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Dry start Sunday before storms chances rise in the evening; WRAL Weather Alert Day on Memorial Day

This Memorial Day weekend in North Carolina will be hot and humid with a chance for scattered afternoon storms each day.

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FILE - North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson speaks before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally March 2, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C. In his bid to become North Carolina's first Black governor, Robinson assails government safety-net spending as a "plantation of welfare and victimhood" that he says has mired generations of Black people in "dependency" and poverty. But the firebrand lieutenant governor's political rise wouldn't have been possible without it. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)

Mark Robinson lays out conservative agenda, citing NC governor's power to shape state government

Grayson Murray hits from the fairway on the 10th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Matt York)

Raleigh's Grayson Murray dies at age 30 a day after withdrawing from Colonial, PGA Tour says

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'Something needs to change': Family of man killed in crash push for safer New Bern Avenue

American who carried ammunition in Turks and Caicos gets suspended sentence and heads home. Fate of others charged is unclear

Man killed in drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon

Pitch black from smoke: 7 people rescued, 1 hospitalized, after large apartment fire in Fayetteville

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Photo courtesy of Leland Fire & Rescue.

Truck catches fire on highway in Leland, fire department says

Deputies were investigating a stabbing Saturday morning near Knightdale.

Man charged after being stabbed during domestic incident, deputies say

FILE - Nicki Minaj accepts the video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2022, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)

Nicki Minaj released from custody after being detained in the Netherlands for ‘soft drug’ possession, according to police

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Red Hat Amphitheater relocation set to begin in fall, Raleigh Convention Center to expand

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Police chase in Morrisville leads to two juveniles being arrested

A memorial honoring the 21 victims killed in the Robb Elementary School shooting in 2022 stands outside of the school in Uvalde, Texas, May 22, 2024. The families of schoolchildren who were shot at Robb Elementary School in 2022 filed two lawsuits on Friday accusing Instagram, the publisher of the popular “Call of Duty” video game and a manufacturer of semiautomatic rifles of helping to train and equip the teenage gunman who committed the massacre. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times)

Uvalde Families Accuse Instagram, Call of Duty and Rifle Maker of 'Grooming' Gunman

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Movies and TV shows casting in NC, across the country

A man found a mysterious object in the North Carolina mountains.

Man astonished by finding mysterious object along NC mountain trail

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Memorial Day Deals 2024: Military discounts, gift card bonuses, restaurant & retail offers

FILE - Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on buildings near the separating wall between Egypt and Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. An order by the top United Nations court for Israel to halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah deepens its disconnect with the United States. (AP Photo/Ramez Habboub, File)

UN court order demanding that Israel halt its Gaza offensive further isolates the US position

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Lara and Eric Trump's speech comes a year after Trump addressed North Carolina Republicans as a keynote speaker at the party's 2023 convention.

Lara Trump touts RNC changes and a 2024 presidential victory for Trump in North Carolina

T Rex: 'Thunderstorm Rex' takes over NC radar

T Rex: 'Thunderstorm Rex' takes over NC radar

First Fruits Farm Memorial Balloon Festival

Weekend best bets: Balloon Festival, Sugar Rush

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6 Raleigh area pool, spraygrounds, splashpads (Adobe Stock)

6 spraygrounds, local pools now open for the season

Videri Chocolate Factory is located at 327 W. Davie St. in Raleigh.

Videri is nominated for best chocolate shop in the country

Autoport is building its facility in Robbins along Leech Road. Rendering provided by Autoport.

Buy a condo, race a car: $100 million luxury racing facility to open in Moore County

Durham police hope pay raises in proposed budget can improve staffing situation

Wake County school bus driver taken to hospital from crash

Several UNC Chapel Hill's Project Uplift counselors resign after diversity policy repeal

911 calls: Witnesses saw 'nervous' man with trunk open near where woman's body was found

FILE - A resident flees an encroaching forest fire in Vina del Mar, Chile, Feb. 3, 2024. Police arrested a suspect on Friday, May 24, 2024, for allegedly causing the forest fire that left 137 dead and injured some 16,000 people in the Valparaíso region. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)

Chile accuses volunteer firefighter and ex-forestry official with causing huge fire that killed 137

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Trump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial

Involuntary manslaughter allegation against Alec Baldwin advances toward trial with new court ruling

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) speaks about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's (R-Ga.) attempt to oust him at the Capitol in Washington, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. Johnson can now, for better or worse, truly lay claim to being speaker of the whole House, after Democrats saved him from a Republican-led coup on Wednesday in another remarkable moment in a chaotic Congress filled with them. Had Democrats not come to his rescue, the votes existed in his own party to potentially oust him. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)

Fact check: Speaker Johnson says paroled immigrants can register to vote at the DMV

Fact check: Does NC mask bill have 'specific carve outs' for the KKK?

