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A 28-year-old man was found dead late Tuesday at a home on Tradewinds Drive in Spring Lake, the Harnett County Sheriff's Office said. 

<b>SPRING LAKE, N.C.</b> — A 28-year-old man was found dead late Tuesday at a home on Tradewinds Drive in Spring Lake, the Harnett County Sheriff's Office said. 

Deputies responding to a shooting call at 26 Tradewinds Drive at about 11:30 p.m. found Deren Mario Robinson dead inside a home from a gunshot wound. 

No other information about Robinson's death was released, but authorities said Wednesday that the shooting was being investigated as a homicide.

Man, 28, killed in Harnett County shooting

A new 911 call was released Tuesday as Cary police investigate two crime scenes at a Cary home where a body was found in a pile of burning debris.

Police identify burned body, man shot at Cary home

Identity of the body burned, man shot at Cary home

Rain is expected to arrive late Wednesday morning around 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. 

Rain headed our way Wednesday 

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Plus: More money for some Wake school workers; charter school accused of discrimination; Cary IDs burned woman's body; and how visible are offshore wind turbines?

5 things to know Wednesday: Behind NC's new effort to ban TikTok

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Administrators at a charter school in Columbus County are demanding a first-grade boy's hair be cut before students return from spring break.

Family sees discrimination in school's demand that boy cut his long hair

Tillman Mitchell, 17, was hit by a car in Halifax County while getting off the bus from school.

Student hit by car getting off the bus in Halifax County back at home

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Video was released of the death of Irvo Otieno at Central State Hospital.

Otieno: Grand jury indicts 10 people 

Dramatic body cam footage shows a Sarasota Police officer getting hit by a speeding car.

Caught on cam: Sarasota police officer hit by car

Police are searching for a mother who abandoned her newborn for two days outside a home in Massachusetts.

Newborn baby abandoned for days outside home

A superintendent donated a kidney to one of her teachers in need.

Superintendent donates kidney to teacher

Erik Metzig was charged with the murders of his parents Saturday at their Wolf River home.

Man charged with killing parents

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NC State is ending its varsity rifle program. State's athletic department made the announcement on Tuesday.

NC State ending rifle program after 65 years of varsity status

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Jacy Sheldon made a tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 1.8 seconds left to lift No. 3 Ohio State to a 71-69 win over No. 6 seed North Carolina and help the Buckeyes advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. 

 No. 6 UNC falls in final seconds to No. 3 Ohio St, 71-69, ending season

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The game between the Wolfpack and the Volunteers is set for Sept. 7, 2024.

NC State to play Tennessee to kick off 2024 season in Charlotte

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Eric Williams and Latavia Washington McGee were in Mexico to help McGee get a medical procedure done. They were violently kidnapped by cartels in the area, which killed two others that traveled with them.

'Nightmare': Survivor of Mexico kidnapping returns to North Carolina, seeks justice

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There's a hot debate about the potential impacts of offshore wind development in the state. Many coastal residents came to an open house in Brunswick County Tuesday to voice their concerns after presentations from industry experts, academics, and government officials about the potential benefits and challenges of offshore wind.