If your little one likes Dora the Explorer, you won't want to miss this cute event at Walmart this weekend!

The event time is 11 am - 4 pm. There will be cupcakes, giveaways and a 5 x 7 photo card for the kids.

There are events taking place in the following Walmart stores in the Triangle:

Click on the link in the box to enter your zip code and see the closest participating store. (thanks to www.thriftygrl.com for the info!)

Free Dora birthday event at Walmart on Saturday

There is a small chance for rain showers Sunday afternoon, but they won't be widespread.

Chance for rain Sunday afternoon, warmer week ahead

Current Temperatures, DMA

A call was received at 6:12 Sunday morning about a fire at an apartment complex on Prince George Lane in Raleigh.

Fire at Raleigh apartment complex injures firefighter, 4 others

Fire breaks out at Raleigh apartment complex

State education officials say the current metrics for assessing school performance align too closely with students' socioeconomic status. They're looking at new ways to determine what separates good schools from bad schools. 

What makes a good school? NC school leaders eye new way of measuring school quality

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Multiple videos from people on the Carolina coastline who witnessed fighter jets shoot down the suspected surveillance balloon pop up. WRAL News has reactions from one traveler who came through the Wilmington International Airport about the balloon, as well as a few senators from the State.

North Carolinians, travelers react to the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down off the coast

Chinese balloon shot down off Carolina Coast

Twenty-five cameras that scan license plates looking for criminal suspects have been positioned on roads throughout Raleigh, from crime hotspots to entertainments districts.

License plate reading cameras help Raleigh police make 41 arrests in 6 months

Flock of cameras across Raleigh helps police find violent criminals

On the outskirts of Henderson in Nevada, an all-white dog has been spotted living among coyotes in the open desert for months.

Dog rescued after hanging with coyotes

Three bodies found in a vacant Michigan apartment have been identified as the three rappers who went missing on their way to Detroit.

Bodies of 3 missing rappers found

Bodies of 3 missing rappers found

A 9-year-old boy from Harrisburg Pennsylvania earned his high school diploma.

9-year-old boy graduates from high school

A Valley woman had the reunion of a lifetime. Lori Starr was adopted at a very young age, and at 60 years old, she met her birth siblings for the first time.

Woman finds birth family using 23andMe

A homeschool co-op supporting white supremacy is sending shockwaves through education circles in Ohio.

Nazi homeschooling group under investigation

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Taylor Thimmesh is ranked Grand Champion II in Rocket League (described as soccer but with rocket powered-cars as players) and he's believed to be the first esports player in North Carolina to sign a licensing deal with an agency.

Rocketman: JCC student's Rocket League dominance makes him state's 1st to sign NIL deal

JCC student Taylor Thimmesh is climbing the esports ladder

The North Carolina Tar Heels visit Durham's Cameron Indoor Stadium to take on the rival Duke Blue Devils in ACC basketball action on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023.

Duke tops North Carolina behind huge effort from Lively

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After the win, thousands of Duke students gathered around a bonfire at the Duke Quad.

'There's nothing like it'; Duke students celebrate with bonfire after 63-57 win over UNC

Thousands of Duke students gathered Saturday night around a bonfire at the Duke Quad after the 63-57 win over North Carolina.

North Carolina fell at Duke on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The Tar Heels, who started the year at No. 1 in the polls, have lost two straight games and are 7-5 in the ACC.

Outplayed down the stretch vs. Duke, UNC faces climb to regain last year's magic

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There was a fire late Saturday night at the Walden Woods Condominiums at 4707 Walden Pond Drive.