5 On Your Side Coverage

5 on Your Side: How hazardous are lithium-ion batteries?

These batteries power our phones, toys, lawn tools and so much more. So, 5 On Your Side spoke to an expert about how concerned we should be about these being scattered through our homes.

Pritchard Strong, WRAL consumer producer

Reducing the risk of lithium-ion batteries

Recent lithium-ion battery fires make it worth taking a look at the safety issues around them.

Parent sues Kraft Heinz over heavy metals in Lunchables

Kraft Heinz Foods is being sued after a report about the heavy metal content in Lunchables.

Pritchard Strong, WRAL consumer producer

On WRAL at 6:🔥Fire hazards inside toys and lawn tools.

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.

Cybersecurity expert discusses warning about iPhone vulnerability

Trust Wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet company, has raised concerns about a potential scam involving an exploit for sale on the dark web.

How worried should you be about viral iPhone security warning?

Trust Wallet, a cryptocurrency wallet company, has raised concerns about a potential scam involving an exploit for sale on the dark web.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

How to save on homeowners insurance

While home insurance prices have increased, there are ways to reduce costs.

Save money on home insurance: Expert tips to offset rising costs

While home insurance prices have increased, there are ways to reduce costs.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

Consumer Reports' pet insurance reviews

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

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

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

Consumer Reports' top-tested sunscreens

Consumer Reports tests dozens of sunscreens every year to determine which ones provide the best protection against sunburn and skin cancer.

Revealing the best sunscreens for sun protection and affordability

Consumer Reports tests dozens of sunscreens every year to determine which ones provide the best protection against sunburn and skin cancer.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

5 On Your Side Restaurant ratings for Mandolin and Taqueria Don Fily

5 on your side's Keely Arthur shows us the restaurant that recently changed it's name, but has gotten another low score on it's health inspection.

Duke Energy hoping emerging tech research benefits customers

Duke Energy is transitioning away from coal. It means power bills are becoming more expensive.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

Consumer Reports investigation finds heavy metals, high sodium in Lunchables

The report found high levels of lead and other metals in snacks. WRAL's 5 On Your Side learned Robeson County Schools was one of the first districts to offer Lunchables for school lunches.

On WRAL at 6: Your power bills are rising, but where's that money going?

Your power bills are rising, but where's that money going? From micro grids, upgrading solar panels and battery backups, 5 on Your Side goes inside Duke Energy's high-tech testing center to see how it could benefit you.

Tips for preventing car thefts from Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports has some helpful tips to make sure your car isn't the next target.

Consumer Reports says Lunchables 'should not be allowed on menu' for schools, petitions USDA for removal

New York (CNN) -- The school cafeteria versions of popular kids' grocery store snack kit Lunchables is packed with too much sodium, a consumer watchdog group warned on Tuesday.

By Parija Kavilanz and Sandee LaMotte, CNN

5 On Your Side: The keys to avoiding car theft

One key to keeping your car where you parked it is to make it seem like stealing it is more trouble than it's worth.

Pritchard Strong, WRAL consumer producer

Poe Hall latest: 164 people fear NC State building caused their cancer

In early February, 5 On Your Side reported 40 cases of cancer; later that month, the number had grown to 123, and it now stands at 164.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

5 On Your Side look into Poe Hall gains international attention

When NC State University closed a busy school building after detecting cancer-causing chemicals inside, 5 On Your Side began tracking the number of people who worked or studied there and later developed cancer.

5 on Your Side investigation appears on NBC Nightly News

5 on Your Side's five-month investigation into PCBs found at Poe Hall has garnered national attention. On Sunday, it was featured on NBC Nightly News.

5 On Your Side restaurant ratings for Mandarin Express and Bonjour Banh Mi and Tea

5 On your Side's Keely Arthur shows us in this week's restaurant ratings.

New headlights could end nighttime blinding, but haven't hit US roads yet

Adaptive Driving Beam headlights, which can adjust to avoid glare for other vehicles, have been around since 2012 in Europe and legal in the US since 2022, but are not yet in use on American roads.

5 On Your Side: Why smart headlights that reduce glare haven't reached US roads

LED headlights can help you see better at night but can also be blinding for other drivers.