97 NC counties and 1 VA county are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

On Friday night, the festival announced the gates would open at 2 p.m. Saturday instead of noon due to the expected high winds and possible lightning. 

Dreamville Festival starting time pushed back to 2 p.m. With Level 1 risk, planners share how that changes things

Saturday headliners forecast for Dreamville Festival

A WRAL Weather Alert Day has been issued for Saturday, when much of the state is under a Level 1 risk for severe weather.


WRAL Weather Alert Day: Wind gusts could reach 50 MPH on first day of Dreamville, Level 1 threat in effect

Level 1 threat  includes most of the viewing area for April1, 2023

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning deadly tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers in Arkansas, collapsed a theater roof during a heavy metal concert in Illinois and made a deadly sweep across the border into rural Indiana.

Tornadoes strike Arkansas, Illinois; 7 dead, dozens injured

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When Major League Baseball asked for updates to make Durham Bulls Athletic Park better for players, the team added some features for fans, too.

DBAP updates include bigger locker room, ability for fans to watch batting practice

DBAP new batting cage

Linda Wilkins helplessly watched the storm's damages play out on television as it ripped through Little Rock, Arkansas, where her daughter and four grandchildren live.  

Raleigh woman's family survives tornado that ripped through Arkansas Friday, leaving several dead

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NCAA bracket

College hoops bracket challenge

A Chapel Hill team hopes to skip, jump and dance its way to a title.

<b>CHAPEL HILL, N.C.</b> — A Chapel Hill team hopes to skip, jump and dance its way to a title.

The Bouncing Bulldogs will take part Sunday in the 16th annual Double Dutch Holiday Classic in Harlem. A team from Japan currently holds the title.

The team was recently featured on the CBS Evening News.

Chapel Hill Team Vies for Double Dutch Title

Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

Tuesday and Friday Mega Millions Drawing.

Mega Millions Drawing

The 2022 Triple-A National Champion Durham Bulls celebrate with a post-game celebration and ring ceremony before Friday Night Fireworks.

Ring ceremony for the 2022 Durham Bulls

If you're considering buying an electric car, it'll soon by harder to get the $7,500 tax credit that goes along with it.

New requirements making electric vehicle tax credit harder to come by

New requirements making electric vehicle tax harder to come by

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The body of a 2-year-old Florida boy who had been the subject of a frantic search after his mother was slain was found Friday in a lake in the jaws of an alligator, police said.

Body of Florida toddler found in alligator jaws after search

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Longtime Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski was named the recipient of the 2022-2023 Dean Smith Award.



Coach K named 2023 Dean Smith Award winner

Coach K explains what he's up to in retirement, where he's lending his coaching talent's now

Police are searching for a person accused of inappropriately touching three woman Wednesday in Durham.



Know him? Durham police searching for person on bike who touched 3 women

Durham police searching for person on bike

A Rocky Mount gang leader was sentenced on Friday for his role in a drug trafficking operation and fraudulently obtaining more than $250,000 in COVID-19 relief funds.