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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More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

WRAL Investigates: 'Greedflation' and other drivers behind inflation at the grocery store

A look at inflation at the grocery store

A photo from the Thai Royal Navy of a letter that one of the 12 boys trapped in a cave with their soccer coach in Thailand handed to a diver which reads “Don’t worry, we’re all strong.” Crews at the flooded Tham Luang Cave decided on Saturday to hold off on a rescue attempt. (Thai Royal Navy via The New York Times) NO SALES; FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY WITH NYT THAILAND CAVE BY PADDOCK and SUHARTONO FOR JULY 8, 2018. ALL OTHER USE PROHIBITED.

RESTRICTED -- Divers Enter Thai Cave As Rescue Mission Begins