5 On Your Side digs into potential fire hazards all over your home. Found inside phones, toys, cars, and lawn tools, lithium-ion batteries can cause serious damage. At 6 p.m., WRAL shares simple steps to protect your home from lithium batteries.

On WRAL at 6:🔥Fire hazards inside toys and lawn tools. 5 On Your Side shares simple steps to protect your home from lithium-ion batteries.

Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

WRAL Investigates: 'Greedflation' and other drivers behind inflation at the grocery store

A look at inflation at the grocery store

Stores that sell electronics, like Best Buy and Staples, offer convenient and accessible solutions for North Carolina residents looking to responsibly dispose of their electronics.

How to recycle your old electronics: A guide for North Carolina households

Old electronics 

Flexogenix provides non-surgical joint pain solutions for active lifestyles and empowers people to achieve healthy and fulfilling lives through innovative medicine and dedicated care.

Flexogenix® provides non-surgical joint pain solutions for active lifestyles and empowers people to achieve healthy and fulfilling lives through innovative medicine and dedicated care.

Flexogenix® has been committed to redefining the standard of joint care for more than seven years and gives each patient the best opportunity for a non-surgical solution to their joint pain. Patients are part of a family at the Flexogenix® clinic and are served by board-certified physicians. The medically trained staff helps patients determine the best course of treatment for their individual case. The Flexogenix® team believes that surgery, while sometimes necessary, should always be your last option.

Flexogenix® has clinics across North Carolina, including a location in Cary. The clinic measures success by how the staff enriches the lives of the patients they care for, using patented non-surgical methods of treatment.

Non-surgical treatment for a healthy, active life