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Six students and a bus driver were involved in an accident on an overturned bus on Monday morning.
WRAL staff
A Harnett County bus driver who saved dozens of students from a burning bus appeared on "The Drew Barrymore Show" Thursday morning.
WRAL News talked to Monica Tyson-Crawford about just how close a call this was, and how she was able to keep her cool in the middle of an emergency.
Eric Miller, WRAL reporter
Billie Keye is our Teacher of the Week! Keye has been teaching third grade for 52 years, and she said she has no plans to retire.
Wendy Vance was killed in a car crash on her way to work Thursday. Her family spoke to WRAL's Aaron Thomas about the legacy she leaves behind.
A teacher at Harnett Central High School (HCHS) died unexpectedly in a car crash on Thursday. Her family said they will remember her as someone who was passionate about her students and the county she taught in.
Kyleigh Patterson said she knew she wanted to be a teacher before she even started kindergarten. Now she teaches at Benhaven Elementary School - the same school she attended as a child.
Harnett County Schools is considering installing weapons detection systems in its schools.
After a rash of threats and guns found on school campuses across our viewing area, two local districts are taking action to pursue putting weapons scanners in schools.
Lora Lavigne, WRAL anchor/reporter & Keenan Willard, WRAL Eastern NC reporter
Harnett Central High School was evacuated on Friday afternoon after an "anonymous safety threat."
In this school year, the Harnett County Sheriff's Office has issued nearly 700 tickets in the first two months of classes.
Each Harnett County school bus is equipped with license plate readers and 10 cameras, which includes six exterior cameras and four interior cameras.
Joe Fisher, WRAL reporter
It was an anxious day at several public schools in central North Carolina as the school day was disrupted by lockdowns and evacuations.
Eric Miller, WRAL multimedia journalist
Shawn Christopher Hicks is facing three charges of indecent liberties with a student.
Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter
AI technology called Ava attaches software to bus arms, recording anyone who passes a stopped bus. It can cover up to eight lanes of traffic.
Now, kids in Harnett County have an extra layer of protection when they're on school buses.
Michelle Mackonochie, WRAL anchor/reporter
Sheriff Wayne Coats says his deputies have spent hours investigating bomb and mass shooter threats since October, and all seven threats made against Harnett County Schools turned out to be hoaxes.
Our Teacher of the Week always knew she wanted to lead a classroom! WRAL's Brian Shrader introduces us to Lucinda Blue, a Harnett County educator who also says the pandemic opened her eyes to a major issue affecting her community.
The Harnett County Schools Board of Education is granting the sheriff's office nearly $20,000 for a new bomb-sniffing K-9 -- and officials say it's all because students are trying to skip out on school.
Three weeks after masks became optional in Harnett County classrooms, coronavirus infections and quarantines continue to drop. But one physician who has studied how to limit viral transmission in schools said Thursday that he still believes it's too early for school districts to drop mask mandates.
A bomb threat made toward a Harnett County Middle School was deemed not credible on Thursday morning.
A controversial mask policy will go into effect on Tuesday in Harnett County Schools.
Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter
On Monday, school leaders will meet in Harnett County to discuss face masks in schools and shortening student quarantine periods.
Kasey Cunningham, WRAL repotter
The coronavirus situation within Harnett County Public Schools is improving with cases dropping dramatically since the beginning of the school year.
