Bonuses and pay increases are approved for Wake County Schools employees. How much more workers can expect to make -- and the other changes out of tonight's meeting

On FOX 50 at 10: Wake County Schools bus drivers can expect an extra $200 monthly over the school year. How workers can cash in on the new bonus

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Officers responded to 1531 N. Hyde Park Drive at about 3:30 a.m. and found two men who had been shot. One man had gunshot wounds to his legs, while the other had a gunshot wound to his stomach, police said.

DURHAM, N.C. — Durham police were investigating a double shooting Thursday morning.

Their names were not released. No other details were available.

Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator A. M. Cristaldi at 560-4450, ext. 255, or Crime Stoppers at 683-1200.

Crime Stoppers pays cash rewards for information leading to arrests in felony cases and callers never have to identify themselves.

Durham Police Investigate Double Shooting

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Eric Williams and Latavia Washington McGee were in Mexico to help McGee get a medical procedure done. They were violently kidnapped by cartels in the area, which killed two others that traveled with them.

Survivor of kidnapping in Mexico returns to North Carolina

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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

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

"Pet leasing" has become controversial with some owners having their pets repossessed.

Bill to ban 'pet leasing' would make repossessing animals illegal in NC

Pet of the Day for March 17, 2023

The bill seeks to limit teaching about systemic racism and white privilege in North Carolina classrooms by laying out a number of topics teachers can technically broach, but in the bill's words can't "promote."

Bill limiting discussions of racism, privilege, in NC classrooms moving forward

NC Board of Education ask state lawmakers for more money to fund more nurses, social workers

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Sky 5 flies over a crash on I-440 near New Bern Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. Multiple lanes are closed.

Sky 5 over I-440 crash

The House Commerce Committee considers bills that would legalize online betting on sports and would ban 'predatory' charges and repossession of pets paid for over time.

Lawmakers consider mobile sports betting, predatory pet leases

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

Watch lawmakers discuss a bill that would prohibit state and local governments from requiring employees to get COVID-19 vaccines and prohibit schools from requiring them of anyone.

Should COVID-19 vaccines be mandatory at schools? 

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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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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

Belk Bowl

A Johnston County man's morning shakeup netted him a $2 million win in the North Carolina Education Lottery.

'Hallelujah': Johnston County man's $2 million lottery win makes him want to shout

John Teague of Selma won $2 million lottery prize

The extra pay will costs as much as $6.1 million more starting next year. It's just the latest effort to reduce canceled bus routes and raise pay for hard-to-fill positions.