From restaurants to school bus drivers, North Carolina is experiencing a major worker shortage. 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur looks at what caused it and how businesses are dealing with the problem.

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A Granville County woman has been accused of encouraging three teenagers to steal from a Raleigh department store.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — A Granville County woman has been accused of encouraging three teenagers to steal from a Raleigh department store.

Arrest warrants state that Sherry Marie Johnston, 35, encouraged a 13-, 15- and 16-year-old to take items from the Khol's store in the Brier Creek shopping center in Raleigh.

Johnston was also accused of stealing sneakers and clothes from the store.

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Gavin Lloyd Miller, 18, and Dillon Thomas Piper, 19, were each charged with second-degree murder in connection Hamilton Woods Jr.'s death on Jan. 29 in the Kerigon Lane area of Youngsville.

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Leslie Muhammad's Toyota Camry bore an AirTag, an Apple tracking device, and her husband was able to see where it was using an app on his phone.

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There are hidden places in North Carolina where you can walk in the footsteps of the Underground Railroad - where you can see what freedom seekers saw and try to gain a deeper understanding of the experience of escaping slavery.

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A woman was shot Monday several times outside a food mart in Fayetteville.



Woman shot 4 times as men tried to steal car outside Fayetteville store

Attempted carjacking, robbery 

Shots were fired in broad daylight Monday outside a Walmart in Wilson.



Shots fired outside Walmart in Wilson

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According to the Wilson Police Department, the shots were fired Monday afternoon in the parking lot of the Walmart on Forest Hills Road.


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A heartbreaking more than 2,300 people died when a 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Turkey and Syria on Monday, and authorities fear the death toll will rise further.

2,300 people lose their lives in 7.8 magnitude earthquake

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It's a wash it or wear it again debate! In today's Health Minute, a dermatologist weighs in which garments are good to wear more than once without washing and what should be washed after each use in order to keep your skin healthy.


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A 53-foot long trailer on Monday arrived at Carter-Finley Stadium to begin the process of turning the football field into an outdoor ice hockey rink.



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Ice-making machines arrive at Carter Finley ahead of Canes' outdoor game

Purdue's unquestioned grip on No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll is gone after a weekend loss. That didn't stop the Boilermakers from remaining at the top anyway.

Purdue stays No. 1 in AP Top 25; NC State in at No. 22

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Though doctors said David Kushner's voice should be back to normal within a year, it hasn't improved for basketball season. In a sport where a deafening cacophony accompanies the tensest of moments, he can't raise his voice above a raspy whisper.

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