76 NC counties are under alert, including Wake, Cumberland, Durham, Johnston, and Orange counties.

We are minutes away from another freeze warning. WRAL meteorologist Anthony Baglione is in the WRAL Severe Weather Center tracking when the springtime thaw arrives.

On WRAL at 11: A springtime freeze? We time out how long the cold stays and when the spring-time thaw arrives

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<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — It could be a big day for payday lenders and its opponents.

The Senate Commerce committee will consider a measure that would re-establish state regulation over payday loans after a nearly four-year absence.

At the same time, the North Carolina Commissioner of Banks will hold a hearing on whether Advance America, the state's largest payday lender, is breaking the law by offering high-interest loans.

State Payday Lenders Could Soon See Changes

Cary firefighters responded to a fire Sunday morning when they found someone who had been shot.

Cary fire fighters find human remains in trash fire; police find man shot on property

Cary fire fighters find person shot while responding to trash fire

Police officers were called to UNC Health Wayne, where they spoke with medical staff about the dead child.

Goldsboro police investigating death of a 7-month-old

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Yurii Vakhniak was loading cars onto a truck when he was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver March 13.



Family, friends raising money for trucker killed on US-70 in Clayton

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A small town is rallying to save a beloved old house from destruction - a home that once belonged to the woman whose life and poetry was a love story to that very town.

Saving Miss Belle's: Small town hopes to save beloved 1800s home from demolition

Miss Belle's Tea Room: Community rallies to raise money to save Cameron historic home 

The University of North Carolina System's universities have less than four months to catch up with the 'science of reading,' and improve how they prepare prospective teachers to teach reading before the Board of Governors takes action. 

Many NC kids aren't reading well. How teacher colleges are racing to fix the problem 

Reading program

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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

Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday Powerball drawings, as shown live on WRAL.

Powerball Drawing

Rocky Mount High School and Research Triangle High School battle for supremacy in the 27th season of Brain Game on WRAL.

Brain Game, March 18: Rocky Mount High School vs. Research Triangle High School

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Tennessee's experience -- the Vols start four seniors -- proved too much for Duke's highly touted freshmen.

Tennessee beats up Duke, wins 65-52 to advance to Sweet 16

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The university had the mandates in place since September 2021.

Duke: Masks no longer required on buses and vans

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Aiden Bilyard was 18 when he sprayed a chemical irritant toward a line of police officers before using a baseball bat to smash a window at the Capitol.