We’re also following the US Senate passing a potential ban on TikTok and the charges a 74-year-old man faces after a shooting on the Shaw University campus. Plus, where candidates for NC superintendent say school safety falls short and the improvements that can be made. Watch WRAL-TV at 11 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

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Charity volunteers and firefighters hope to spread a little holiday cheer to thousands of soldiers deployed in combat zones overseas.

<b>GREENVILLE, N.C.</b> — Nonprofit groups, including firefighters and national charities, are gearing up to fill the Christmas wishes of military men and women who are deployed overseas.

The <a href="http://www.stonyhillfire.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stony Hill Rural Fire Department</a> plans to send care packages to troops, in honor of a member who is in Iraq this Christmas and another who returned from the war zone this year.

&quot;With firsthand knowledge of the struggles of fighting the war on terror, firefighters at Stony Hill are doing what they can to a taste of home to troops in Iraq,&quot; firefighter Trey Walters said in a release.

Volunteer and paid firefighters will donate and collect items at the Stony Hill Station One, 7405 Stony Hill Road in Wake Forest. Donations will be accepted daily 6:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. through Monday, Dec. 15.

In its “Seasonal Sights, Sounds & Sweets” drive, <a href="http://www.give2thetroops.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Give2theTroops</a> gathered DVDs, CDs, cards, decorations, candy and religious and inspiration items. The North Carolina branch will send out 800 gift boxes – each with enough items for at least a dozen service members.

The group is asking for monetary donations to help pay for shipping the boxes. In the past years, holiday shipping costs have run over $16,000.

The charity also takes donations of <a href="http://www.give2thetroops.org/items.htm?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">requested items</a> to send to soldiers year-round.

Since 2002, Give2theTroops has sent out 70,000 care packages and 16 million cards to approximately 1 million soldiers in combat zones.

Monetary donations, handwritten cards and letters can be sent to:<br />

ATTN: Barbara Whitehead, NC Branch Director<br />

Christi Lowe

Anne Johnson

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Students told WRAL News they heard multiple gunshots on the campus of Shaw University in downtown Raleigh on Tuesday.

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School safety is a top-of-mind issue for many people in North Carolina. We asked the two candidates for state schools superintendent how they plan to address the problem.  

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Dozens of people are being forced to leave a homeless encampment on a strip of land along the Raleigh and Garner border, not far from the highway.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would force TikTok’s China-based parent company to sell the social media platform under the threat of a ban, a contentious move by U.S. lawmakers that’s expected to face legal challenges and disrupt the lives of content creators who rely on the short-form video app for income.

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