A leaking propane tank has blocked Angier Avenue at Pleasant Drive in Durham, and the area has been evacuated, according to the Durham Fire Department.

Propane tank leak blocks Angier Avenue in Durham, prompts evacuations in area

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.

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More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

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<b>FAYETTEVILLE</b> — Officials are putting up fences around an I-95 overpass in Cumberland County.

A rock thrown from the Fields Roads bridge smashed through the roof of a passing Ford Explorer last year. Nineteen-year-old Michael Vytlingam is now blind and partially paralyzed from the crime.

Two Cumberland County men are facing charges in the case.

The Department Of Transportation will spend 70,$000 for lights and fencing to protect people driving underneath that overpass.

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Cumberland Overpass Gets Fences

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



Gunfire exchanged near American Tobacco Campus in Durham

Shooting prompts lockdown at American Tobacco Campus in Durham

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

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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

The Durham Fire Department is responding to a gas leak involving a propane tank Thursday afternoon. 

Gas leak prompts evacuations in Durham on Angier Avenue 

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NEW YORK (AP) — Jury selection in Donald Trump ’s hush money case encountered setbacks Thursday as two previously sworn-in jurors were excused — one after backtracking on whether she could be impartial and fair and the other over concerns that he may not have been truthful about whether he had ever been accused or convicted of a crime.

The Latest | A second seated juror is dismissed from Trump's hush money trial by judge

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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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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

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

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.

NCAA allows transfers to be immediately eligible, no matter how many times they've switched schools

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Over the course of her career, Ashley Twichell has pushed through situations that might have otherwise been the end of it, including a recurring shoulder injury and the COVID pandemic.