School. She knows all the tricks after more than 30 years in the classroom. But nothing ever prepared her for teaching classes online.

Wilson community broadband proves valuable during coronavirus outbreak

Greenlight, Wilson's broadband service

Proponents of the city-owned fiber-optic network, Greenlight,  use it as a building block for a brighter tomorrow.

Greenlight Community Broadband Coverage

Welcome to Wilson: the next innovation hub in North Carolina

Transit service launches in Wilson, solidifying its Smart City status

Community broadband proves valuable

Wilson community broadband proves valuable during coronavirus outbreak

Greenlight provides unique service to City of Wilson through community broadband