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Mostly cloudy Friday with afternoon rain chance: WRAL Weather Alert Day issued for Saturday

Rain chances continue Friday into Saturday, which is now a WRAL Weather Alert Day. Clouds will stick around Friday and there's a chance for showers and storms with highs in the low 80s.

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Scottie Scheffler speaks during a news conference during the PGA Championship golf tournament at the Valhalla Golf Club, Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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NC schools are struggling with segregation 70 years after Brown v. Board, new research shows

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Rock with Falcons symbol outside of the Benson Building at Saint Augustine's University in Raleigh.

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Winston-Salem man beats stage 4 brain cancer twice

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Water rescue crews launch search at Crabtree Creek in Raleigh

Water rescue crews end search at Crabtree Creek, authorities say naked man in woods refused help

Devil Shoal oyster grown near Ocracoke, North Carolina by grower Fletcher O’Neal. Devil Shoal, along with other North Carolina varieties, will be regularly featured on the oyster bar menu. (Locals Seafood)

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Durham educators hold walk-ins Friday morning at schools across the county

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FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick. Another mild winter and other favorable factors likely means the 2024 tick population will be equal to last year or larger, some researchers say. (CDC via AP, File)

Tick season has arrived. Protect yourself with these tips

The 2013 Got To Be NC Festival was May 17-19 at the State Fairgrounds. The festival celebrates NC agriculture with food events, rides, animal exhibits, live music and other attractions.

Weekend best bets: Got to Be NC Festival, Artsplosure, Bimbe

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Siren the therapy dog joins Durham Police Department

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University of North Carolina School of the Arts settles lawsuit for sexual misconduct allegations

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This combo from photos provided by Hostages Families Forum Headquarters shows from left, Itzik Gelernter, Shani Louk and Amit Buskila. The Israeli military said Friday, May 17, 2024, its troops in Gaza found the bodies of the three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas during its Oct. 7, 2023 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk.(Hostages Families Forum Headquarters via AP)

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The 2013 Got To Be NC Festival was May 17-19 at the State Fairgrounds. The festival celebrates NC agriculture with food events, rides, animal exhibits, live music and other attractions.

Weekend best bets: Got to Be NC Festival, Artsplosure, Bimbe

Over the next 8 to 10 years, Wawa plans to reach a total of 90 stores in North Carolina.

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New at N.C. State Fair this year: La Farm will be selling Pimento Cheese sandwiches and white chocolate baguettes on a stick.

La Farm expands into Raleigh with two new locations

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Judge grants NC State's appeal to block outside access to Poe Hall

Durham Association of Educators holds teacher walk-in Friday morning

Eliminating DEI at UNC could impact dozens of jobs, programs

UNC wants to renovate 'The Pit,' an iconic campus space

Parents push for statewide ban on 'explicit' books in schools

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How sewage floods at home turned into nightmares for Raleigh families

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

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A year later, impact from NC's 12-week abortion ban coming into focus

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Carolina Hurricanes' Sebastian Aho (20) celebrates his goal against the New York Rangers during the second period in Game 6 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

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Desmond Smith (center) wins the 110 hurdles. The NCHSAA 2A and 4A Track & Field State Championships on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University on Friday May 19, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

NCHSAA postpones 1A/3A track & field state championships due to severe weather threat

Predicting who might win the outdoor track & field championships -- and those who could challenge

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Sewage floods inside Raleigh homes

Raleigh families describe exasperation in dealing with homes flooded by sewage

Deaths from police pursuits on the rise across North Carolina

Deaths from police pursuits on the rise across North Carolina

Bicyclists ride in silence to remember 43 people who died on NC roads

Bicyclists ride in silence to remember 43 people who died on NC roads

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Police chases in NC have more than doubled since 2019. 24 people were killed in pursuits in 2022

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Bicyclists take to streets for silent ride, bring attention to spike in deaths on NC roadways

The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, glow on the horizon at St. Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay on the North East coast, England, Friday, May 10, 2024. Brilliant purple, green, yellow and pink hues of the Northern Lights were reported worldwide, with sightings in Germany, Switzerland, London, and the United States and Canada. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

If you missed the northern lights, don't fret. More sun 'burps' mean there could be another chance this year

Voters in the U.S. who go on Twitter, TikTok, Facebook or other platforms to learn about Tuesday's pivotal U.S. midterm elections are likely to encounter rumors, hearsay and misinformation. So what do you do?

Raleigh elementary school to host internet safety event for parents

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Winston-Salem man beats stage 4 brain cancer twice

Winston-Salem man beats stage 4 brain cancer twice

Community rallies to provide shelter for families suddenly displaced from Henderson motel

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NC restaurant owner drives to West Virginia to fulfill woman's wish for last meal

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This photo provided by Vermont State University shows Max the Cat stands in front of Woodruff Hall at Vermont State University Castleton on on Oct. 12, 2023 in Castleton, Vt. Vermont State University's Castleton campus has bestowed the title of “Doctor of Litter-ature” on Max, a beloved member of its community, ahead of students' graduation on Saturday. The school is not honoring the feline for his mousing or napping but rather for friendliness. (Rob Franklin/Vermont State University via AP)

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Judges side with NC State to temporarily halt independent investigation into Poe Hall

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FILE - This photo released by Xinhua News Agency shows an aerial view of the construction site of the 2nd phase project of the Nanjing Financial City designed as an architectural complex comprising offices, hospitality, housing and commercial facilities in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Jan. 16, 2024. China was preparing to announce fresh measures to reinvigorate its ailing property industry after data released Friday, May 17, 2024 showed housing prices slumped in the first four months of the year, although factory output rose nearly 7%. (Li Bo/Xinhua via AP, File)

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Tar Heel Traveler

The Got to be NC Festival is this Friday through Sunday, featuring products made in North Carolina, and among the vendors are the folks from Bertie County Peanuts. They began selling peanuts years ago from rural Windsor and now ship them nationwide.

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