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The new 2024 champion has been crowned! Mystik Dan wins in 150th Kentucky Derby

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Thousands celebrate graduation across the Triangle. Which schools crossed the stage and why one ceremony was bittersweet.

On WRAL At 7:30: Thousands celebrate graduation across the Triangle. Which schools crossed the stage and why one ceremony was bittersweet

A new study led by a University of Maryland researcher has found that the Atlantic Ocean currents are slowing down.

Melting sea ice slows Atlantic Ocean currents; warmer water stays offshore to raise storm risk for the Carolinas

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WRAL 5 On Your Side's Keely Arthur obtained an email from an associate dean that showed the administration had concerns about what employees were being exposed to more than a decade ago.

Records reveal concerns over NC State's Poe Hall go back decades

NC State University's Poe Hall

With the economy tanking, some Triangle pawnshops are seeing more customers looking to turn valuables into cash.


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Pawnshops thrive as economy dives

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Hi, everyone. Meteorologist Anthony Baglione. Here we continue to track some showers and storms as we head through the rest of this weekend. Yes, we have seen some dry time across the area. But I think as we go into our Sunday, even Monday, we're going to watch that potential for some off and on showers and storms. So I want to walk through futurecast with you. Let's talk about here as we go into tonight against some moffet on coverage. If you're headed out and about, you may want to bring the umbrella with you. We go into the early part of our Sunday morning. I'm gonna pause this here as we head, let's say, closer to church services. If you're out for breakfast tomorrow morning, it should be pretty light from the triangle to the east. But you notice around Sanford, Fayetteville, it may start to fill in a little bit more as we go through the morning. I would plan on at least the possibility of some rainfall to start our day and even lunchtime, we're looking a little bit wet and then this all starts to wind down at least this batch of it into tomorrow. Afternoon and evening. Sunday night itself is looking pretty calm. We go into our Monday and especially Monday afternoon, we're going to do it all over again, potentially a little bit wetter with some showers and storms to start the upcoming week. Here's a look at how things shape up into the day tomorrow. We may need to tweak those percentages a little bit, but 40 to 50 early on, we go to 60% during the afternoon. Like I said, I don't want you to get caught off guard tomorrow if you're out and about going to the grocery or something like that. I still would plan on the potential for some rain over the next seven days. Check out these totals. We're looking at around two inches there around the triangle, an inch and three quarters. Roxboro Southern Pines an inch and a half. This is really going to be kind of a summery stretch of unsettled weather for us where temperatures go from our normal of 77 tomorrow up to 92 on Wednesday. But along with that because of the heat because of some humidity, we're going to watch multiple rain chances you can see it there in the percentages at the bottom. It looks like our drier day though, comes in for Wednesday. There's still gonna be a chance of a stray shower or storm. But for the most part, no day is totally dry where I can say. Yep, that looks perfect to get outside all day long. I think Wednesday though, for the most part looks decent 77 tomorrow, 82 on Monday, scattered showers and storms also likely Monday afternoon, Tuesday morning, we could see some and then again into Friday, even Thursday night, Friday, we could see some more rain. So looking a bit unsettled, we could use this rainfall though. So on the whole, I know it may be inconvenient but we really need some rain across the area.

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Happy Friday. I'm Tina selling cash with tonight's lottery drawings for May 3rd, 2024. Here we go with the Carolina pick 39 is our first winning number. Second pick 38, 3rd winning number tonight. Another eight in our pick three, fireball number is nine. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from mcconnell Jones L LP. Now it's time for the Carolina pick for so check your tickets. Good luck for winning. Zero. Second pick 49. 3rd winning number four. Fourth pick for tonight is one and our pick four. Fireball number is five. Let's turn now to the Carolina cash five. If no one matches all five numbers to win the jackpot tonight, tomorrow's top prize is an estimated $256,000. Good luck. First winning cash five tonight. 27. Second winning number 30. Our third cash five is 36. 4th winning number is 10 and good luck. Our final winning cash five number tonight is 29. The North Carolina Education Lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support and get the winning numbers every night right here. Thanks for playing and have a good night.

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department holds a processional and memorial service for fallen officer Joshua Eyer. 

Watch live: Processional and memorial service for fallen officer Joshua Eyer

Emergency responders in Cary a rescue woman trapped on her front porch after the porch collapsed. 

Cary crews rescue woman trapped on front porch

Protesters marched around UNC on Friday morning. Their nearly-two mile loop stopped traffic and interrupted students daily activities.

Barricades like these are usually put up during moments of unrest during protests, but they were unnecessary today. As a group of pro Palestinian protesters made their way through campus peacefully albeit loudly to get their message carrying signs of support for the Palestinian people impacted by the Israel Hamas war. Roughly 100 protesters made their way through unc's campus. They want the university to pull out any investments in Israeli businesses. It's unknown if us $5.2 billion endowment invests in any companies associated with Israel. It's what led to unrest on UN CS campus. Earlier this week, law enforcement and protesters clashed at an encampment. We're not here to destroy anything. We're here to get a message out. We're here to pressure people. We're here to make a change. Eri Mitchell is yet to see happen, but he feels this group is making an impact. I believe that seeing Palestinian Children holding up signs saying please continue is a green light for us to keep showing solidarity, to keep showing that we're out here. Friday's protests brought the group through U C's campus, stopping traffic and peacefully interrupting daily activities for students taking graduation photos near the old well, which did draw some support from those passing by. You hear other cars honking? Of course not. I do think that we're at some inflection point. This UN C student wanted to remain anonymous. He's at odds internally battling against the school. He'll get a diploma from in a couple of years. I don't know. I think I'm proud to be a student here. I think the students are showing up, but I can't say that I'm proud, I'm definitely not proud of UN C and the system and what they're doing and they say they won't stop until they see change. Sean Gallagher Wral News. Chapel Hill. That appreciate me one solution.