We’re also timing out when severe storms move in, following a shooting near the American Tobacco Campus and a gas leak causing delays in Durham. Watch WRAL-TV at 5 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 5: Overdoses killing 12 people a day in NC in 2022. WRAL Data Trackers break down the new data

5 On Your Side digs into potential fire hazards all over your home. Found inside phones, toys, cars, and lawn tools, lithium-ion batteries can cause serious damage. At 6 p.m., WRAL shares simple steps to protect your home from lithium batteries.

On WRAL at 6:🔥Fire hazards inside toys and lawn tools. 5 On Your Side shares simple steps to protect your home from lithium-ion batteries.

More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

Consumer Reports surveyed more than 2,000 members who shared their experiences with pet insurance.

Is pet insurance worth the bark? Survey reveals middling results

Pet insurance

Craig Stephen Hicks listens during an April 6, 2015, court hearing in which a judge ruled he could face the death penalty if convicted of first-degree murder in the Feb. 10, 2015, slayings of three college students in Chapel Hill.

Craig Hicks in court