Tim Tinnesz, Head of School at St. Timothy's School, shares some advice for upcoming graduates.

Advice for graduates: Understand it's but a step toward your greater purpose

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Check out summer movies with our cheap and free movies database, which lists 26 options for inexpensive summer movie fun.

Summer movie guide: 25 places for free, cheap kid-friendly movies

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Cumberland County deputies on Monday arrested a 20-year-old Fayetteville man in connection with the June sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl. 

<b>FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.</b> — Cumberland County deputies on Monday arrested a 20-year-old Fayetteville man in connection with the June sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl. 

Leonardo Emmanuel Leon Galvez, of 2622 Cabana Drive, faces two counts of statutory rape, two counts of statutory sex offense, four counts of sexual activity by substitute parent and one count of indecent liberties. 

According to investigators, Galvez assaulted the girl several times between June 16 and July 5 at a home belonging to her relative. 

Galvez was in the Cumberland County jail under a $300,000 bond Tuesday and was expected to make his first court appearance at 2:30 p.m.

Fayetteville man charged with sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl

Leonardo Emmanuel Leon Galvez

A Code Red warning is now in effect in the Triangle due to smoke from the wildfires in Canada﻿. Limit your time outdoors, if possible.

Code Red air quality alert in effect for Triangle; NC schools move activities indoors

Air quality alert Wednesday

Thousands of people swim, fish and boat across the surface of North Carolina's large recreational lakes each year. However, many have no idea that just beneath the surface rests remnants of lost history, forgotten by time.

Flooded history: Enormous NC lake hides multiple ghost towns, legendary monster

Lake Norman boating: There's history and legends beneath the waves

A tractor trailer fire shut down all of the northbound lanes of Interstate 95.

I-95 reopens near Dunn after tractor trailer scorched in fire

Tractor trailer fire shuts down all northbound lanes of I-95

In a now-viral Facebook post, Nancy Norris claimed her daughter, Abby Norris, was left out of the school yearbook. 

'Heartbreaking:' Mother says cheerleader with special needs was left out of Clayton High School yearbook

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HONOLULU (AP) -- Kilauea, the second largest volcano in Hawaii, began erupting on Wednesday after a three-month pause, U.S. Geological Survey officials said.

Kilauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, begins erupting after 3-month pause

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The New York City skyline is barely visible. 

Hazy sky in New York City

Watch Sky 5 fly over the tractor trailer fire that shut down all northbound lanes of Interstate 95.

Sky 5 flies over tractor trailer fire that shut down all northbound lanes of I-95

A new research study shows children and teenagers dealing with anxiety disorders are more often being treated with medication and not counseling.

Children with anxiety are prescribed medications but little therapy

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The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV GOlf League have agreed to unify.

'I thought it was a joke': Golfers, golf fans react to PGA Tour's merger with LIV

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The board considered two other names -- Paramount Parkway HS and Parkside HS -- but went with the more obvious one. Of Wake County's municipalities, only a few have no high school bearing its name, Morrisville included.

WCPSS announces new Morrisville high school will bear the town's name when it opens

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N.C. Lacrosse Coaches Association has announced its boys' lacrosse all-state team

N.C. Lacrosse Coaches Association releases boys' lacrosse all-state team

Boys Lacrosse: Charlotte Catholic vs. Hough (May 9, 2023)

For the first time in its three seasons of existence, the HighSchoolOT boys golf statewide rankings are led by a school from the NCHSAA. Terry Sanford, the 3A champ, earned the top honor with its performance at FoxFire Resort and Golf Club.

HighSchoolOT's final statewide rankings for boys golf

Golf: 2023 NCHSAA Boys Golf State Championships

Nathan Kelischek and Chris Zieber founded Appalachian Mountain Brewery in 2011 and have stayed true to the core principles of their business, garnering success along the way.