The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig, laboratory access at Raleigh science museum

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

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

Your enthusiasm for the weather, and the science that is involved, it shows in you work.

I want to wish you a congratulations. Your enthusiasm for the weather, and the science that is involved, it shows in you work.  Thanks for<br />

sharing with us the hard work, the education, and long hours it takes to do this.

Dave from Goldsboro

A UNC Health physician and pilot were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a small plane crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).



RDU plane crash: UNC doctor in 'good condition,' pilot taken to Duke University Hospital

Plane crashes at RDU; UNC Health pilot, doctor taken to hospital 

Prosecutors said Kamal Rasool Abdal-Rafi was upset that a man was walking his dog close to the King Khalid mosque on campus.

Prosecutors: Alleged shooter at Shaw was angered by man walking dog

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Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper called on legislative leaders to focus on boosting teacher pay and to invest in childcare.

Cooper: GOP is 'trying to choke' public schools, calls for higher teacher pay, end to vouchers

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper

The 12-year-old boy had been required to sleep in a tube-like tent, enclosed by a solid plastic sheet. Upon discovering that the zipper for the tent was broken, the report says, "staff needed a zip tie out of the tool bag."

'Suffocation is always possible': NC report reveals sleeping arrangements may have contributed to boy's death at NC wilderness camp

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A slow-moving cold front could bring light patchy rain to the Triangle Wednesday afternoon.

Light rain could linger for Wednesday evening commute

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Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

Brian Shrader flies over the site of a plane crash at Raleigh-Durham International Airport approximately three hours after the accident.

Sky 5 flies over RDU plane crash 3 hours later 

Sky 5 flies over RDU plane crash: Brian Shrader explains 

A UNC Health physician and pilot were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a small plane crashed at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU).


Sky 5 flies over plane crash at RDU

Sky 5 flies over plane crash at RDU. Tap for a live look.

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The Carolina Hurricanes scored 5 unanswered goals to steal Game 2 at home on Monday. What the win could mean for their ultimate goal this postseason, NFL Draft talk and more!

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