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 at Raleigh science museum opens this weekend

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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

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Triple-digit temperatures and air conditioning issues prompted several schools to dismiss students early on Wednesday.

ARE SAYING. DAN SOUNDS GOOD WILL BE PAYING ATTENTION TO THAT. MIKE, THANK YOU. >> SCHOOLS ALL ACROSS THE AREA ARE EXPERIENCING AIR CONDITIONING ISSUES IN THIS 100 DEGREE HEAT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROBLEMS WITHIN 6 SCHOOL SYSTEMS, INCLUDING WAKE AND DURHAM COUNTIES. THE SITUATION IS SO SERIOUS THAT SOME SCHOOLS BEEN DISMISSED EARLY AND CLASSES EVEN CANCELED ALTOGETHER AT OTHERS. WRAL'S ERIC MILLER IS LIVE AT ONE OF THOSE SCHOOLS, APEX FRIENDSHIP, HIGH SCHOOL. ERIC. >> STUDENTS THERE WENT HOME BEFORE NOON. >> THAT'S RIGHT, EVER. THOSE STUDENTS JUST AMONG THE HUNDREDS HERE IN WAKE COUNTY EXPERIENCING A FRUSTRATING AND FOR MANY SWEATY DAY. >> FOR JEANETTE WILLIAMS. IT WAS THE RIGHT COOL 100% RIGHT DECISION JUST AFTER 11:00AM IDEAL HIGH SCHOOL CANCELED ALL CLASSES IN SENT STUDENTS HOME AS A TRACK FAILURE SENT TEMPERATURES INSIDE. SORRY. IT WAS VERY HARD TO FOCUS AND IT WAS LIKE. >> AND I HAVE THIS ON SO LIKE I COULD DO REALLY. YEAH. I WAS JUST READY TO GOES TOO HIGH TO ME. IN THE CLASSROOMS AND WE COULDN'T EVEN GO OUTSIDE BECAUSE IT'S HOT OUT HERE AS WELL AS KNIGHTDALE HIGH WASN'T ALONE. 3 WAKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL'S KNIGHTDALE APEX FRIENDSHIP AND WILLOW SPRINGS DISMISSED EARLY BECAUSE OF HVAC BREAKDOWNS. >> IN AN EMAIL TO SCHOOL, OFFICIALS SAY THE ISSUES WERE TIED TO FANS IN MOTORS FAILING AND ONE ELECTRICAL ISSUE BUT INVOLVING A FEW, IT'S IN DURHAM. CLASSES WENT ON DESPITE THE AIR CONDITIONING ISSUES IT TO SCHOOLS. >> OFFICIALS THERE POINTING TO OLDER EQUIPMENT IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEMS. SAMPSON AND MOORE COUNTIES BOTH REPORTED ISOLATED HVAC PROBLEMS FOR PARENTS LIKE HUGH WILLIAMS. THE EARLY DISMISSALS ARE FRUSTRATING. BEEN IDEAL. HI MOM SAYING COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE INCREASED ON DAYS LIKE THIS. I THINK IT'S CRAZY BECAUSE I DROPPED ALL THAT. 75 THIS MORNING WHEN A SCENE IS ALREADY OUT. >> THE NATION ARE REALLY COUNTS OF SCHOOL. WE'RE SAYS SOME TYPE OF NOTIFICATION SAY, HEY, PIERS, THE >> AC IS OUT. >> AND WE'VE BEEN CHECKING IN ON THE PROGRESS HERE WITH WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS. WE KNOW THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING IS BACK ON AT KNIGHTDALE HIGH SCHOOL HERE AT APEX FRIENDSHIP. MIDDLE. WE KNOW THAT STAFF ARE STILL WORKING ON IT, TRYING TO GET THINGS FIXED AND WE ARE STILL WORKING TO LEARN ON THE CONDITION OF THE AC AT WILLIS. BRINGS BACK TO YOU. >> SCHOOL REPAIR GUYS VERY HARD

NC schools dismiss early amid heat, HVAC issues

Triple-digit temperatures and air conditioning issues have prompted several schools to dismiss students early on Wednesday.

Triple-digit heat, AC issues prompt early dismissals for several Triangle-area schools

Knightdale High School

Extra security will be in place at Knightdale High School on Friday after a threat posted to social media.



Social media threat made against Knightdale High School, latest of dozens in Wake County

Heads were bowed. Hands were held. An entire stadium took a moment of silence, honoring the five victims of last week's mass shooting. 

