We’re also following the new holiday Raleigh’s mayor just declared. Plus, how social media led to the arrest of a man accused of kidnapping and raping a young girl, and what we’re learning about one of four victims found dead in four days. Watch WRAL-TV at 11 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com

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Kidcycle opens in Durham. GFCC Second Blessings sale is in Cary.

We have a couple of consignment sales this week:

Kidcycle moves into Northgate Mall in Durham this week. The sale will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m., Sunday, when some items are half off. The sale's Dollar Day is 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., April 27, when all items are just $1. All of the proceeds from Dollar Day this spring will go to Welcome Baby Durham.

And Kidcycle also as an opportunity for the public to shop early. A preview party for first time parents, military families and shoppers who donate unused diapers can get into the presale, which is noon to 8 p.m., Thursday.

The sale is at Northgate Mall right next to Sears. For all the details, <a href="http://kidcyclenc.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>check the website</strong></a>.

And the <a href="http://cc.gfbccary.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Greenwood Forest Children's Center Second Blessings Consignment Sale</strong></a> is at 110 SE Maynard Rd., Cary. Public hours are 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., Friday, and 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday. Some items are half off from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday.

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

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After we saw the hottest day of the year so far on Monday, we will see highs in the 80s on Tuesday along with a chance for severe weather.

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There is a Level 1 risk for severe weather on Tuesday for parts of central North Carolina, including all of the Triangle. Storms are possible from Tuesday afternoon into Tuesday evening.

The family said that Preston Baker and the girl exchanged nude photos, and then she met him in her neighborhood before he drove her to the coast. Authorities say, in that time, he raped her.

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A celebration for the NC State men's and women's basketball teams was celebrated by the school and the City of Raleigh on Monday, April 15 at NC State's Memorial Belltower.

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According to the Goldsboro Police Department, officers responded to a call for a possible body found in the 600 block of Isler Street. When officers arrived, they located a dead woman inside a home.

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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.

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

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jackson Merrill went 3 for 5 and singled home two runs during a six-run rally in the fifth inning as the San Diego Padres defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 7-3 on Monday night.

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