We’re also looking into a gas leak in Durham, a downtown Raleigh institution being one of several businesses closing, and two shootings in one week near the American Tobacco Campus. Watch WRAL-TV at 7 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

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Shortages of teachers, infrastructure and technology workers will hamper schools' ability to provide the best education, facilities and tools to children, Superintendent Robert Taylor said Thursday.

Higher employee pay will be key to running Wake schools smoothly, superintendent says

Wake County Public School System Superintendent Robert Taylor speaks to the League fo Women Voters of Wake County, April 18, 2024

Consumer Reports surveyed more than 2,000 members who shared their experiences with pet insurance.

Is pet insurance worth the bark? Survey reveals middling results

Pet insurance

Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, seated center, a former wife of President Jacob Zuma and a front-runner to become the party’s leader, at the African National Congress conference in Johannesburg, Dec. 16, 2017. Should Dlamini-Zuma win — and she has the support of the party’s youth and women’s leagues — most experts predict a continuation of the Zuma era. (Joao Silva/The New York Times)

South African Party, Once a Symbol of Hope, Turns to a New Leader