From restaurants to school bus drivers, North Carolina is experiencing a major worker shortage. 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur looks at what caused it and how businesses are dealing with the problem.

On WRAL-TV at 6: NC's worker shortage is still being felt in many industries. What caused it and the factors making it harder to find employees.

A North Carolina State University professor was honored Thursday for creating technology to help U.S. troops better detect and dismantle roadside bombs.

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — A North Carolina State University professor was honored Thursday for creating technology to help U.S. troops better detect and dismantle roadside bombs.

Michael Steer received the U.S. Army Commander's Award for public service.

Steer has been a professor at N.C. State since 1983.

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Police launched a crime investigation at a Rocky Mount hotel late Sunday night.

Police launch crime investigation at Rocky Mount hotel

Students are heading back to class Monday morning, following a series of threats that forced lockdowns at six schools in Wake County last week.

Wake County students head back to school after 6 code red lockdowns last week

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A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocked wide swaths of Turkey and Syria early Monday, toppling hundreds of buildings and killing more than 1,500 people. Hundreds were still believed to be trapped under rubble, and the toll was expected to rise as rescue workers searched mounds of wreckage in cities and towns across the area.

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A Grand Strand rescue crew says it is suspending daily searches for a boater who's been missing for over a week.

Day 10: Crew suspends daily searches for boater missing from North Myrtle Beach area

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Breaking news on a crime investigation in Rocky Mount. Police have been at the Executive Inn hotel for nearly six hours. 

Police investigation at Rocky Mount hotel

Students are headed back to class this morning following a series of threats that forced lockdowns at six schools in Wake County. 

Students return to class in Wake County for first time since lockdowns

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In North Carolina, a major labor shortage is underway from restaurant staff to school bus drivers. 5 On Your Side examines what caused it, and the five factors making it harder to find employees.

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Ejiro Evero's marks new Panthers head coach Frank Reich's first official addition to his coaching staff.

Carolina Panthers hire Ejiro Evero as defensive coordinator

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Taylor Thimmesh is ranked Grand Champion II in Rocket League (described as soccer but with rocket powered-cars as players) and he's believed to be the first esports player in North Carolina to sign a licensing deal with an agency.

Rocketman: JCC student's Rocket League dominance makes him state's 1st to sign NIL deal

JCC student Taylor Thimmesh is climbing the esports ladder

North Carolina fell at Duke on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. The Tar Heels, who started the year at No. 1 in the polls, have lost two straight games and are 7-5 in the ACC.

Outplayed down the stretch vs. Duke, UNC faces climb to regain last year's magic

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Martin Truex Jr. won NASCAR's return to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for its season-opening exhibition race — a sloppy Sunday night extravaganza in which the Wiz Khalifa halftime show might have been the most entertaining part of the event.

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