5 On Your Side digs into potential fire hazards all over your home. Found inside phones, toys, cars, and lawn tools, lithium-ion batteries can cause serious damage. At 6 p.m., WRAL shares simple steps to protect your home from lithium batteries.

On WRAL at 6:🔥Fire hazards inside toys and lawn tools. 5 On Your Side shares simple steps to protect your home from lithium-ion batteries.

Consumer Reports surveyed more than 2,000 members who shared their experiences with pet insurance.

Is pet insurance worth the bark? Survey reveals middling results

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Stores that sell electronics, like Best Buy and Staples, offer convenient and accessible solutions for North Carolina residents looking to responsibly dispose of their electronics.

How to recycle your old electronics: A guide for North Carolina households

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<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Traffic engineers were back at Westgate Road and Glenwood Avenue interchange this week to undo a traffic signal change they made in April.

In the time after they made the first change last month, there were 15 car wrecks at the intersection.

The Department of Transportation isn't sure what went wrong.

Engineers Change Back Glenwood Ave. Signal After Numerous Wrecks

Two people were shooting at each other Thursday near Durham's American Tobacco Campus, according to police.



Mayor reacts to 2 shootings near Durham's American Tobacco Campus in a week 

Shooting prompts lockdown at American Tobacco Campus in Durham

Kraft Heinz Foods is being sued after a report about the heavy metal content in Lunchables. 



Parent sues Kraft Heinz over heavy metals in Lunchables

Consumer Reports investigation finds heavy metals, high sodium in Lunchables

Armadillo Grill has closed its Glenwood Avenue location in Raleigh, owners announced Wednesday. 

After more than 20 years in business, Glenwood South restaurant announces closure

Armadillo Grill

On Thursday, Fayetteville police issued a release and said they're building a timeline for the Deven family's time in Fayetteville. Blake Deven and London Deven have not been seen in years.

FBI, Fayetteville police building timeline in years-long disappearance of missing adopted siblings

Blake Deven and London Deven

Make sure you get outside on Thursday! It's going to feel like summer with highs in the upper 80s and lots of sunshine.

Soak up the sun but beware: Level 1 risk for severe storms Friday 

Feeling like summer, Thursday, April 18

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After 22 years in business, Armadillo Grill on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has closed.



Glenwood South staple Armadillo Grill closes

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The Carolina Hurricanes are no stranger to playoff hockey. They're in the postseason for the sixth-straight season and are regarded as a Stanley Cup contender.

Chaos-causing Canes start chase for the cup as favorites

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USA Basketball studied every men's basketball game it has played for about two decades and a clear trend eventually appeared. When the defense isn't good enough, the Americans tend to get themselves into trouble.

USA Basketball announces its men's team for the Paris Olympics

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The NHL has set the start times for game 1's across the Eastern Conference. The Canes are the opening act with puck drop Saturday at 5 pm from PNC Arena.

Get ready for 'Saturday Night in Raleighwood' as the NHL sets game 1 start time

After the death of a Harnett County teenager, the softball community in Eastern North Carolina remembers her through stickers and fighting the stigma around mental health.

A North Carolina softball family is honoring one of their own, focusing on suicide prevention

Helmet stickers honoring Aubrey Horne

NCAA athletes will be immediately eligible to play no matter how many times they transfer -- as long as they meet academic requirements -- after the association fast-tracked legislation Wednesday to fall in line with a recent court order.