We’re also following the US Senate passing a potential ban on TikTok and the charges a 74-year-old man faces after a shooting on the Shaw University campus. Plus, where candidates for NC superintendent say school safety falls short and the improvements that can be made. Watch WRAL-TV at 11 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

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Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

The new Harris Teeter Fuel Center in the Fuquay/Garner area is offering a 20 cent/gal. discount all weekend as part of their Grand Opening!

The new Harris Teeter Fuel Center in the Fuquay/Garner area is having a Grand Opening event on October 13 and they will be offering a 20 cent/gal. discount all weekend!

I know where I am getting gas this weekend!

The new Fuel Center, which is right across the street from the Harris Teeter (off Hwy 401 and right near Ten Ten Rd), offers a 3-cent per gallon discount every day when you use your VIC card. The station is already open, but the Grand Opening event will be the weekend of 10/13 - 10/15.

During the grand opening, they will offer the special $0.20 off per gallon discount October 13-15, 2017!

This is Harris Teeter's first fuel center in Raleigh, N.C. and there are 16 other fuel centers in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

It's right across from the King's Grant Shopping Center that has a Harris Teeter.

Grand Opening Date: Friday, October 13, 2017

Fuel is available for purchase by debit/credit card 24 hours

Fuel Dispensers: 7

Will you be going to the grand opening weekend for the 20 cent per gallon discount?

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New Harris Teeter Fuel Center: 20 cent/gal. discount!

Harris Teeter fuel pump

Students told WRAL News they heard multiple gunshots on the campus of Shaw University in downtown Raleigh on Tuesday.

74-year-old arrested, charged with shooting at man on Shaw University campus, police say

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School safety is a top-of-mind issue for many people in North Carolina. We asked the two candidates for state schools superintendent how they plan to address the problem.  

State superintendent candidates weigh in on school safety 

Mo Green and Michele Morrow are running for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction

Dozens of people are being forced to leave a homeless encampment on a strip of land along the Raleigh and Garner border, not far from the highway.

'Nowhere else to go:' Dozens forced out of homeless encampment along highway near Raleigh 

'Nowhere else to go:' Dozens living in encampment by Garner highway forced to move

We have one anomaly in the overall lovely spring weather this week. There is about a 50 percent chance for showers on Wednesday afternoon.

Light showers on the way Wednesday, record heat possible next week

At the bus stop, Wednesday, April 24

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income.

Senate passes bill forcing TikTok's parent company to sell or face ban, sends to Biden for signature

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School safety is a key issue for many people in North Carolina, and the subject is top-of-mind as the state heads toward the November elections. WRAL's coverage of the 2024 election includes unedited livestreams of candidate appearances, full interviews and fact-checks of statements on issues voters tell us they care about most.

Republican state schools superintendent candidate Michele Morrow hosts campaign event on school safety

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Since his final NBA season playing for the Dallas Mavericks in 2021, JJ Redick has served as an analyst and basketball commentator for ESPN. 

Duke legend JJ Redick to interview for Hornets head coaching job, report says

JJ Redick and other Duke greats were honored at halftime during the Duke vs. Maryland game pm Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (Photo by: Will Bratton)

What can we expect from the Duke Blue Devils under head coach Manny Diaz? Here are some things we learned during the team's Blue & White game on Saturday.

Notes and observations from Duke's spring game

Duke head coach Manny Diaz

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Hurricanes were down big at home in the NHL playoffs, playing desperate hockey full of withering long shifts in the offensive zone as they tried to rally.

Aho, Martinook cap Hurricanes' late rally to beat the Islanders for a 2-0 playoff series lead

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RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Biden administration has taken a significant step in its expedited environmental review of what could become the third lithium mine in the U.S., amid anticipated legal challenges from conservationists over the threat they say it poses to an endangered Nevada wildflower.

US advances review of Nevada lithium mine amid concerns over endangered wildflower

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A large alligator made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida where it had to be captured and taken away for release in a nearby river, officials said.