We’re also looking into a 16-year-old charged with murdering a 13-year-old girl shot and killed in a Raleigh apartment, a closer look at the investigation into a plane crash at RDU, and who could start their weekend with showers. Watch WRAL-TV at 7 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

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Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods, so purchasing separate flood insurance is crucial in North Carolina, especially in high-risk areas.

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods: How to protect your home in North Carolina

Princeville residents weigh options after Hurricane Matthew

Athens Drive Magnet High School and Conn Magnet Elementary School won national awards Saturday at the Magnet Schools of America's annual conference.

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Athens Drive High School

A lighted relief map at the Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge shows the path of the Amargosa River, in Amargosa Valley, Nev., Dec. 4, 2017. The Amargosa River system, in southern Nevada and eastern California, flows through the Mojave Desert, giving life to plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. (Rick Loomis/The New York Times).

Oasis in the Mojave, Protected but at Risk