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It has been a year since Bill king the President Downtown Raleigh Alliance released the Downtown Raleigh Economic Plan. Tony Riggsbee talks wit Bill King about the progress of the plan so far and further ways it could improve.

Tony Riggsbee talks with Jones Angell, Voice of the UNC Tar Heels, about the upcoming game versus TCU at Kenan Stadium.

After 35 years of Carolina Mudcats Baseball their home in Zebulon will will be moving to Wilson. Many baseball fans are wondering what will come of Five County Stadium now that the Mudcats are relocation. Tony Riggsbee talks with Chris Edwards the voice of the Carolina Mudcats about the team and what is next for them and the stadium.

The Hillandale Golf Course in Durham might soon be starting a million-dollar renovation, it is just waiting on approval from the Durham City Council. Part of the renovation includes facilities to help kids and young adults have better access to learn about golf and have more recreational activities. Karl Kimball, Director of Operations for Hillandale Golf Course in Durham, talks with Tony Riggsbee about these potential renovations.

A pilot fired for flying for 2 airlines at once, a Southwest flight flying too low, and a pilot passing away mid flight. All these story's and some more in Chris Edwards weekly conversation with Jay Ratliff

The Trump campaign has recently announced growth in funding post the Trump trial. It has also been announced that Trump has choses his running mate but has yet to announce who it is. Chris Edwards gets a moment to talk with Karoline Leavitt about this milestones as well as the upcoming presidential debate

There are a number of state-wide races on the ballot this November with as many as five new members set to take seats on the Council of State, one of those races, is one that is getting a lot of attention is the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and one of the candidates is Mo Green. He Joins Chris Edwards to discuss why he is running and what he is promising.

It is summertime, school is out and nothing says summer like a family outing at the ballpark and the Carolina Mudcats have affordable family entertainment all summer long. With us now to talk more about what is going on at Five County Stadium in the coming weeks is David Lawrence, General Manager of the Carolina Mudcats joined by Chris Edwards.

Elder abuse has increased year over year, and Elder Abuse Awareness Day has just been enacted to raise awareness on the issue. Chis Edwards get a moment to speak with Jill Schlesinger about why Elder Fraud has been on the rise and steps that people can take in order to help prevent falling for some of these scams.

Jon Champion gets a moment to speak with the Democratic Candidate, Felicia Baxter, for the Senate for NC District 10.