The man accused of hitting and killing an 11-year-old girl during the Raleigh Christmas Parade faced a judge Wednesday morning.

Jail with $250,000 bond: Driver in deadly Christmas Parade crash taken away in handcuffs

Driver in deadly Christmas Parade crash given $250,000 bond, sent to jail

North Carolina Republicans scrapped the state's long-lived pistol permit requirement Wednesday, aided by the absence of several Democrats, which gave Republicans the numbers they needed to overturn Gov. Roy Cooper's veto for the first time since Republicans lost their veto-proof super majorities in the 2018 elections.

North Carolina ends pistol permit system

A handful of key Democrats missed a gun bill vote in the NC House of Representatives Wednesday, leaving empty seats. Also pictured in the blue jacket: State Rep. Marvin Lucas, who attended the session despite having a broken leg, according to House Democratic Leader Robert Reives.

The Raleigh arena that is home to the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes and NC State's men's basketball team will remain PNC Arena for, at least, the next two years under a new agreement between the hockey team and the bank.

Name remains the same: Hurricanes extend naming rights agreement for PNC Arena

Committee mulls over propsoals to upgrade PNC Arena, give fans world-class experience

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved selling the leading version of naloxone without a prescription, setting the overdose-reversing drug on course to become the first opioid treatment drug to be sold over the counter.

FDA approves over-the-counter Narcan. Here's what it means

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Lee County High School was closed on Wednesday because of an anonymous threat made against the school.

1 school closed, 2 others threatened in Lee County

Lee County High School closed Wednesday due to anonymous threat

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Flurries Coverage

Flurries are possible throughout Christmas Day across the Triangle. No accumulation is expected.

RAW: Flurries fly in Johnston County

Snow flurries in Johnston County

Some saw flurries because of leftover moisture from a cold-front that passed overnight Friday. 



Some parts of central North Carolina see Christmas Day flurries 

Ashe County Snow

Steady rain will lighten up through the late afternoon and evening hours on Monday, but the Triangle won't see truly clear skies until Tuesday morning, WRAL meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner said.

Flurries Coverage

RAW: Flurries fly in Johnston County

Some parts of central North Carolina see Christmas Day flurries

Rain tapers off, blustery cold on the way