17 NC counties are under alert.

Capitol Broadcasting Company, the parent company of WRAL News, is part of the 2024 class inducted into the North Carolina Media & Journalism Hall of Fame at the University of North Carolina.

WRAL parent company inducted to NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame 

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

Students warm up outside their ballet class at a public library in the Manguinhos favela in Rio de Janeiro, June 11, 2018. Led by an indomitable teacher, ballet students in the poor district didn’t let the closure of their school stop them from dancing — or from delivering a pointed message to government officials. (Dado Galdieri/The New York Times)

In Rough Rio de Janeiro Neighborhood, Ballet as ‘Anesthetic’ and Escape