76 NC counties are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

We are minutes away from another freeze warning. WRAL meteorologist Anthony Baglione is in the WRAL Severe Weather Center tracking when the springtime thaw arrives.

On WRAL at 11: A springtime freeze? We time out how long the cold stays and when the spring-time thaw arrives

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Three people the way home from the hospital were injured when their SUV rolled over in Johnston County.

<b>SELMA, N.C.</b> — Three people on the way home from the hospital were injured early Tuesday morning when their SUV rolled over in Johnston County.

Troopers from the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said the family was driving on N.C. Highway 39 north of Selma when the driver lost control and drove into a driveway culvert. The SUV flipped, pinning one of the passengers, troopers said.

Rescue crews cut two people from the car.

One person was airlifted to WakeMed and the other two were taken to the hospital by ambulance.

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3 injured in Johnston County rollover wreck, troopers say

Cary firefighters responded to a fire Sunday morning when they found someone who had been shot.

Cary fire fighters find human remains in trash fire; police find man shot on property

Cary fire fighters find person shot while responding to trash fire

Police officers were called to UNC Health Wayne, where they spoke with medical staff about the dead child.

Goldsboro police investigating death of a 7-month-old

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Yurii Vakhniak was loading cars onto a truck when he was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver March 13.



Family, friends raising money for trucker killed on US-70 in Clayton

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A small town is rallying to save a beloved old house from destruction - a home that once belonged to the woman whose life and poetry was a love story to that very town.

Saving Miss Belle's: Small town hopes to save beloved 1800s home from demolition

Miss Belle's Tea Room: Community rallies to raise money to save Cameron historic home 

The University of North Carolina System's universities have less than four months to catch up with the 'science of reading,' and improve how they prepare prospective teachers to teach reading before the Board of Governors takes action. 

Many NC kids aren't reading well. How teacher colleges are racing to fix the problem 

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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.

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Rocky Mount High School and Research Triangle High School battle for supremacy in the 27th season of Brain Game on WRAL.

Brain Game, March 18: Rocky Mount High School vs. Research Triangle High School

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Tennessee's experience -- the Vols start four seniors -- proved too much for Duke's highly touted freshmen.

Tennessee beats up Duke, wins 65-52 to advance to Sweet 16

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The university had the mandates in place since September 2021.

Duke: Masks no longer required on buses and vans

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Aiden Bilyard was 18 when he sprayed a chemical irritant toward a line of police officers before using a baseball bat to smash a window at the Capitol.