3 NC counties are under alert, including Chatham County.

1 closing/delay reported.

Consumer inflation in the United States cooled slightly last month after three elevated readings, likely offering a tentative sigh of relief for officials at the Federal Reserve. Measured year-over-year, inflation ticked down from 3.5% to 3.4%.

US inflation cools slightly, down from 3.5% to 3.4% year-over-year

Your guide to best brunch spots in Raleigh. 

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Siren will officially begin her career as a therapy dog at the Durham Police Department on Friday. 

Durham Police Department welcomes new therapy dog Siren

Durham Police Department therapy dog Siren

Stanley and Sherry, of Dunn, had to start over in April after a tornado destroyed their home of 28 years.<br />

"A never-ending nightmare is the best way to describe  it," Sherry Baker said. "If I get a silent moment, that  tornado is going through my mind. My home ripping  apart is going through my mind. Whether or not we’re  going to live is going through my mind."<br />

Six months later, the couple finally moved into a new  home. By then, Sherry Baker had undergone surgery  to remove a tumor. Today, she is cancer-free.<br />

"You're always going to have objects to overcome,  things in life that just don't go the way you want it to,"  she said. "My faith sees me through everything.  Everything." <br />

The Bakers' story