Americans’ Social Security benefits will be slashed in 2035 if lawmakers don’t act to address the pending shortfall, according to an annual report released Monday by the Social Security trustees. That’s one year later than previously forecast.

Social Security, Medicare benefits will last a little longer in newest estimate

We're also following a school bus crash that sent nine students to the hospital, outlining severe weather chances for the next three days, and monitoring wet roads in the WRAL Stormtracker. Watch WRAL-TV at 7 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 7: From taxes to schools, we take you inside the discussions happening right now for Wake County’s 2025 budget

On average, women gain 5 to 10 pounds in the years before menopause, when reproductive hormones are fluctuating as the body prepares to stop ovulating.

How to manage weight gain during menopause

Weight loss

The North Carolina Museum of History on Wednesday announced the museum and its exhibits are getting a major makeover. 



Raleigh's NC Museum of History closing for 2 to 3 years for makeover

Bicentennial Plaza 

Steve Wiley was chief pilot for Sky 5 and an aerial newsgathering pioneer. He flew for WRAL-TV since 1988.