Fact check: Trump says Biden wants to stop 'all aid' to Israel

Fact check: Biden says China has more retirees than workers

Fact check: Trump says immigrants will 'destroy' Social Security

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending May 23

Lara Trump touts RNC changes and a 2024 presidential victory for Trump in North Carolina

Gov. Cooper recruits business in Europe

Cooper's European trip has one main goal: 'Bring back jobs'

'Protecting North Carolina's beauty': Cooper vetoes bill to let billboard companies cut more trees

Open sign broad hanging on wood door front of cafe. (Adobe Stock)

Foodie News: Scott Crawford's new restaurant has opening date

First Fruits Farm Memorial Balloon Festival

Weekend best bets: Balloon Festival, Sugar Rush

Heather O'Reilly Pic-Post Seattle

Heather O'Reilly returns to Triangle for The Soccer Tournament in 2024

Headliner of Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival unable to attend due to booking error

Durham paid agent $37,000 to book singer Monica at Bimbé festival. She never performed

Aviator Brewery in downtown Varina is an internationally known craft brewery founded in the area. Aviator started its operations downtown with a tap house in the former train station depot originally built in 1903 and have since opened up a smokehouse restaurant, and soon, a brick oven pizza joint. (Photo Courtesy of Fuquay-Varina)

Fuquay-Varina social district opens

The elephants at the North Carolina Zoo (Courtesy Susan Dosier)

Tips for surviving a day with your small children at the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro

Beckie Spears will spend the upcoming school year traveling the state as a principal ambassador. She wants to share the work that principals do to make their schools great places to learn, even amid diverse student needs, new curriculum and initiatives and staff turnover.

'Our school is a love letter to public education': New NC Principal of the Year wants to celebrate her community

2024 NC Principal of the Year: Beckie Spears from Wilkesboro

Why did the UNC System repeal its DEI policy?

Diversity, equity and inclusion policies repealed by UNC Board of Governors

18-year-old in Raleigh wins $1 million lottery prize

Hurricane season 2024: North Carolina tropical storm and hurricane updates

Should NC's retired K-9s get health benefits? Police, animal rights groups say yes

Drugs sold as fentanyl in Goldsboro, Edgecombe overdoses contained 8 different substances

Local health leaders discuss making trustworthy AI a reality

Preparing food for hurricane season: Essential food and water strategies for emergencies

Davis Riley walks from the ninth hole during the third round of the Charles Schwab Challenge golf tournament at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, May 25, 2024. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Davis Riley leads Scottie Scheffler by 4 at somber Colonial after the news of player's death

Ricky Stenhouse Jr vows not to retaliate, wreck Kyle Busch at Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte

North Carolina FC throttles Miami FC for first road win of the year

Sha'Carri Richardson continues her rise with a win in the 100 at the Prefontaine Classis

Duke Falls to Missouri, 3-1, in Game Two of NCAA Super Regionals

Burns vs. East Rutherford baseball (May 25, 2024)

Burns scores 8 unanswered runs to beat East Rutherford, return to state championship series

Kings Mountain wins back-to-back games to win 3A west softball series over Piedmont

Ashley advances on fourth walk-off of the postseason, defeats Cardinal Gibbons for 4A East series

Matchups set for NCHSAA baseball, softball state championship series

Entering with high expectations, Grayson Murray left his mark on NC high school golf

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Drugs sold as fentanyl in Goldsboro, Edgecombe County contained eight different substances, testing shows

Deadly mix: UNC scientists identify eight drugs in NC overdose spike

NC bill to outlaw masks in public places will not move forward

NC bill to outlaw masks in public places will not move forward

NC will soon have the most expensive basic auto insurance requirements in the US

Students walk along Saint Augustine's University campus.

After falling out with Saint Augustine's, lawmakers move bill to help Wake leadership academies

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NC economic development officials plan trip in Europe

Republican lawmakers are pushing a bill that would ban people from wearing masks in public, saying it helps crack down on protesters. Disability rights advocates say the proposal could endanger people who wear masks to protect their health. Lawmakers say that's not the intent.

