Have you noticed an unusual smell or flavor in your tap water over the past few days?

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

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Do your kids struggle to say hello to a new person? Are they having trouble giving other kids enough personal space? Edla and Elizabeth from Flip Educational Consulting have some tips.

Do your kids struggle to say hello to a new person or a relative they haven't seen recently? Are they having trouble giving other kids enough personal space?

Edla Prevette, a local mom and veteran teacher and counselor, has some tips for you. Prevette, along with her colleague Elizabeth Worley, started Flip Educational Consulting a couple of years ago.

Edla Prevette and Elizabeth Worley of Flip Educational Consulting return with tips on how to help kids with interpersonal relationships. The Raleigh-based program helps grade schoolers develop social skills.

Flip Educational Consulting: Tips to help kids develop interpersonal relationships

Elizabeth Worley and Edla Prevette

They work with grade schoolers who need help developing social skills and offer summer camps and evening programs for kids and workshops for parents and teachers. Read <a href="https://www.wral.com/flip-educational-consulting-helps-kids-develop-their-social-skills/11264386/"><strong>my earlier post</strong></a> for more about what they offer.

Prevette says many kids struggle with personal space issues and greeting new people. She offers some easy tips to help your kids, including using a hula hoop to identify personal space.

For more information, watch the video. To learn more about Prevette and Worley's programs, go to <a href="http://www.flipconsultants.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>their website</strong></a>.

Check back next Wednesday for another tip from Flip Educational Consulting. And go to the box above for last week's tip.

Flip Educational Consulting: Helping your kids with interpersonal relationships

Orange County Schools informed Jaylan Sorrells and his mother, Ellen Sorrells, that Jaylan, who has attended the school for four years while also enrolled at the Partnership Academy, will not be allowed to participate in the graduation ceremony. The decision by the school district has Jaylen Sorrells and his mother asking: Why is this happening?

Mother frustrated after son who attended classes at Orange High not allowed at graduation ceremony

Jaylan Sorrells

Few details were provided about the crash, but radio traffic indicates one of the victims was trapped: "Small plane down with two injuries, one entrapped... extrication underway."

RDU resumes normal operations after plane crash causes dozens of delays

Plane on tow truck

Authorities on Wednesday arrested a 16-year-old in connection to the death of a 13-year-old girl earlier in the week in north Raleigh.

Teen arrested, charged in death of 13-year-old girl found shot on Monday

Young girl shot at Raleigh apartment 

Thursday is shaping up to be a beautiful, sunny spring day!

Warm, sunny spring day in store Thursday😎

At the bus stop on Thursday, April 25

Deputies said the shooting happened around 11:30 p.m., and one person was shot.

Cumberland County deputies investigating overnight shooting on Pleasant View Drive

Police car, blue lights, at night

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Mohamed Diarra played one season in Raleigh, averaging 6.3 points a game during a 2023-2024 campaign that saw State reach the Final Four.

NC State's Mohamed Diarra declares for NBA Draft

Duke NC State Basketball

With Hurricane defenseman Brett Pesce likely out for the rest of the series vs. the Islanders, that opens the door for Tony DeAngelo to slide in. The regular season didn't go as he had hoped, but he's ready to step in 

Brett Pesce's injury 'a big blow' but Tony DeAngelo is ready to help the Hurricanes win

Tony DeAngelo

Since his final NBA season playing for the Dallas Mavericks in 2021, JJ Redick has served as an analyst and basketball commentator for ESPN. 

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JJ Redick and other Duke greats were honored at halftime during the Duke vs. Maryland game pm Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (Photo by: Will Bratton)

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