CHILD PREDATORS, A MONSTER. >> TONIGHT WE'RE HEARING FROM STUDENTS AT KNIGHTDALE HIGH SCHOOL, A SCHOOL COMMUNITY SHAKEN BY THE TRAGEDY. BUT RESILIENT AS THEY TRY TO HAVE SOME SLIVER OF NORMALCY. TONIGHT. FOOTBALL TEAM TOOK THE FIELD TO PLAY WHAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FRIDAY NIGHT'S HOMECOMING GAME. THE BUREAU'S ERIC MILLER WAS AT THE GAME AND JOINS US LIVE FROM THE SCHOOL TO TELL US WHAT HAPPENED THERE. >> WELL, JOB A LOT OF TIME. WE GET A GAME LIKE THIS. YOU KNOW WHAT SETS IT APART IS GOING TO BE THAT NOISE. THE CHEERS FROM THE CROWD. BUT TONIGHT, WHAT MAKES THIS GAME SPECIAL IS THE SITE. >> HE TO REMEMBER THOSE WHO LOST. YOU KNOW, THOSE ARE THE ENGINES. WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU OR THE MOMENT I WAS IN KNIGHTDALE HIGH SCHOOL MONDAY. >> HEADS WERE BOWED. HEADS WERE HELD AN ENTIRE STADIUM TAKING A MOMENT OF SILENCE HONORING THE 5 VICTIMS OF LAST WEEK'S MASS SHOOTING. ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT I WERE HIM BECAUSE IT WAS PRETTY UPSET AMONG THE DEAD NIGHT, DALE JUNIOR, JAMES, ROGER THOMPSON, STUDENTS SAYING THEY'RE STILL PROCESSING THE LOSS. FRIDAY WAS SUPPOSED TO COMING TO YOU. INSTEAD, THE GAME WAS PUSHED UNTIL MONDAY. SCHOOL LEADERS SAYING THEY WANTED TO GIVE STAFF AND FAMILIES >> TONIGHT AS THE CLOCK TICKED DOWN, HIS TEAM KICKED OFF TO A WELCOME SIGHT FOR STUDENTS. IT DOES SO GREAT. I LOVE THIS SCHOOL, ESPECIALLY AS KNIGHTDALE MUSCLE THEIR WAY INTO THE END ZONE. FIRST. >> CAR BUT IT ALL OVER THE NEXT 4 HOURS. THIS TOO. >> YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW, KNIGHTDALE WAS OUT THERE, THEY'RE PLAYING. THEY'RE GIVING IT THEIR ALL THROUGHOUT THIS GAME ENDED UP LOSING HERE IN THE LAST QUARTER. 2 GOALS, THE WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS, THEY'RE GOING TO BE MAKING COUNSELORS AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS THROUGHOUT THIS WEEK. ANYONE WHO MIGHT NEED THAT EXTRA HELP FOR THOSE HOMECOMING EVENTS AND FESTIVITIES WHICH WILL BE HELD FRIDAY ALONG WITH THIS GAME HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THE LAST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON. AND I FEEL HIGH SCHOOL. THAT'S OCTOBER. 28, BACK TO YOU. THAT DESPITE THE LOSS, I'M SURE THIS GAME WAS GOOD FOR

Knightdale High School community comes together for football game

Knightdale High students grasp sliver of normalcy at football game rescheduled due to mass shooting

A student was robbed at gunpoint for shoes, cash and an iPhone at a Wake County school. 



Police: Juvenile robbed at gunpoint of shoes, cash at Knightdale High School 

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The last few years have been difficult for many, including Sarah Brown, a 9th-grade English teacher at Knightdale High School.