'Nobody vacations in New Jersey': NC lawmaker dismisses critics in mask fight

Elijah Goins suffers from congenital adrenal hyperplasia, which causes his bones to develop like he's a 10-year-old boy.

5-year-old with special medical needs has dream wish come true

Durham paid agent $37K to book singer Monica at Bimbé festival

Durham paid $37K to agent to book singer Monica at Bimbé festival, contract shows

Embracing two things at once

Keep kids sharp through summer break with real-time learning

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Amazon Memorial Day Sale: Cordless Electric Spin Scrubber for bathrooms only $29.99, Fire TV Sticks start at $19.99 (up to 40% off), Surge Protector Power Strip w/USB only $9.98 (41% off)

National Hamburger Day deals 2024 on May 28

Crocs Flash Sale: Clogs, sandals & more on sale 2 for $50 through May 27

Target drops prices on thousands of grocery items as consumers struggle with inflation

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Wish come true: 5-year-old boy with rare disease gifted trip to Disney World

Wish come true: 5-year-old boy with rare disease gifted trip to Disney World

MIX 101.5's Bryan Lord, the 'Carpool Casanova,' throws party at Raleigh school

T Rex: 'Thunderstorm Rex' takes over NC radar

Videri is nominated for best chocolate shop in the country

Harnett County high schooler awarded more than $3 million in scholarships

A cat walks across the altar at Cat Shrine on Tashirojima island in Ishinomaki, northeastern Japan, Saturday, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

Shrine honors cats at a Japanese island where they outnumber humans

Thai town maddened by marauding monkeys launches plan to lock them up and send them away

Three little piggies at a yoga class = maximum happiness

Woman found living in Michigan store sign told police it was a little-known 'safe spot'

Mariachis. A flame-swallower. Mexico's disputes between street performers just reached a new high

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5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur shows us where in this week's restaurant ratings.

5 On Your Side restaurant ratings for Blaze Pizza and IHOP

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Why the danger of carbon monoxide poisoning increases during hurricane season

New protections on buy now, pay later loans coming

NC State said Wednesday it will release the latest testing results from Poe Hall, in the next few weeks.

NC State says Poe Hall PCB testing results coming in next few weeks

Fort Liberty soldier charged for death of his infant daughter

ALE hopes for more resources after deadly crashes involving underage drinking

WRAL Investigates: Stopping underage drinking & driving by finding the source

Duke materials scientists combine engineering and medicine to treat bone injury, disease, pain and more. Here are the details.

Local health leaders discuss making trustworthy AI a reality

Some of Silicon Valley’s most prominent investors are turning against Biden

America is still having a ‘vibecession’

'Green blitz': As election nears, Biden pushes slew of rules on environment, other priorities

Walmart ends credit card partnership with Capital One, but shoppers can still use their cards

After a rough start to the year, the summer box office is playing catch-up

Big Tech execs say Europe's new AI law could harm innovation

Some of Silicon Valley’s Most Prominent Investors Are Turning Against Biden

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The Chicken Barn it's a staple of Smithfield, since 1979, serving not only chicken but gizzards and livers, homemade biscuits, and huge helpings of hospitality.

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FILE - Mickey Mouse, from left, Elizabeth Gluck, Richard M. Sherman and Minnie Mouse pose for a photo at the ceremony honoring the Sherman Brothers with the rename of Disney Studios Soundstage A at the world premiere of Disney's "Christopher Robin" at the Walt Disney Studios, July 30, 2018, in Burbank, Calif. Sherman, one half of the prolific, award-winning pair of brothers who helped form millions of childhoods by penning classic Disney tunes, died Saturday, May 25, 2024. He was 95. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Richard M. Sherman, who fueled Disney charm in 'Mary Poppins' and 'It's a Small World,' dies at 95

List of winners at the 77th Cannes Film Festival

Breakdancing breaks into Olympic competition this summer

Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who skewered fast food industry, dies at 53

FILE -- Donald Trump poses with a model of Trump Tower in New York on Aug. 1, 1980. The greed-is-good 1980s was the last time Trump’s preferred public image was intact, and he’s been returning there in ways large and small as he sits through his 2024 criminal trial in Manhattan. (Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times)

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Editorial: Truitt decries politicization of N.C. schools even as she dodged a tough stand

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