Gregg Gidding hired a tax preparation company to file his 2018 taxes. Years later, he received a letter from the North Carolina Department of Revenue explaining an error in the filing. Because of the mistake, Gidding owed thousands of dollars in back taxes.

Veteran receives $2,419 from H&R Block after calling 5 On Your Side

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According to the International Dairy Foods Association, ice cream makers churned out 1.38 billion gallons of ice cream, generating nearly 29,000 jobs and $1.8 billion in wages. You could say that ice cream is a deliciously cool catalyst for the economy.

Counting down the top 20 ice cream flavors in America

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<b>RALEIGH, N.C.</b> — Police are looking for two gunmen who shot a man in the back at a Raleigh convenience store.

The shooting occurred around 1 a.m. at the Crown gas station on Capital Boulevard near Brentwood Road.

Investigators said the men were trying to rob the victim.

The victim, whose name has not yet been released, is listed in stable condition at WakeMed.

One Injured In Convenience Store Shooting

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The Triangle will be under a Code Red air quality alert that starts at midnight and lasts through all of Wednesday, a WRAL Weather Alert Day. Everyone should try to limit their time outside if possible.

Code Red warning now in effect for Triangle; rain from WRAL Weather Alert Day may improve air quality

Code Red Air Quality Alert for Wednesday, June 7

Drivers at the interstate said the accident was caused by a fire nearby, which created poor visibility on the interstate.

I-795 reopens hours after 24-car pileup shuts down road in both directions

Massive traffic pile up on I-795 southbound in Wilson County

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Seven people were shot, two fatally, when gunfire rang out Tuesday outside a downtown theater in Richmond, Virginia, where a high school graduation ceremony had just ended, causing hundreds of attendees to flee in panic, weep and clutch their children, authorities and witnesses said.

2 dead in shooting after high school graduation ceremony in Virginia capital

Shooting reported on VCU campus

In a now-viral Facebook post, Nancy Norris claimed her daughter, Abby Norris, was left out of the school yearbook. 

Johnston County mother says child with special needs was left out of Clayton High School yearbook

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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis went to the hospital Wednesday to undergo abdominal surgery to treat an intestinal blockage, two years after he had 33 centimeters (13 inches) of his colon removed because of a narrowing of the large intestine.

Pope Francis to undergo intestinal surgery under general anesthesia

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

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More than 30 people spoke during Tuesday night's Raleigh City Council meeting about the need to pay more for police officers in the city. Another public hearing will take place on June 12.

Raleigh City Council meets to discuss proposed pay raise for public safety workers

Two are in custody after a shooting injured seven people Tuesday at a high school graduation being held near Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond

Virignia police deliver update on high school graduation shooting near VCU in Richmond

In addition to the bus driver bonus bonuses, the Wake County School Board will vote on the name of a new high school, which will open in Morrisville in 2027

Wake School board meets to vote on bus driver bonuses 

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The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and LIV GOlf League have agreed to unify.

'I thought it was a joke': Golfers, golf fans react to PGA Tour's merger with LIV

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More than 30 people are set to speak Tuesday night before the Raleigh City Council even as city leaders consider a 5% raise for public safety workers.