The blooming of the WRAL Azalea Garden has been a constant symbol of the return of spring.  

WRAL Azalea Gardens: Everything you need to know for your visit

WRAL Azalea Gardens

North Carolina's teacher workforce is changing drastically. Where schools are finding teachers now.

NC teacher turnover hits highest mark in decades. New report shows changes in who is leading classrooms

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A Raeford man was sentenced Tuesday to at least 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges he sexually molested two girls.

<b>CARTHAGE, N.C.</b> — A Raeford man was sentenced Tuesday to at least 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges he sexually molested two girls.<br />

Hoke County sheriff's investigators arrested Jack Deloy Edwards, 70, in September after they found a video and photos of the two girls being molested in his home.<br />

Edwards pleaded guilty to two counts of statutory sexual offense, two counts of indecent liberties with a child, two counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and 99 counts each of second and third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

70-year-old child molester gets 40 years in prison

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Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to treat bars differently from restaurants for Covid-19 lockdowns lacked scientific evidence, the NC Court of Appeals ruled, and improperly deprived the bars of their constitutionally guaranteed opportunity to make a living.

Did Cooper's Covid lockdowns violate the NC Constitution? Court of Appeals says yes, and no

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A 38-year-old man, Jonathan Lecompte, died while trying to stop a carjacking incident in Lumberton.

Good Samaritan killed while trying to help carjacking victim in Lumberton

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From the ancient stadium in Olympia, a relay of torchbearers will carry the flame along a 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) route through Greece, including several islands, until the handover to Paris Games organizers in Athens on April 26.

Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games

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Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warm with storms expected to move in during the evening hours.

Summer-like heat in store ahead of potential storms Tuesday⛈️

Rain chances, Tuesday, April 16

A woman in the store caught on camera a man placing his phone under another woman's skirt. 

Man arrested after woman catches him taking pictures under another woman's dress in Greenville Target

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

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Fans of the NC State Wolfpack's men's and women's basketball teams are celebrating the teams' run to the Final Four on Monday night on Hillsborough Street at the Memorial Belltower. NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson, Athletics Director Boo Corrigan and Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin are expected to speak Monday night at the event.

NC State men's and women's basketball teams honored for Final Four appearances at Memorial Belltower

Videos

Caitlin Clark has been selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record-breaking college career. 

Caitlin Clark taken No. 1 in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, as expected

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Drake Powell is one of the top high school basketball players in the country.  Next year the Pittsboro native will play for his dream school UNC, but this season he had unfinished business at Northwood High School.  WRAL's Pat Welter followed Drake and the Northwood Chargers on their quest for a state title this season.  The Prince of Pittsboro is a documentary that takes you behind the scenes of their most emotional moments and shows a side of Drake and his head coach Matt Brown that you've never seen.  

The Prince of Pittsboro: UNC commit Drake Powell's final season at Northwood High School 

The Prince of Pittsboro 

The "30 for 30" documentary will explore Stuart Scott's impact on broadcasting, journalism, sports, and culture.

ESPN planning to make '30 for 30' documentary on Stuart Scott

Williams, UNC return to court for Late Night

Caleb Foster confirmed he would return for his sophomore season in Monday's episode of "The Brotherhood Podcast."

Caleb Foster to return, says he's '1,000% committed to Duke' for 2024-25 season

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Traveling baseball team, Savannah Bananas, spent the morning playing with the Miracle League of the Triangle in Durham.