We’re also following the US Senate passing a potential ban on TikTok and the charges a 74-year-old man faces after a shooting on the Shaw University campus. Plus, where candidates for NC superintendent say school safety falls short and the improvements that can be made. Watch WRAL-TV at 11 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 11: Wet weather is just around the corner. The hours for rain tomorrow and a rumble of thunder

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods, so purchasing separate flood insurance is crucial in North Carolina, especially in high-risk areas.

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods: How to protect your home in North Carolina

Princeville residents weigh options after Hurricane Matthew

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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Epidemic Coverage

Hundreds of people from around the country attended the march and rally outside the White House yesterday. It was organized by Lost Voices of Fentanyl. 

PAID. >> FOR WHAT HAPPENED, ROB KIRKPATRICK, WRAL, NEWS. DOZENS ARE ON NORTH CAROLINA IN THE LINE OF FAMILIES TRAVEL TO WASHINGTON, D.C., THIS WEEKEND. THEY WERE THERE TO PRESSURE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO TAKE DRASTIC STEPS TO ADDRESS THE EPIDEMIC OF FENTANYL DEATHS NATIONWIDE. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ATTENDED THE MARCH AND RALLY OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE YESTERDAY. IT WAS ORGANIZED BY LOST VOICES. A FOOTNOTE, MANY OF THOSE RALLYING LOST A LOVED ONE TO THE DRUG JANE SON DIED OF A FENTANYL OVERDOSE LAST YEAR. WORK TO RAISE AWARENESS FROM HOME. >> BECAUSE WHEN YOU'VE LOST A CHILD, YOU DON'T WANT TO BE IN DYING. YOU WANT TO DO. YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW YOU WANT THE PUBLIC TO KNOW? GET THIS IS HAPPENING AND FOR THE UNITED STATES. >> THIS COACH IS USING HER VOICE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE. NOW DATA FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SAYS AND LATE LAST YEAR LAST YEAR, AT LEAST 11 NORTH CAROLINIANS

Demonstrators call for more federal help to address fentanyl epidemic

Lawmakers and families impacted by the opioid and fentanyl crisis will show up at the legislative building Tuesday morning to push for tighter laws.

Lawmakers, families fight for harsher punishment to combat fentanyl crisis

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The new coronavirus was likely spreading undetected across North Carolina for weeks before cases started popping up in recent weeks, an epidemiologist said Friday.

Epidemiologist: Lockdowns likely needed to keep US from becoming next Italy

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President Donald Trump, whose government is leading an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus in the United States, offered some tips on Wednesday to avoid getting sick, and as he did so, he revealed a little more about his lifelong aversion to germs.

Trump's coronavirus strategy: 'Stay clean,' wash hands and avoid friends

Trump Hits Media on Coronavirus as He Prepares an Evening News Conference

Officials from North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Public Safety provide an update on the state's preparations to battle coronavirus.

NC health officials discuss coronavirus preparations

Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discussed the number of current confirmed cases as of Wednesday, Jan. 29,2020.

WHO shares coronavirus numbers

Loneliness and social isolation is the public health concern of our time. It is quite literally killing us.