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

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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

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A downed power pole on Rock Quarry Road caused serious traffic issues for Monday morning commuters.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — A downed power pole on Rock Quarry Road caused serious traffic issues for Monday morning commuters.

The eastbound exit from Rock Quarry Road (Exit 300) onto Interstate-40 was closed through 3 p.m., police in Raleigh said, and traffic was being diverted.

The downed power pole was caused when a dump truck that was working on the Fortify construction project crashed into the pole.

1,500 customers were without power at one time, but those outages have been restored.

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Downed power pole closes major I-40 ramp in Raleigh for hours

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As students were arrested across the country over the weekend for tent encampments calling for universities to divest from Israel, students at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill formed a tent encampment for the second time in three days.

Pro-Palestinian encampment forms Sunday at UNC as crackdowns begin across the country

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(CNN) -- Hamas on Saturday published a video of two hostages, American-Israeli Keith Siegel and Israeli Omri Miran.

Chapel Hill native held hostage appears in Hamas video for first time

Hamas releases new hostage video of American-Israeli Keith Siegel

More than 500 people are expected at a rally on Monday around St. Augustine's University ` for a Love, Hope and Unity walk. Organizers say they want to bring awareness to the school's current issues while shedding light on its legacy and what it means to the community.

Unity rally planned for St. Augustine's University on Monday

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The event had a candlelight vigil and a prayer service as children of Holocaust survivors told their parent's stories. In another room of the temple, people read aloud the names of more than 6 million Jewish people who died during World War II.

'Never forget': Annual Holocaust Commemoration has largest crowd in recent years

Annual Holocaust Commemoration

Enjoy the mild temps while you can because a warm-up is on the way, bringing temperatures in the high 80s in the upcoming week.


Mild Sunday night, Monday morning expected as heat ramps up

Sunglasses and shorts weather, Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 3

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UNC quarterback Drake Maye was the No. 3 pick in the NFL Draft to the New England Patriots. Two of his former UNC teammates were drafted on Saturday.

NFL draftees, signees from NC State, UNC, Duke, other local schools

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DOVER, Del. (AP) — Denny Hamlin held off a hard-charging Kyle Larson over the final, thrilling laps and wiggled through lapped traffic to win the NASCAR Cup race by about a quarter of a second Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway.

Denny Hamlin holds off Larson late to win NASCAR Cup race at Dover Motor Speedway

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DENVER (AP) -- Winnipeg forward Vladislav Namestnikov was taken to the hospital for evaluation after a puck hit him on the left side of his face in Game 4 against Colorado on Sunday.

Jets forward Namestnikov is taken to the hospital after a puck hit him in the face

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry received a standing ovation at historic, creole French Quarter restaurant Arnaud's on the eve of their final round at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event.

Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry rally to win Zurich Classic team event in a playoff

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NEW YORK (AP) — Mathew Barzal capped a solid all-around effort by the New York Islanders with their season on the line to get a big win.

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