It’s a ticket to freedom for many young people. However, getting one lately is an almost impossible task. WRAL's 5 On Your Side looks at the long delays, parents' frustrations and the creative solutions lawmakers have to solve North Carolina's DMV backlog.

Tonight on WRAL at 6: 5 On Your Side examines the headaches and delays surrounding the state's DMV backlog.

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It's another cold, rainy day in the Triangle, so keep an umbrella on hand. Rain moved in again Thursday morning, with temperatures in the low 40s.

Bitter cold and rain in the forecast Thursday

Forecast of rainfall next seven days

Former Granville County Sheriff Brindell Wilkins is serving 18 months in prison, but his legal problems keep building. 

Warrants: Former Granville sheriff had vehicles confiscated from crime scenes on his property

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Livestream from WRAL's DUALDoppler5000 and Fayetteville Doppler radars.  Video switches every 15 seconds between Central and Eastern North Carolina, Wake County and Sandhills areas.

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A furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town has predicted six more weeks of winter during an annual Groundhog Day celebration.

Phil’s Groundhog Day prediction: 6 more weeks of winter

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A new horror movie "The Devil's Stomping Ground" is hitting more than just movie theaters; it's hitting close to home. The movie is based on a real place in North Carolina, known to locals as the Devil's Tramping Ground.

New movie 'The Devil's Stomping Ground' based on North Carolina legend

Devil's Tramping Ground legend

A car crashed into a telephone pole Wednesday night, knocking it down. N Duke Street between W Corporation Street and W Trinity Avenue is closed while repair crews work to fix it.

Crash knocks down utility pole, closes N Duke Street in Durham

Crews demolish Plymouth elementary school because of mold

Wake County school leaders are addressing safety concerns after threats and guns were found on campuses Wednesday.

Wake County school leaders address safety concerns after threats, guns found on campuses

"Dancing with Wolves" actor Nathan Chasing Horse has been arrested for allegedly grooming and assaulting Indigenous girls as a part of a cult called "The Circle."

'Dancing With Wolves' actor used cult for sex abuse

A 5-year-old California boy is recovering after a mountain lion attacked him in Half Moon Bay.

Mother rescues child from mountain lion attack

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Jamarius Burton made the game-winning foul shots with three seconds left, Nike Sibande recorded a late block and Pittsburgh continued its recent bedevilment of North Carolina, beating the Tar Heels 65-64 on Wednesday night.

Late free throws by Pitt sink UNC, 65-64

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Terquavion Smith scored 32 points, North Carolina State dominated from the start, and the Wolfpack rolled over Florida State 94-66 on Wednesday night.

Smith scores 32, NC State blasts Florida State 94-66

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Ken Browning, the longest tenured football coach at the University of North Carolina and a high school football hall of fame coach, was selected as the national winner of the 2022 American Football Coaches Association Outstanding Achievement Award.

Former Northern Durham, UNC coach Ken Browning receives national recognition after storied career

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A second former North Carolina State athlete sued the school Wednesday alleging he was sexually abused by the Wolfpack's former director of sports medicine under the guise of treatment.

2nd ex-NC State athlete sues school in sexual abuse case

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The lawsuit is the second accusing former trainer Robert Murphy of sexual abuse. WRAL News spoke with the lawyer representing both victims who said this may only be the beginning.