2 NC counties are under alert.

The chances for severe weather are dwindling after some in the viewing area saw hail during the afternoon.


Thunderstorms loom overnight after severe weather risk Sunday

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Three people who were shot were taken to the hospital, where one person died on arrival.

Fayetteville Police: 1 person dead, 2 people injured in shooting Sunday

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The storms that ran through the south claimed the lives of dozens of people in Mississippi, but locals in the area are joining the efforts to help the state get back on their feet.

Red Cross, Samaritan's Purse aiding victims of Mississippi storms

Storm damage in Mississippi

Three men were arrested on Saturday in Nash County when deputies uncovered a cock fighting operation.

Fowl play: Deputies bust cock fighting operation in Nash County, 3 men arrested

3 arrested in cock fighting ring

First Citizens Bank of Raleigh could be in the final hours of negotiating the acquisition of failed Silicon Valley Bank, according to media reports.

First Citizens reportedly is close to deal to acquire Silicon Valley Bank

Report: First Citizens still hopes to acquire Silicon Valley Bank

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<b>CHAPEL HILL</b> — The suspects accused of beating an East Chapel Hill High School student made their first appearance in a Hillsborough courtroom Monday.

Michael Cooper, Arthur Partlow and Tory Jamal Lassiter are charged with the assault of East Chapel Hill High School student Rodney Carrier, who is in fair condition at UNC hospitals with head and internal injuries. His condition has improved in the past few days.

The fight occurred during the students' lunch break on Friday across the street from the school.

Despite the incident, the school principal is still trying to assure people that East Chapel Hill High School is still a safe campus. They are inviting students, parents and faculty members to review East Chapel Hill's safe schools  policy and their safety plan.

The school is debating whether to let students leave to go out to lunch anymore.

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Chapel Hill Teens Appear In Court On Assault Charges

A violent incident involving students from East Chapel Hill High School has officials rethinking their safety policies.(WRAL-TV5 News)

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One little girl and the swift actions of a group with a shared goal helped to save a giant pacific octopus in Washington state.

On cam: Little girl rescues giant Pacific octopus 

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Once part of North Carolina's Medicaid expansion debate, the SAVE Act has lost steam. Nurses say doctors want to protect fees that current laws let them charge specialized nurses. Doctors say it's about patient safety.

Intense lobbying, broad support, no votes: NC nursing bill in limbo

Triangle hospitals experiencing nurse shortage as COVID hospitalizations rise 

A man is dead after an altercation with Lenoir County Sheriff deputies during the early hours of Saturday morning.

Suspect shot, killed in Kinston after aiming rifle at deputies 

The woman was taken to the hospital after being shot on Privette Road near Wendell

Woman injured after gun goes off inside home

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ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the U.S. after a deadly tornado tore a path of destruction for more than an hour across a long swath of Mississippi, even as furious new storms Sunday struck across the Deep South.