Monday is a WRAL Weather Alert Day, with showers and storms that could become strong to severe mainly after lunchtime. Storms will have potential to produce damaging winds and hail Monday afternoon and evening. 

WRAL Weather Alert Day: Monday brings risk of severe storms with potential for damaging winds and hail.

Four of the top 2024 contenders for the White House are planning to visit the Tar Heel State on Friday and Saturday -- an early indication of how important North Carolina is to each party.

Presidential candidates descend on NC, with election far in the distance

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A biologist with the NC Wildlife Resources Commission shares ways you can safely deal with snakes around your yard this summer.

How to deal with snakes in your yard safely, sanely and humanely

Experts: How to keep snakes out of your yard

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A Wilmington police horse and officer were hit by a woman accused of driving drunk early Saturday morning. 



NC police horse, officer hit by suspected drunk driver 

Wilmington police horse 'Elton'

The idea of going aboard a possibly haunted battleship and spending most of the night there in the dark might sound like a bad idea to some people.

Go ghost hunting aboard the Battleship North Carolina

Battleship NC night vision view

Here are five ideas for spending the day or weekend in the Wilmington area without going to the actual beach.

5 things to do in Wilmington, Wrightsville Beach that don't involve the beach

The Donut Inn

The North Carolina Azalea Festival returns to Wilmington this week, with five days of events plus concerts and a weekend-long street fair.

NC Azalea Festival returns to Wilmington this weekend

Azalea Festival

Wilmington's City Council voted to permanently remove two Confederate statues in downtown on Monday, WECT reports. 

Confederate statues that were 'temporarily' removed from downtown Wilmington are not going back up, city votes 

The Soldiers of the Confederacy Monument in downtown Wilmington

Employees of The George on the Riverwalk watched as crews pulled a red Dodge Challenger from the Cape Fear River on Friday. They didn't know that one of the bodies that water rescue crews pulled from the water was their coworker, Frederick Brock. 



'It's heartbreaking': Coworkers remember life of man found in car rescued from Cape Fear River

Dodge Charger pulled from Cape Fear River, two people found dead inside

Two people were found dead inside a Dodge Challenger that drove into the Cape Fear River, officials said. Witnesses say that the car drove off a pier in downtown Wilmington, near the historic Cape Fear Memorial Bridge. 

THE POLICE CHIEF SAID THE OFFICERS WERE IN THAT AREA LOOKING FOR AN ARMED PERSON WHO MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN EARLIER SHOOTING. THE 15-YEAR-OLD WAS PUT IN HANDCUFFS BEFORE OFFICERS REALIZE HE WAS NOT THE SUSPECT. THE CHEAP ALSO EXPRESSED TO THE FAMILY'S REMORSE THAT THE INCIDENT EVEN OCCURRED. >>> PLEASE IDENTIFY THE TWO PEOPLE WHO DIED WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO THE CAPE FEAR RIVER. 31-YEAR-OLD JAMAAL SNEED AND 41- YEAR-OLD FREDERICK BROCK IN A CAR WHEN IT DROVE OFF A PIER IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON LAST WEEK. DIVE TEAMS SPENT MOST OF FRIDAY LOOKING FOR THE CART PICK A

Dodge Challenger pulled from Cape Fear River, two people found dead inside

Witnesses say someone drove their car straight into the Cape Fear River in downtown Wilmington late Thursday night. They called police to report a red car seen sinking into the Cape Fear River in the area of Front Street and Market Street.

Two bodies found in Dodge Challenger that sank to bottom of Cape Fear River

Wilmington residents who fled to escape Hurricane Dorian are returning home.

After Hurricane Dorian exits, Wilmington residents return home

Carson Andrews

Justina Johnson shared this video of water rising ahead of Hurricane Florence in Wilmington.

Viewer video: Water rising in Wilmington

Wilmington Hurricane Florence

Downtown nightlife photos taken May 1-4, 2018, in downtown Raleigh at NC Museum of Natural Sciences, Cornerstone Tavern and Black Flower and in Wilmington. Photos courtesy of NCEventPics.com.

Downtown Nightlife Photos: May 8-14

NC Museum of Natural Sciences

Downtown nightlife photos taken April 7, 2018, in downtown Wilmington and at bars in Wrightsville Beach. Photos courtesy of NCEventPics.com.