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.

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Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

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A homicide investigation is underway in South Carolina after the body of a Nash County native was found in a heavily wooded area in Myrtle Beach. 

<b>MIDDLESEX, N.C.</b> — A homicide investigation is <a href="http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/38548513/update-body-found-near-trail-off-palmetto-pointe-boulevard-identified-investigation-ongoing" target="_blank" rel="noopener">underway in South Carolina</a> after the body of a Nash County native was found in a heavily wooded area in Myrtle Beach.

According to the Horry County Sheriff's Office, a runner found the body of 41-year-old Jennifer Fitchett Saturday afternoon near the intersection of Palmetto Pointe Drive and Palmetto Glenns Drive.

Authorities haven't released details about how Fitchett, a Middlesex native, died.

"Ms. Fitchett's family tells me she was a beloved daughter and mother of three. Her first grandchild is due in a few weeks," Horry County Deputy Coroner Michelle McSpadden said in a statement released Sunday morning.

Neighbors in Nash County described her as generous and a lover of animals, especially her Yorkie, Leonard.

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The Storm Prediction Center has the Triangle under a Level 1 risk for severe storms Friday.

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Group of Seven foreign ministers warned of new sanctions against Iran on Friday for its drone and missile attack on Israel, and urged both sides to avoid an escalation of the conflict.

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A local Hip-Hop artist and UNC-Chapel Hill educator died, the North Carolina Arts Council announced Thursday on Facebook.

NC Hip-Hop icon Kevin "Rowdy" Rowsey dies

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WASHINGTON (AP) — One woman miscarried in the restroom lobby of a Texas emergency room as front desk staff refused to admit her. Another woman learned that her fetus had no heartbeat at a Florida hospital, the day after a security guard turned her away from the facility. And in North Carolina, a woman gave birth in a car after an emergency room couldn't offer an ultrasound. The baby later died.

Emergency rooms refused to treat pregnant women, leaving one to miscarry in a lobby restroom

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Firefighters said when they arrived here just after midnight, the side of the home was engulfed in flames.

Fire forces 11 people out of home in Durham

11 people escape house fire in Durham

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After 22 years in business, Armadillo Grill on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has closed.



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The No. 15 Tar Heels have now beat No. 25 Duke in 15 consecutive games. Both teams now prepare for the ACC championship next week.

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Over the course of her career, Ashley Twichell has pushed through situations that might have otherwise been the end of it, including a recurring shoulder injury and the COVID pandemic.

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