50 NC counties and 1 VA county are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

Capitol Broadcasting Company, the parent company of WRAL News, is part of the 2024 class inducted into the North Carolina Media & Journalism Hall of Fame at the University of North Carolina.

WRAL parent company inducted to NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame 

More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory joined a growing list of Republicans Friday night when he condemned presidential nominee Donald Trump over his lewd comments about women.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory joined a growing list of Republicans Friday night when he condemned presidential nominee Donald Trump over his lewd comments about women.

"I condemn in the strongest possible terms the comments made by Donald Trump regarding women. I find them disgusting," McCrory said in a statement.

Trump was caught on tape in 2005 making crude comments about a married woman he tried to seduce and what he could do to women because he was "a star."

Trump apologized for his remarks in a video released Saturday morning, but he also called the audio "nothing more than a distraction" and argued that his words were not nearly as egregious as former President Bill Clinton's marital affairs.

McCrory did not say Saturday whether Trump's comments will make him pull support for the Republican nominee's run for the White House.

A decade before he threw his name into the race for the White House and became the Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump was caught on a microphone making degrading and lewd comments about women during an interview with Billy Bush.

Microphone catches Trump's lewd comments about women

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McCrory calls Trump comments about women 'disgusting'

Tuesday is expected to be another cold start, and some areas could see light frost.

Frost advisory in effect Tuesday morning ahead of warm, sunny afternoon

Frost advisory Tuesday until 8 a.m. 

Police are investigating after officers found a 13-year-old dead early Monday morning in a Raleigh apartment.

'No mother wants to hear this:' 13-year-old girl found shot to death in Raleigh apartment

Crowd gathers outside Raleigh apartment complex where 13-year-old was shot and killed.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes were down big at home in the NHL playoffs, playing desperate hockey full of withering long shifts in the offensive zone as they tried to rally.

Aho, Martinook cap Hurricanes' late rally to beat the Islanders for a 2-0 playoff series lead

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The new 620,000-square-foot warehousing facility is expected to bring more than 1,000 new jobs to Johnston County.

New Amazon facility brings more than 1,000 jobs to Johnston County

Amazon distribution center in Johnston County, NC 

NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime tabloid publisher was expected Tuesday to tell jurors about his efforts to help Donald Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign as testimony resumes in the historic hush money trial of the former president.

'Catch and kill' will be described to jurors in Donald Trump's hush money trial as testimony resumes

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Since his final NBA season playing for the Dallas Mavericks in 2021, JJ Redick has served as an analyst and basketball commentator for ESPN. 

Duke legend JJ Redick to interview for Hornets head coaching job, report says

JJ Redick and other Duke greats were honored at halftime during the Duke vs. Maryland game pm Saturday, Feb. 13, 2010, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. (Photo by: Will Bratton)

It looked like the Hurricanes were heading back to New York tied 1-1, but the Canes offense exploded to snag the win against the Islanders.

Canes complete comeback, defeat Islanders 5-3 in Game 2 of first round series

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TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- So much for Michael Jordan being a jinx at the race track.

MJ for the win: Reddick pulls off a Talladega buzzer-beater for Michael Jordan

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The Minnesota Vikings need a quarterback in this draft. That much is easy to see. The hard part is picking the right one — and determining what it's worth to them to get him.