The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig at Raleigh science museum opens this weekend

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

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A woman who helped out with a Granville County donkey rescue described the effort as 'one for the books.' 

ON PAPER RATHER THAN ELECTRONICALLY. AND IT HAS TO BE POSTMARKED BY TODAY. WE'RE WORKING THIS AFTERNOON TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A SPECTACULAR RESCUE IN GRANVILLE COUNTY. >> FIREFIGHTERS SAVED A DONKEY THAT CELL INTO A SINKHOLE. WRAL'S. BRIAN SHRADER HAS PICTURES WE NEED TO SEE TO BELIEVE BRIAN. JEFF, THIS ALL STARTED SUNDAY MORNING AND THE WAKE FOREST FIRE DEPARTMENT SHARED THESE PICTURES. TAKE A LOOK DOOR AT THE DONKEY FELL INTO A 6 FOOT DEEP SINKHOLE. LIKE FAR AS FIRST RESPONDERS SAY THEY JOINED ANIMAL CONTROL. THE BRASFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT AND A RALEIGH, THE URBAN SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM AND THE TEAM FROM RALEIGH HAD A PULLEY SYSTEM TO HELP LIFT OUT OF THAT SINK HOLE. ONE OF THE RESCUERS TELLS ME THAT EVERYONE PITCHED IN TO HELP. >> WE ALWAYS UTILIZED FOR HOUSE FIRES AND STUFF AND CAR ACCIDENTS. BUT THIS WAS DEFINITELY ONE FOR THE BOOKS. >> I'LL SAY A GOOD NEWS HERE, THOUGH. DORA HAS A COUPLE OF SCRAPES, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE SHE IS GOING TO BE OKAY. A VETERINARIAN ON SITE WAS ABLE TO GIVE HER SOME TRANQUILIZERS TO HELP WITH THAT RESCUE AND THE STOCK AT ACE AS IT LOOKS LIKE RECENT HEAVY RAIN MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE FORMATION OF THAT SINKHOLE. SHE SAYS THAT SHE'S BEEN INVOLVED IN THE PAST IN THE RESCUE OF A DOG FROM

Granville County donkey rescue from sinkhole was team effort

Donkey rescue from sinkhole was team effort

Fire crews and the North Carolina Animal Rescue created a lifting system to lift Dora, the donkey, out of the hole Sunday morning.

Granville County donkey rescue described as 'one for the books' after lifting animal from sinkhole

Dora the Donkey

Gerald Owens' donkey, Gravy, gave birth to a healthy baby on Wednesday. He's taking name suggestions on his Facebook page. 

FIND A LINK ON WRAL.COM. >> A HOUSE YOU CAN REPLACE. >> WE HAVE OTHER GOOD NEWS, MY MINIATURE DONKEY GRAVY GAVE BIRTH TO A BABY. A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS. SHE'S BEEN PREGNANT FOR LIKE THREE YEARS IT SEEMS. SHE FINALLY GAVE BIRTH. THE LITTLE ONE DOESN'T HAVE A NAME YET. I PUT IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. I DON'T SMOKE SO I DON'T HAVE CIGARS, BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THIS. IT'S A CARROT. YOU TAKE IT HOME AND CLEAN IT. A CARROT FOR YOU TOO, CAT. >> SO WE HAVE ALL OF THESE NAMES. I LOVE TATER BECAUSE OF GRAVY. >> CINNAMON, MIMOSA, IF WE'RE GOING WITH BREAKFAST THEME. WE WOULD COME IN EVERY SINGLE MONDAY AND SAY DID YOU HAVE THE NEW BABY? WE'RE SO HAPPY FOR YOU TONIGHT. YOU'RE BEAMING. >> IT TOOK FOREVER, BUT SHE DID

Gerald Owens' donkey welcomes new baby! 

Lightning, the beloved donkey at the Museum of Life and Science, just turned 22 over the weekend.

Lightning the donkey turns 22 at the Museum of Life and Science

Lightning the Donkey at the Museum of Life and Science

A South Carolina man who is achieving internet fame for a viral video of his donkey singing along to The Lion King's "Circle of Life," said the entire video started as a joke with his friends.

Donkey singing to 'The Lion King' goes viral

From now until Sunday, people can bring birthday messages to the front desk. They will be displayed in The Farmyard for his birthday party on Sunday.

Lightning turns 20: Life and Science's beloved donkey marks his birthday this week 

A horse rescue operation created a special cast to help a donkey with a medical issue. (Video from WBAL)