97 NC counties and 1 VA county are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

On Friday night, the festival pushed back its starting time from noon to 2 p.m. due to the expected bumpy weather.

Dreamville Festival update: Due to severe weather forecast, gates will open at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

A WRAL Weather Alert Day has been issued for Saturday, when much of the state is under a Level 1 risk for severe weather.


WRAL Weather Alert Day: Wind gusts, some rain to start weekend for Dreamville, other outdoor events

Level 1 threat  includes most of the viewing area for April1, 2023

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest on Friday, spawning tornadoes that shredded homes and shopping centers, overturned vehicles and uprooted trees as people raced for shelter. At least one person was reported dead and two dozen or more were hurt, some critically, in the Little Rock area.

Tornadoes spawned by huge system pulverize homes; 1 dead

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When Major League Baseball asked for updates to make Durham Bulls Athletic Park better for players, the team added some features for fans, too.

DBAP updates include bigger locker room, ability for fans to watch batting practice

DBAP new batting cage

NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump is facing multiple charges of falsifying business records, including at least one felony offense, in the indictment handed down by a Manhattan grand jury, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday.

AP sources: Trump facing at least 1 felony charge in NY case

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Wake County Public School officials are reviewing the steps administrators took to notify parents of a lockdown at Ligon Middle School while police searched for an active shooter on the streets surrounding the campus.

Wake schools reviewing communication to parents, students during lockdown at Ligon Middle

Wake Schools reviewing communication during lockdown at Ligon Middle

NCAA bracket

College hoops bracket challenge

Goldsboro police say they have found a 14-year-old girl who went missing Tuesday after she got into a dark-colored Jeep Cherokee with unknown men.

<b>GOLDSBORO, N.C.</b> — Goldsboro police say they have found a 14-year-old girl who went missing Tuesday after she got into a dark-colored Jeep Cherokee with unknown men.

Sgt. Dot Ardes sent an e-mail to the media announcing &quot;case resolved,&quot; but did not offer any details about how Courtney Shay Champ was found.

When asked for more details, Ardes responded: &quot;Courtney has been located and is back with her family.&quot; Ardes later added: &quot;(She) appears to be okay. No charges are pending.&quot;

The teen is from Roper, but was living with her family at the Country Hearth Inn & Suites in Goldsboro this past week.

In their first news release, police said they believed she may have been with a 30-year-old man.

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Goldsboro police find missing 14-year-old girl

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If you're considering buying an electric car, it'll soon by harder to get the $7,500 tax credit that goes along with it.

New requirements making electric vehicle tax credit harder to come by

New requirements making electric vehicle tax harder to come by

If you're looking to buy an EV and want the full $7,500 tax credit, you'd better move quickly. The IRS lists more than three dozen electric or plug-in hybrid passenger vehicles made in North America t...

If you want to buy EV and get full $7,500 tax credit, you'd better move fast - rules are changing

Electric vehicle (EV) tax credits up to $7,500 - here's what shoppers need to know

Fayetteville DJ Greg 'G-Moniy' Johnson is excited about performing to thousands at Dreamville Festival. Johnson has been a DJ since 2012.

'All you need is one shot': Fayetteville DJ relishes chance to impress at Dreamville

Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

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Longtime Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski was named the recipient of the 2022-2023 Dean Smith Award.



Coach K named 2023 Dean Smith Award winner

Coach K explains what he's up to in retirement, where he's lending his coaching talent's now

The men's basketball rosters at Duke, UNC and NC State are being reshaped by the transfer portal and NBA Draft. Who is coming, who is staying and who is leaving?

Here's who is coming, going and staying for Duke, NC State and UNC basketball

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Jadyn Davis, one of the top quarterbacks in the nation from the Class of 2024, will be playing college football in the Big Ten Conference.

Providence Day 5-star QB Jadyn Davis commits to Michigan

Jadyn Davis of Providence Day commits to Michigan

A bill that would require high schools accept cash as a form of payment at sporting events and honor Tar Heel Cards for senior citizens will be heard in the House Education Committee on Tuesday.