Tom Santaniello
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Sep 24, 2026
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- Jul 30, 2026
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Trees take out Wake County woman's home, truck. Is 'falling limb syndrome' to blame? (opens the original)
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From a dwindling water supply to browning grass and dying plants, many of North Carolina's drought impacts are easy to spot. But a Wake County woman shared a story revealing something harder to spot: The impact on trees. Barbara, who did not provide her last name, emailed WRAL at InDepth@wral.com. In the email, she said trees have been collapsing in her neighborhood without any obvious reason. In her yard, a 100-year-old tree fell onto her home. The home avoided major structural damage, but had
Roanoke Rapids Fire Department pays tribute to two fallen brothers (opens the original)
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September is a heavy month for the Roanoke Rapids Fire Department. Every September marks Lymphoma and Suicide Awareness Month. The department is painfully aware of both. Battalion Chief Kevin Hawkins was a firefighter for decades. He was also a family man, a diehard Tar Heel fan, and the best chef in the firehouse, according to Roanoke Rapids Fire Chief Richard Cook. "I don't know how many different ways to say 'a true leader,' but he really was," Cook said. Cook and Hawkins started working at t
NC teen's fatal cardiac arrest tragedy renews conversation about AEDs in schools (opens the original)
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A tragedy involving a 13-year-old Guilford County football player is renewing a familiar conversation about cardiac arrest, automated external defibrillators (AEDs), and the importance of being prepared when seconds count. Caden Sorrell died days after going into cardiac arrest during football practice. According to Sorrell’s sister, he ran a lap at the beginning of practice for the Northwest Guildford Middle School football team when his heart stopped. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where
Popular Netflix show leaves North Carolina after change to film incentive program (opens the original)
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Popular Netflix reality series “The Hunting Wives” won’t return to North Carolina to film its third season after the state changed how the Department of Commerce awards film and entertainment grants, state officials said. The newly approved state budget, signed last month by Gov. Josh Stein, stipulates that the department can only hand out incentives based on a year-to-year basis. Before the change, the department was allowed to offer incentives based on a production company’s multi-year spendin
WRAL Investigates: WakeMed eyes $919 million expansion as Atrium deal faces uncertain future (opens the original)
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WakeMed unveiled major expansion plans as the health system waits to learn the fate of its proposed merger with Atrium Health. Records obtained by WRAL Investigates show WakeMed filed four separate applications with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for projects totaling more than $919 million in new investments. Among the proposals, WakeMed is eyeing new hospitals in Rolesville and Wendell. If approved, the facilities could add up to 90 hospital beds in Wake County. Wak
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