Allergy season is here. It's earlier and stronger than expected.

In Depth with Dan: How pollen season is changing

Pollen on car

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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(Left to right) Bill Holland, Lisa Simmons, (top) Mark Hill and Charles Kirkland Jr. (bottom), all of Wayne County, died when a truck carrying fireworks exploded on Ocracoke Island July 4, 2009. The four were part of a crew setting up for the village's fireworks display.

Ocracoke fireworks explosion victims