The Wake County Sheriff’s Office is responding to a water rescue involving a boat on Harris Lake. One person was already taken to the hospital while authorities search for any others involved. 

Water rescue at Harris Lake: Person taken to hospital, search continues for others

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

Here are the super school supply deals for the week! Please share any others you find!

These deals are valid 7/20 – 7/26, 2014.</strong>

Staples poly 1 subject notebook, college or wide ruled,  .50

Staples filler paper, 120 sheets, .82 each

Crayla classic markers, 10 pack or Colored pencils 12 pack,  .97 each

Buy a backpack and get 25% off school supplies

Staples multi-purpose paper, 500 sheets, $7.79 - $3.80 easy rebate and $1.99 coupon in ad=  $2 after easy rebate and coupon in ad

Save $2 on the purchase of a new binder for every one you recycle

2-pocket folder with prongs, mini memo or composition book, 6 for $1

Wexford mini highlighters, pink erasers 2 pack, cap reasers 15 pack, 4 for $1 with in-ad coupon, limit 4

Wexford protractor or index cards, 100 pack, .29 with in-ad coupon, limit 4

Elmer’s Glue 4 oz or sticks 2 pack, .49 with in-ad coupon, limit 4

Wexford tab dividers 5 pack, shet protectors 10 pack, 2 for $1 with in-ad coupon, limit 4

Plastic supplies box, single sharpie markers, No 2 pencils 20 pack, composition book, binder 1 inch, .69 each

Wexford mechanical pencils, 30 pack, $1.99

Crayola crayos, markers and colored pencils, BOGO

Scholastic and Office Max school glue, 4 oz, .25, limit 3

2-hole manual pencil sharpeners, .25, limit 3

Office Depot and Office Max brand beveled erasers, 5 pack, .25, limit 3

Zipper seal sandwich bags, 50 count, $1.00

Pencil pouch with mesh or clear window, $1.00

Office Depot or Max paper, 500 sheets, $7.29 - $6.29 mail in savings = $1.00

Office Depot wood pencils, 72 pack, $5.00

Texas Instruments, TI 30XIIS calculator, $8.00

.47 sale on Crayola chalk 12 pack, Avery tab dividers, 70 count notebooks, jumbo book covers, pencil pouch

Buy 1 Get 2 Free deals on select scissors, crayons, school glue, sheet protectors, erasers, portfolios, pencil case, sharpeners, rulers, index cards, composition books.

50% off assorted lunch kits and backpacks

Caliber multipurpose paper 500 sheets, Buy 1 Get 1 for 50% off

<strong>Walmart </strong>- there are no school supply deals listed in the ad this week.  I will be going to the store to take a look at the deals and will post them soon.

Faye Prosser

Weekly school supply deals!

School supplies

The Storm Prediction Center has the Triangle under a Level 1 risk for severe storms Friday.

Level 1 risk: Severe storms, damaging winds & hail possible Friday⛈️

Level 1 risk for severe storms Friday 

Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran on Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict.

The Latest | G7 warns of new sanctions against Iran as world reacts to apparent Israeli drone attack

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A local Hip-Hop artist and UNC-Chapel Hill educator died, the North Carolina Arts Council announced Thursday on Facebook.

NC Hip-Hop icon Kevin "Rowdy" Rowsey dies

Kevin "Rowdy" Rowsey

WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn't offer an ultrasound. The baby later died.

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

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Firefighters said when they arrived here just after midnight, the side of the home was engulfed in flames.

Fire forces 11 people out of home in Durham

11 people escape house fire in Durham

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After 22 years in business, Armadillo Grill on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has closed.



Glenwood South staple Armadillo Grill closes

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Game 1 is Saturday night in Raleigh. Game 2 is Monday at PNC Arena.

Make your plans: Complete Hurricanes-Islanders first-round schedule

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Brandon Butterworth picked up his first hit of the game with a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth to beat No. 11 North Carolina.

NC State beats UNC with walk-off homer in first game of baseball series

NC State at UNC

The No. 15 Tar Heels have now beat No. 25 Duke in 15 consecutive games. Both teams now prepare for the ACC championship next week.

Women's Lacrosse: North Carolina pulls away in the third quarter, beats Duke

Duke vs. UNC women's lacrosse

Over the course of her career, Ashley Twichell has pushed through situations that might have otherwise been the end of it, including a recurring shoulder injury and the COVID pandemic.