We’re also looking into a gas leak in Durham, a downtown Raleigh institution being one of several businesses closing, and two shootings in one week near the American Tobacco Campus. Watch WRAL-TV at 7 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

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Shortages of teachers, infrastructure and technology workers will hamper schools' ability to provide the best education, facilities and tools to children, Superintendent Robert Taylor said Thursday.

Higher employee pay will be key to running Wake schools smoothly, superintendent says

Wake County Public School System Superintendent Robert Taylor speaks to the League fo Women Voters of Wake County, April 18, 2024

Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

WRAL Investigates: 'Greedflation' and other drivers behind inflation at the grocery store

A look at inflation at the grocery store

North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue enjoys a photo of Airborne Soldiers from World War II as Governor-elect Patrick McCrory signs a guest book at the XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg headquarters building Dec. 14, 2012. Perdue and McCrory stopped at Fort Bragg as part of a tour of the North Carolina-based military institutions and were briefed on the positive impact that Fort Bragg has on the state and the ways in which Fort Bragg and the state can partner to improve training, deployment and quality of life for service members and their Families.

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