We’re also following the cooler weather coming after tonight's showers and storms. Plus, how local leaders are preparing for Passover with increased threats to Jewish Americans. Watch WRAL NEWS on FOX 50 at 10 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

ONLY ON FOX 50 at 10 : Teacher heard threatening student, caught on video. What the child’s mother says led up to this & what the school is doing

More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

WRAL Investigates: 'Greedflation' and other drivers behind inflation at the grocery store

A look at inflation at the grocery store

At CVS this week you will find good deals on St. Joseph aspirin (free!), Oral-B floss (24 cents) and a few others. 

St. Joseph aspirin, 81 mg, 36 count

MQ: $1 coupon from All You Magazine, August

Total after ECB and coupon = FREE (money maker!)

MQ: .75/1 coupon from 7/31 and 8/28 PG inserts

Dawn dish soap .99 - .50 coupons in 7/31 and 8/28 PG inserts = .49 (also included in $10 gas card promo this week)

Oral-B Advantage or Cross Action toothbrush

MQ: $1 Pro-Health for Me Cross Action coupon from 8/28 (if included in ECB deal)

Crest Pro-Health, Outlast with Scope or 3D White Toothpaste

MQ: .50 & .75 coupons from 7/31 (exp 8/31) and coupons from 8/28 PG inserts

Total after .75 coupon and ECB = $1.24 (more than I am willing to pay for toothpaste)

Scope Dual Blast or Outlast mouthwash, 750 ml

MQ: .75/1 Scope coupon from 7/31 and 8/28 PG inserts

Oral-B Cross Action Power Toothbrush, 1 count or brush heads, 2 pack

MQ: $3 coupon from 7/31 & 8/28 PG insert

All laundry detergent $3.99 – possible $1 coupon from 8/28 = $2.99

Tide laundry detergent $5.94 - $2 coupon from 7/17 SS (exp 8/31) = $3.94 (a decent price for Tide, but my buy price for laundry detergent is $1.99 or less for a 50 oz container – usually you can find Wisk, All, and other detergents in that price range with sale and coupons)

Charmin Basic bath tissue 12 count, Ultra Strong or Ultra Soft 9 count $5.44 - .25 coupon from 7/31 & 8/28 PG inserts = $5.19 (there are also $1 Upromise ecoupons for Charmin as well at upromise.com)

Bounty Basic paper towels 8 pack $5.84 - .25 coupon from 7/31 and 8/28 PG coupon = $5.59

Sundown, Ester-C, Disney, Marvel Gummies vitamins BOGO – various coupons from 8/7 and 8/28 RP coupons

John Frieda products in ad including shampoo, condition, stylers, Precision Foam hair color, select hair treatments

ECB: $5 ECB when you buy $15 worth of products in ad, limit 1

MQ: Various coupons from 8/28 SS, $1 Frizz-Ease coupon from All You Magazine August

Osteo-Bi Flex BOGO - $7 coupon from 8/7 RP

All CVS Vitamins, minerals and herbals BOGO

Pampers Baby Dry, Swaddlers, Cruisers box

MQ: $1.50 coupon from 8/28 PG, $2 and $1 coupons from 7/31 PG (exp 8/31)

MQ: $7 coupon from 8/28 PG,  $5 and $10 coupons from 7/31 PG (exp 8/31)

The Gas Card Promo continues again this week: Get a $10 Gas Card when you buy $30 worth of participating products. See the ad for participating products.

CVS deals 8/28

NEW YORK — A man set himself on fire Friday afternoon near the lower Manhattan courthouse where jurors were being chosen for the criminal trial of former President Donald Trump.

Man Sets Himself on Fire Near Courthouse Where Trump Is on Trial

Trump Trial Enters Fourth Day With Opening Arguments Next Week

Storms moved east Friday in central North Carolina. Over the weekend, the Triangle will feel a cooldown due to an incoming cold front.

Storms move east in North Carolina ⛈️; cooldown coming this weekend

Weather for the weekend 

The crash involved a school bus from Corinth Holders Elementary School at North Carolina Highway 96 and Earpsboro Road in Johnston County, according to authorities.

Johnston County school bus involved in crash on NC 96 

Capitol Broadcasting Company, the parent company of WRAL News, is part of the 2024 class inducted into the North Carolina Media & Journalism Hall of Fame at the University of North Carolina.

WRAL parent company inducted to NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame 

UNC staff and hospital executives got their first looks at the product of the years-long construction project: a new hospital dedicated entirely to surgery.

New UNC surgical hospital to bring more beds, new procedures to patients

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Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

Gov. Roy Cooper joins United States Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm to make a clean energy announcement.

Gov. Cooper makes clean energy announcement

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

Videos

The Carolina Hurricanes are no stranger to playoff hockey. They're in the postseason for the sixth-straight season and are regarded as a Stanley Cup contender.

Chaotic Canes hope late-season surge continues into playoffs

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The No. 15 Tar Heels have now beat No. 25 Duke in 15 consecutive games. Both teams now prepare for the ACC championship next week.

Women's Lacrosse: North Carolina pulls away in the third quarter, beats Duke

Duke vs. UNC women's lacrosse

Brandon Butterworth picked up his first hit of the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to beat No. 11 North Carolina.

NC State beats UNC with walk-off homer in first game of baseball series

NC State at UNC

THE WOODLANDS, Texas (AP) — Nelly Korda, seeking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 3-under 69 on Friday in the second round of the Chevron Championship, leaving her one shot behind leaders Atthaya Thitikul and Jin Hee Im in the year’s first major.

Nelly Korda 1 shot back through 36 holes at Chevron Championship as she chases 5th straight victory

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You read that correctly! The Sherwood Githens Middle School girls soccer team hasn't lost a match since 2016. Tuesday marked its 100th win in a row.