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<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — If you are flying out of Raleigh-Durham International Airport for the July 4 holiday weekend, you can expect the traffic to be heavy.

RDU officials anticipate nearly 160,000 people will be traveling through the airport over the next week. That's nearly 10,000 more than last year.

Heaviest travel days are expected to be Thursday and Friday. RDU is recommending that travelers arrive at the airport at least 90 minutes before flight departure time.

Updated parking, airline and ground transportation information is available at RDU's

RDU also makes the following recommendations for people traveling with small children:

<li>            Children must be removed from strollers and carriers before proceeding through the security screening area.</li>

<li>            All carry-on items, including strollers, child seats, diaper bags, blankets and toys, must go through security screening procedures.</li>

<li>            All bags hanging on and carried under strollers must be removed and put through the X-ray machine.</li>

<li>            To expedite the screening process, passengers should collapse and fold strollers and place them on the X-ray belt.</li>

<li>            Sharp or pointed toys should be packed in checked luggage.</li>

<li>            If children can walk, they should go through the metal detector at security checkpoint on their own.</li>

<li>            If a child is traveling alone, families can make special arrangements with their airline to accompany the child to the departure gate. Parents should contact their airline before arriving at the airport.</li>

RDU International Airport Expects Heavier Holiday Traffic

WRAL Weather Alert Day has ended, but light showers are expected from Saturday night into Sunday morning.

WRAL Weather Alert Day over but showers expected throughout the weekend

Memorial Day weekend rain chances

Fayetteville Police Department has confirmed three people have died and one is in critical condition due to traffic crash.

Three dead, one seriously injured in Fayetteville crash on Murchison Road

Three dead in Fayetteville accident  

A crash causing an overturned vehicle blocked traffic a busy intersection on Hillsborough Street on Saturday morning.

Overturned truck blocks Hillsborough Street intersection after crash

Truck overturns in crash on Hillsborough Street 

Visitors pay respect to service members at Field of Honor in raleigh Saturday afternoon.

Visitors pay respect to service members at Field of Honor in Raleigh   

Visitors pay respect to service members at Wake County Field of Honor  

A 19-year-old woman was found dead overnight along the 3000 block of Fort Bragg Road.

19-year-old woman found dead near Fort Bragg Road in Fayetteville

Woman found dead on Bragg Road in Fayetteville

Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

Evening Pick 3 Pick 4 and Cash 5

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

The worlds tallest digital American flag coupled with the worlds most enormous electronic Uncle Sam image are lighting-up the South Florida skyline this Memorial Day weekend, at the 60-story Paramount Miami Worldcenter skyscraper, in downtown Miami.

Worlds tallest digital American flag lights up Miami skyline for Memorial Day

Meet Mama Rose -- also known as Rosie! She's an affectionate family dog, who is friendly with everyone she meets, including other dogs. She's 65 pounds and around 4 years old. Rosie was found near a landfill, where she became a loving and protective mama to her first litter of puppies. She's healing after being hit by a car, but her limp doesn't hold her back from her love to run and play. To learn more about Mama Rose for adoption, visit LoveMuttRescue.org.

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Grimsley High School is coming off of a runner-up finish in the N.C. High School Athletic Association's 4A state playoffs. It took an all-time rushing performance from an all-time rushing team to take out the Whirlies. HighSchoolOT had a chance to see one of the Whirlies' spring football practices this week. Here is what we learned.

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WRAL News received videos of a black bear visiting homes in Fuquay-Varina and Garner on Friday.

Bear necessities: Black bears seen looking for food in Garner, Fuquay-Varina

Wildlife expert talks bear sightings in North Carolina

A growing number of Hindu faithful now call the town of Cary home as well as their center of worship.



Look inside Cary's Sri Venkateswara temple

Sri Venkateswara temple in Cary

Duke men's lacrosse midfielder Garrett Leadmon scored a diving goal on the crease 1:05 into overtime to send the top-seeded Blue Devils to Championship Monday with a 16-15 victory over Penn State in front of 32,107 fans at Lincoln Financial Field. The Blue Devils advance to their seventh NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game.