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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Consumer Reports and 5 On Your Side show you some of the best ways to make hot cocoa, a winter treat and holiday season favorite.

YOU CAN LEARN MORE AND GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK. >> DO THE FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE WEBSITE? >> WELL, AS WE ALL KNOW, WRAL, 5 ON YOUR SIDE IS DEDICATED TO HELPING YOU IMPROVE ALL ASPECTS OF YOUR LIFE. AND THAT EVEN INCLUDES THE HOT COCOA. YES, KEELY ARTHUR SHARES CONSUMER REPORTS AND TOP TIPS FOR THE BEST HOT CHOCOLATE. >> ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF WINTER WEATHER COMING IN FROM THE COLD TO WARM AND OF HAVE COCO. IT'S A CROWD PLEASER SAYS CONSUMER REPORTS BOTH SIDES JUST WANTING TO DRINK A LOT OF HOT COCOA AT WORK. AND WE REALLY JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A METHOD THAT COULD BE THE TRADITIONAL METHOD THAT USES THE STUFF. TOP METHOD FOR CONSISTENCY AND A LITTLE NOSTALGIA. SEE ARMY BATCHES OF SWISS MISS MILK CHOCOLATE, HALF COCOA MIX ON THE STOVE. THEN COMPARED IT TO CUPS OF COCOA. MADE IN THIS NOSTALGIA RETRO HOT CHOCOLATE MAKER. AND THEN FOR FUN, HOT CHOCOLATE MADE WITH THAT TOP SCORING MILK FROTHER INC ERS TESS AN RACINO FOR THE RESULT. IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO ELEVATE YOUR HOT COCOA EXPERIENCE YOUR TASTE TESTERS FAVORED THE FROTHING. IT WAS NOT A YEAR. IT WAS SCREAMING YEAR. THEY CAN TASTE THE CHOCOLATE MORE. >> BUT IT WASN'T SO SWEET, WHICH IS AN ISSUE THAT YOU GET WITH A LOT OF THE HOT COCOA MIXES. HOWEVER, IT'S PRICEY AND YOU CAN ONLY MAKE ONE CUP AT A TIME. SO IF YOU'RE MAKING COCOA FOR A CROWD, CR SAYS YOU CAN SAVE MONEY AND MAKE YOUR COCOA IN A POT ON THE STOVE WHICH TASTED JUST AS GOOD AS THE NOSTALGIA RETRO HOT CHOCOLATE MAKER METHOD. >> YOU CAN SPICE UP YOUR COCOA BY ADDING CINNAMON STICKS. IF YOU NT, YOU CAN DO SOME PEPPERMINT CANDY AND SORT OUT THAT IN ALSO AND DON'T WORRY IF YOU DON'T TO DAIRY, YOU CAN ONLY SUBSTITUTE IT FOR ALMOND OR SOY MILK. JUST DON'T FORGET THE MARSHMALLOWS. KEELY ARTHUR, 5 ON YOUR SIDE. I CAN'T WAIT TO TRY ALL OF THAT. NOW, IF YOU'RE CONSIDERING FRAUD IN YOUR HOT COCOA, ESPRESSO CAUTIONS AGAINST ADDING ANY POWDERS SUGARS OR SARAH FS. >> TO ERIC CHINO AS THEY CAN DAMAGE THE COATING DURING USE. SO FROM FIRST THEN AT THAT WARM

5 On Your Side: How to make the best hot cocoa

Hot cocoa

It's hot chocolate season, and why should kids have all the fun? The folks at Consumer Reports made dozens of cups of hot cocoa to find the best ones for your holiday season.

Here's how to step up your holiday hot chocolate

I love a good hot chocolate, and if you're looking to dive into a richer drink than that cocoa mix in your pantry, here are five places to check out.

Hot chocolate Coverage

5 On Your Side: How to make the best hot cocoa

Here's how to step up your holiday hot chocolate

5 great places for hot chocolate in the Triangle