Letter from student changes Knightdale High teacher's outlook on life 

<p>WITH FUTURE CAST FOR SATURDAY. COMING UP IN LESS THAN 15 MINUTES. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, MIKE. SEE THEN THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT AND MANY OF US WITH COVID IN THE ECONOMY, INCLUDING SARAH BROWN, A 9TH GRADE ENGLISH TEACHER AT KNIGHTDALE HIGH SCHOOL. &gt;&gt; SHE WAS FRUSTRATED WITH THE CHALLENGES OF HER JOB UNTIL A LETTER FROM A SPECIAL STUDENT CHANGED HER WHOLE OUTLOOK. WRC MARINO SAT DOWN WITH IT TODAY AND JOINS US NOW. LESLIE, THAT LETTER REALLY MOVED HER. &gt;&gt; YEAH, GERALD AND I WANT TO READ YOU A LITTLE BIT OF THE LETTER SO YOU CAN HEAR JUST HOW POWERFUL IT IS. IT SAYS DEAR MISS BROWN, I HAVE TO ADMIT I WAS A LITTLE DISTRESSED WHEN HE SAID YOU MIGHT CHANGE JOBS PARTIALLY BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO BE MY TEACHER THROUGHOUT THE REST OF HIGH SCHOOL. IT ALSO GOES ON TO STATE SAY AS STUDENTS, WE LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE SO OPEN AND CAN BE SO MUCH LIKE A FRIEND AND A MENTOR AND STILL FEEL SO MUCH LIKE FAMILY AND TO MANY STUDENTS. YOU ARE FAMILY. SHE SAYS THIS LETTER BROUGHT HER TO TEARS AND IT REALLY PUT EVERYTHING INTO PERSPECTIVE. &gt;&gt; WHEN MISS BROWN IS HAVING A DIFFICULT DAY, SHE DIPS HER HAND IN THE SPECIAL BOX OF JUST HUNDREDS OF LETTERS FROM KIDS. &gt;&gt; I'M JUST REALLY SUPPORTIVE. WONDERFUL THINGS LATELY. SHE'S BEEN HAVING SECOND THOUGHTS ABOUT TEACHING. &gt;&gt; EXHAUSTED THE HEAVY WORKLOAD OVER TIME AND THE CHALLENGES DURING COVID PLAYED A MAJOR ROLE. SHE QUOTES MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR SAYING YOU DON'T HAVE TO SEE THE WHOLE STAIRCASE. JUST TAKE THE FIRST STEP. &gt;&gt; AND THAT WAS IN REFERENCE TO, YOU KNOW, EITHER MEAN STAYING OR ME GOING IN. &gt;&gt; HOUSE REALLY POWERFUL ON MONDAY. ONE OF HER STUDENTS WITH HER. THIS LETTER AFTER MISS BROWN EXPRESSED HOW OVERWHELM SHE'D BEEN FEELING. THERE ARE PARTS LIKE BEING AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE ALL WANT IN OUR LIVES IS JUST TO BE SEEN FOR WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE DO AND WHAT WE LOVE AND &gt;&gt; TO HAVE A 15 YEAR-OLD SO DEEPLY INSIGHTFUL. SEE THAT ALREADY ABOUT ME. SHE LOVES HER JOB AND HER STUDENTS EVEN MORE TO BEING A TEACHER IS A NEVER ENDING JOB IN. SHE SAYS MORE HELP IS NEEDED. THEY NEED A SPACE TO BE HEARD. &gt;&gt; FOR THEIR SPECIFICS AND THEN NOT JUST HEARD BECAUSE SOMETIMES, YOU KNOW, COMMITTEES ARE CREATED AND TASK FORCE ARE CREATED. AND THEN USUALLY HAPPENS. AND THEN ANYTHING THAT COMES FROM IT IS NOT FOLLOWED THROUGH. THERE'S AN ACTION UNTIL THEN SHE'S GOING TO FOCUS ON THE POSITIVES, HER STUDENTS TO REALLY COOL ROLLER COASTER. AND I DON'T THINK I'M GOING TO GO ANYWHERE. IT S IT AND I DON'T KNOW THAT SOME OF THEM LET &gt;&gt; MISS BROWN IS HOPING THIS LETTER REACHES OTHER TEACHERS WHO MAY BE FEELING THE SAME WAY. WE WILL HAVE THE FULL LETTER. &gt;&gt; ON OUR WEBSITE AT WRAL DOT COM, GERALD, THAT CONNECTION SO</p>

Knightdale High teacher finds inspiration in letter from student 

A threatening post showing a Knightdale High School basketball player in a noose is the reason the team's game against Millbrook High School was canceled. 

Picture showing student in a noose prompts basketball game to be canceled between Knightdale and Millbrook high schools

Offensive social media post prompts school leaders to cancel basketball game between Knightdale and Millbrook 

The Wake County Public School System honored their 2021-2022 Principal and Assistant Principal of the year on Thursday night.

WCPSS names Knightdale, Heritage High leaders as Principal, Assistant Principal of Year

WCPSS Principal, Assistant Principal of the Year

Knightdale High School leaders are considering changing from a traditional school calendar to an early college calendar that would align with Wake Technical Community College beginning in the 2019-20 school year.

Knightdale High School considering calendar change, asks parents for feedback

Marching bands from North Raleigh Christian Academy, Athens Drive High School and Knightdale High School, clowns and riders on bikes and motorized tricycles took part in the 2018 Raleigh Christmas Parade.