6 NC counties are under alert.

We’re also tracking Level 1 storm risks. Then, there are new answers in the death of a South Carolina pastor’s estranged wife whose body was found in North Carolina. Plus, there is new information about a driver charged in a fatal head-on crash. Watch WRAL-TV at 7 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

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More than a dozen former employees say understaffing at Brynn Marr Hospital contributes to what they describe as a dangerous place for patients and employees. Hospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded.

Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse

Brynn Marr Hospital

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Fire Damages Historic Latta House