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<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Pope Air Force Base is getting an important visitor Tuesday.

Retired Adm. Harold Gehman will tour the base. He is one of the nine commissioners who will make recommendations to the president about which bases to close.

His visit will help commissioners learn how Department of Defense recommendations will affect the installation.

The Defense Department wants to turn Pope Air Force Base over to Fort Bragg.

Pope Air Force Base would lose nearly 5,000 military jobs, but Fort Bragg stands to gain more than 4,000 jobs overall.

Pope Air Force Base's Survival May Hinge On Visit

A new 911 call was released Tuesday as Cary police investigate two crime scenes at a Cary home where a body was found in a pile of burning debris.

Police identify burned body, man shot at Cary home

Identity of the body burned, man shot at Cary home

Rain is expected to arrive late Wednesday morning around 9 a.m. or 10 a.m. 

Rain headed our way Wednesday 

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Plus: More money for some Wake school workers; charter school accused of discrimination; Cary IDs burned woman's body; and how visible are offshore wind turbines?

5 things to know Wednesday: Behind NC's new effort to ban TikTok

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Administrators at a charter school in Columbus County are demanding a first-grade boy's hair be cut before students return from spring break.

Family sees discrimination in school's demand that boy cut his long hair

Residents in Roanoke Rapids are looking for answers on why the chief of police is on administrative leave.

Roanoke Rapid city manager to release details Wednesday about police chief, captain placed on unpaid leave

Community calls for answers after Roanoke Rapids police chief, captain placed on leave

Video was released of the death of Irvo Otieno at Central State Hospital.

Otieno: Grand jury indicts 10 people 

Dramatic body cam footage shows a Sarasota Police officer getting hit by a speeding car.

Caught on cam: Sarasota police officer hit by car

Police are searching for a mother who abandoned her newborn for two days outside a home in Massachusetts.

Newborn baby abandoned for days outside home

A superintendent donated a kidney to one of her teachers in need.

Superintendent donates kidney to teacher

Erik Metzig was charged with the murders of his parents Saturday at their Wolf River home.

Man charged with killing parents

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NC State is ending its varsity rifle program. State's athletic department made the announcement on Tuesday.

NC State ending rifle program after 65 years of varsity status

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Jacy Sheldon made a tiebreaking jumper in the lane with 1.8 seconds left to lift No. 3 Ohio State to a 71-69 win over No. 6 seed North Carolina and help the Buckeyes advance to the Sweet 16 for the second straight season. 

 No. 6 UNC falls in final seconds to No. 3 Ohio St, 71-69, ending season

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The game between the Wolfpack and the Volunteers is set for Sept. 7, 2024.

NC State to play Tennessee to kick off 2024 season in Charlotte

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NEW YORK (AP) — Teuvo Teravainen scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, Frederik Andersen stopped 29 shots and the Carolina Hurricanes rallied to beat the New York Rangers 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Teravainen scores late, Hurricanes rally to beat Rangers 3-2

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There's a hot debate about the potential impacts of offshore wind development in the state. Many coastal residents came to an open house in Brunswick County Tuesday to voice their concerns after presentations from industry experts, academics, and government officials about the potential benefits and challenges of offshore wind.