Emily Walkenhorst

@WRAL enterprise team reporter covering Wake County + NC schools. Share your tips, docs, experiences and dog pics (!) to ewalkenhorst at

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

ecu 2-run bunt baseball is back baby

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

NC schools about to find out if their new cellphone policies are working

[NFL @NFL]

Congratulations to Travis and Taylor 🤍💍

(via @tkelce, @taylorswift13)

[Andy Specht @AndySpecht]

ANKLE MONITORS OFF?

NC officials are scrambling to find funding for a GPS system that alerts domestic violence victims if a defendant gets too close.

The program, currently used in 1,200 cases across the state, could shut down as early as next month. 1/2

[Reuters Investigates @specialreports]

Months after a cognitively impaired New Jersey man died while trying to meet up with a flirty Meta AI chatbot, ‘Big sis Billie’ was still romancing users, tests by Reuters show https://t.co/HfTbfH6IPe @JeffHorwitz

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

they could just put one less guy on the ice, you say…

[Blue Ridge Public Radio @BlueRidgePublic]

The full picture of devastation is emerging from Hurricane Helene’s disastrous path through Western North Carolina.

To assist the public in looking for ways to contribute, volunteer, or donate, BPR has compiled the list of resources below.
https://t.co/XgIwobdYrb

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

@nckhui I am so sorry, Keung! I’ll be thinking of and praying for your family. Condolences to all of you

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

@nckhui I am so sorry, Keung! I’ll be thinking and praying for your family

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

@NoelEOman Thanks, Noel! See you in the World Series this year haha

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

@TravisFain Can’t say I know first-hand what’s happening, but it’s different types of devices including warranty and maybe more. Brings average cost up above price you see online for Chromebook, per DPI. They said districts get better bulk pricing than the state has in the past

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

@TravisFain It includes warranty, which DPI recommends and sounds like most everyone gets for at least some years

[Brian Murphy @murphsturph]

Centennial Authority board approves agreements with Hurricanes for renovations, lease extension and development around PNC arena. https://t.co/jK0Mbgd5gq

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

@will_doran Congratulations, Will and fam!!

[Will Doran @will_doran]

BREAKING: US Supreme Court just ruled on NC's huge elections law case, Moore v. Harper. Initial story is here: https://t.co/l58tOPibbV

And more updates coming ASAP #ncpol #ncga

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

@ChadSDay Congratulations, Chad! That was incredible work!

[Emily Walkenhorst @ewalkenhorst]

@skylar_rispens @missoulian So sorry, Skylar. That’s terrible! Best wishes for your search.

[Sarah Krueger @WRALSarah]

BREAKING from the #Durham City Council work session:

Per mayor, an unnamed council member is under investigation for apparently telling a developer that he/she would support a project in exchange for a donation to that council member's campaign. @WRAL

[Arkansas Press Women @ArkPressWomen]

FOI alert: bill filed to gut the Arkansas FOI by defining a public meeting as a quorum of voting members. City councils, JPs, & school boards could meet without the public as long as they don’t vote. This would erase long-standing Arkansas tradition https://t.co/HUjEmUL4fM

[Cristin Severance @SeveranceTVnews]

Our latest @wral doc, Crisis Next Door, airs Wed looking at the fentanyl epidemic in NC. 4,000+ people died from drug overdoses in 2021. 77% of those deaths involved fentanyl. We learned so much about why this drug is so deadly and what it's doing to families. @WRALDoc @ncdhhs

[Keenan Willard @KeenanNBC]

BREAKING: Top lawmakers reach a deal to expand Medicaid in North Carolina.

@WRAL

https://t.co/hViIdvjbOD