3 NC counties are under alert, including Chatham County.

1 closing/delay reported.

It's that time of year when your child will be taking end-of-grade tests or EOGs. What are EOGs and how can you help them be better prepared?

End-of-grade tests: Everything you need to know about these annual exams

Student testing 

As the number of juvenile offenders climbs, the state is looking at alternatives crowded detention centers to make sure young people already convicted of crimes can turn their lives around. 

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

Inside the juvenile justice system

The Manhattan skyline is shrouded in smoke on Wednesday morning, June 7, 2023. Millions of people across North America on Wednesday faced another day of hazy skies and serious air pollution caused by smoke that had drifted down from Canadian wildfires a day earlier. (Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times)

Wildfire Smoke Darkens Skies and Triggers Air Alerts in Northern U.S.