We’re also looking into a 16-year-old charged with murdering a 13-year-old girl shot and killed in a Raleigh apartment, a closer look at the investigation into a plane crash at RDU, and who could start their weekend with showers. Watch WRAL-TV at 7 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 7: WRAL In-Depth: TikTok ban. We examine why lawmakers view the app as dangerous

The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature what's believed to be the most complete T. rex skeleton ever discovered.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig, laboratory access at Raleigh science museum

DinoLab at North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

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As much of the country was baking in unusually intense heat, President Joe Biden held a White House event to highlight extreme heat's dangers and to announce efforts by several of his cabinet agencies to aid states and cities grappling with sizzling temperatures.

Fact check: Biden says heat kills more Americans than floods, hurricanes and tornadoes 'combined'

PolitiFact: Mostly True

When it comes to dealing with extreme heat and humidity, there are three rules to remember: Stay cool. Stay hydrated. Stay informed.



3 ways to avoid heat-related illness

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North Carolina has been hit hard by rising temperatures lately; this year alone the state has had 43 days of temperatures higher than 90. 



Inside of hot car can become deadly in a matter of minutes 

NC insurance commissioner raises awareness of child hot car deaths

Children and parents battled the heat on the ball field Monday, doing all they could to stay safe and hydrated in a championship baseball game in Raleigh between the Yankees and the Angels.

SHOW YOU SOME OF THOSE NEW RENT. A FUTURE CAST TOWN BY TOWN COMING UP, ALRIGHT, KAT, SEE YOU IN A FEW MINUTES. DESPITE THE SWELTERING HEAT FOR A LOT OF ATHLETES, THE GAMES MUST GO ON. WE FOUND CHILDREN AND PARENTS BATTLING THE HEAT ON THE BALL FIELD TODAY AND DOING ALL THEY COULD TO STAY SAFE AND HYDRATED. AND OF COURSE, TOMORROW'S HE WILL BE EVEN WORSE. IS CAT JUST DETAIL WRAL'S JULIAN GRACE JOINS US LIVE IN RALEIGH NOW. >> WITH HOW PEOPLE ARE COPING WITH THE TEMPERATURES JULIEN'S. LENA. THE CITY OF RALEIGH KNOWS THAT HE IS A MAJOR FACTOR. THE BRONCOS LEAGUE HAD THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP GAME ON THAT BASEBALL FIELD RIGHT THERE. >> AND THE TREES HERE PROVIDED A MAJOR ASSIST. >> WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AGAINST THE YANKEES AND THE ANGELS WERE READY FOR THIS. THIS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. WE'VE BEEN FINAL SEASON TRYING TO GET HERE. >> THE 2 TEAMS ONE GET OUT UNDER THE SUN WHILE SURROUNDED BY OPPRESSIVE HEAT. BUT HE'S BEEN INSANE EVENT LIKE THIS FOR MAY'S THE MATCHUP STARTED AT 06:30PM IN THE EVENING. SEVERAL INNINGS IN THE TEMPERATURE WAS HOLDING STEADY AT 93 DEGREES. LAST YEAR. HOSPITALS IN OUR STATE REPORTED 3100 VISITS DUE TO HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. >> LIKE HEAT, STROKE AND EXHAUSTION, JUST TO NAME A FEW. IT'S A LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY. DOCTOR RYAN LAMB WITH UNC REX SAYS HE COMES ON QUICK CRAMS SWELLING, RASH, PASSING OUT SPECTATORS, MOMS AND DADS TURN NEARBY TREES INTO SHADED DUGOUTS WAY. AND SOME OF THE CROWD HAD COOLERS WATER BOTTLES AND CAME DRESSED FOR THE ELEMENTS. I MADE SURE TO BRING MY FAN. >> I HAVE WATERMELON FOR THE KIDS. I WORE LENIN. I MEAN, LIKE COLORS. THAT'S ABOUT AS GOOD AS IT'S GOING TO GET. IF YOU LOOK AROUND, YOU WILL SEE THE TALL TREES STAND AROUND THIS FIELD TO CREATE AN EXTRA LAYER OF SHADE. ONE DAD ALSO TOOK EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. HE STARTED TO HYDRATION PROCESS EARLY. WE'RE DRINKING PLENTY OF FLUIDS. A LOT OF GATOR AID, LOTS OF AND JUST, YOU KNOW, WE STARTED THE HYDRATION COUPLE DAYS AGO. DOCTORS RECOMMEND NOT PLAYING OUTDOORS BETWEEN 10 IN THE MORNING AND 2 IN THE AFTERNOON. THAT'S WHEN IT'S USUALLY THE HOTTEST. THAT'S WHY SCHEDULING THE GAME IS 6.30. IS PERFECT TIMING FOR THIS GRAND DAD WHO IS HERE TO SUPPORT THESE GRANTS. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE MY GRANDCHILDREN PLAY BALL. GLAD HE WAS ABLE TO DO THAT. LENA, WE CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY HYDRATED IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE OUT HERE IN THESE ELEMENTS. >> SPECIALLY TOMORROW AND JUST LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE. IT'S JUST

Playing it safe during record-breaking heat wave 

Even on days with milder temperatures, the inside of vehicles can reach dangerous temperatures in a short time. 


Safety experts offer tips to help prevent hot car deaths

Infant, child, car seat

As we enter into the hot summer months, be sure to take care of your four-legged family members. 

5 ways to protect your dog from heatstroke 

As the temperature soars into the 90s, safety experts are reminding parents not to leave their kids in their cars -- even just for a minute.

As temperatures soar, protect young children from heatstroke in the car

The wide variation in charges in hot car deaths highlight the complex and fraught nature of the decisions confronting prosecutors, who must decide whether to indict grieving parents who said they simply had forgotten that they had left a young child in a hot car.

'No rhyme or reason': Some hot car deaths treated as accidents, some as murder

Children Left to Die in Hot Cars: Accident or Murder?

More than a dozen Fort Bragg soldiers were hospitalized after they suffered heat-related injuries Monday during a ceremonial rehearsal, authorities said.





Several Fort Bragg soldiers hospitalized after suffering heat-related injuries

Fort Bragg

Wake County EMS officials were kept busy with heat-related emergency calls over the holiday weekend.



Wake EMS responds to 11 heat-related calls in 24 hours

Wake County EMS

Wake County EMS officials were kept busy with heat-related emergency calls over the holiday weekend.

Wake EMS sees rise in heat-related calls Memorial Day weekend

Dogs, similar to people, can easily get heat-related injuries and illnesses if you're not careful.

Know the signs of heatstroke in pets

To keep pets safe in high temperatures, make sure they are hydrated before, during and after walks. If you have to walk them in direct sunlight, walk them on the grass to protect their paws from the hot concrete. 

How to protect dogs in intense heat

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Sunburn is probably the most obvious, but for some people it can take hours to show signs of a serious sunburn.