Allergy season is here. It's earlier and stronger than expected.

In Depth with Dan: How pollen season is changing

Pollen on car

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WRAL Investigates cancer-causing toxins at NC State's Poe Hall

NC State Poe Hall contamination

<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — The city of Raleigh will not just take your trash next week, but possibly your trash cans as well.

Residents in the pilot trash program will lose their city-issued cans.

The city council dumped the idea of expanding the curbside pilot program.

The cans will be cleaned and returned to the company at no charge except shipping costs.

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Raleigh Residents In Pilot Program To Lose Trash Cans

Gov. Roy Cooper's decision to treat bars differently from restaurants for Covid-19 lockdowns lacked scientific evidence, the NC Court of Appeals ruled, and improperly deprived the bars of their constitutionally guaranteed opportunity to make a living.

Did Cooper's Covid lockdowns violate the NC Constitution? Court of Appeals says yes, and no

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A 38-year-old man, Jonathan Lecompte, died while trying to stop a carjacking incident in Lumberton.

Good Samaritan killed while trying to stop carjacking in Lumberton

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From the ancient stadium in Olympia, a relay of torchbearers will carry the flame along a 5,000-kilometer (3,100-mile) route through Greece, including several islands, until the handover to Paris Games organizers in Athens on April 26.

Despite weather glitch, the Paris Olympics flame is lit at the Greek cradle of ancient games

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Tuesday will be partly cloudy and warm with storms expected to move in during the evening hours.

Summer-like heat in store ahead of potential storms Tuesday⛈️

Rain chances, Tuesday, April 16

The 2.01 earthquake rumbled around 5:50 a.m., according to the USGS.  The quake was about 8.9 miles deep.

Multiple this month: Another earthquake shakes Bryson City in NC mountains

Another earthquake shakes Bryson City in NC mountains

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Fans of the NC State Wolfpack's men's and women's basketball teams are celebrating the teams' run to the Final Four on Monday night on Hillsborough Street at the Memorial Belltower. NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson, Athletics Director Boo Corrigan and Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin are expected to speak Monday night at the event.

NC State men's and women's basketball teams honored for Final Four appearances at Memorial Belltower

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Caitlin Clark has been selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. The former Iowa star became a household name among basketball fans during her record-breaking college career. 

Caitlin Clark taken No. 1 in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever, as expected

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The Carolina Hurricanes will open the NHL playoffs against the New York Islanders. The Hurricanes defeated the Islanders 4-2 in the first round last season.

Hurricanes set for first-round playoff rematch with Islanders

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Whitey Herzog has died at the age of 92. He guided the St. Louis Cardinals to three pennants and a World Series title in 1982.

Whitey Herzog, Hall of Fame manager who led St. Louis Cardinals to 3 pennants, dies at 92

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Drake Powell is one of the top high school basketball players in the country.  Next year the Pittsboro native will play for his dream school UNC, but this season he had unfinished business at Northwood High School.  WRAL's Pat Welter followed Drake and the Northwood Chargers on their quest for a state title this season.  The Prince of Pittsboro is a documentary that takes you behind the scenes of their most emotional moments and shows a side of Drake and his head coach Matt Brown that you've never seen.  