Name: Parents about to feel the squeeze on back-to-school shopping
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Description: Inflation has driven up the price of many back-to-school essentials. Back-to-school shopping is going to hit your wallet differently this year.

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RIGHT SUPPLIES AND DEALS AHEAD OF THE FALL. RUSH. >> THIS YEAR, TOTAL BACK-TO-SCHOOL SPENDING IS EXPECTED TO TIE LAST YEAR'S RECORD HIGH WITH SHOPPERS DROPPING AN AVERAGE OF $864 PER HOUSEHOLD. THAT'S 160 BUCKS MORE THAN BEFORE THE PANDEMIC. AND A QUARTER OF HOMES WILL SHELL OUT MORE THAN $500 ON SCHOOL RELATED PURCHASES UP 7% FROM LAST YEAR. EVERYTHING WE BUY INCLUDING SCHOOL SUPPLIES IS GOING TO COST US MORE NOW. >> THEN IT MIGHT HAVE COST LAST YEAR. IT'S THE LATEST BLOW TO FAMILIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ALREADY MANAGING TIGHT BUDGETS AMID RISING PRICES AND INFLATION, WE WERE GETTING BY FOR THE FINE ON MY HUSBAND'S PAYCHECK. NOW IT BARELY MAKING ENDS MEET. AND IT'S JUST IT'S STRESSFUL AND I'M NOT COMFORTABLE FOR US TO LIVE THAT WAY. SAM WALDORF HAS 4 KIDS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 8.13. SHE'S GETTING A PART-TIME JOB TO HELP WITH HER FAMILY'S ROWING EXPENSES LIKE THE $800 SHE EXPECTS TO SPEND ON SCHOOL SUPPLIES THIS YEAR. EVEN JUST ADDING THE EXTRA ORDER TO THE PRICE FOR EVERY SINGLE LITTLE THING. IT'S DEFINITELY ADDING UP. WALDORF IS AMONG THE MORE THAN 40% OF PARENTS WHO SAY THEIR COMPARISON SHOPPING ONLINE OR WAITING FOR SALES TO SAVE MONEY OTHERS SAY THEY'RE BUYING STORE OR GENERIC BRAND ITEMS. NEARLY A QUARTER OF PARENTS SAY THEIR KIDS WILL REUSE OLD SUPPLIES WHILE ABOUT A 3RD WILL CUT BACK IN OTHER AREAS. EXPERTS SAY BEFORE YOU RUSH TO FILL THOSE BACKPACKS AS TEACHERS, WHICH SUPPLIES ARE ESSENTIAL, STICK TO YOUR LIST WHILE SHOPPING BUY ITEMS IN BULK AND SPLIT THEM WITH OTHER PARENTS. START SHOPPING EARLY TO ALLOW MORE TIME TO FIND THE BEST PRICES AND TO SPREAD OUT YOUR BILLS AND BUY EXPENSIVE ELECTRONICS LIKE COMPUTERS SECONDHAND FROM PLACES LIKE SWAP A BEST BUY OR AMAZON. BUT MAKE SURE THE ITEMS COME WITH A WARRANTY. ALSO PROVIDING RELIEF FOR SOME PARENTS BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF AUGUST. MORE THAN A DOZEN STATES WILL HAVE SALES TAX HOLIDAYS ON ITEMS LIKE SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND CLOTHING, SAVING ANY LITTLE BIT LIKE EVEN JUST DOLLARS AT MINIMUM TAX IS GOING

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Parents about to feel the squeeze on back-to-school shopping

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I'm meteorologist, Elizabeth G. Now we do have a level one risk for severe storms this afternoon starting at around five and moving out of the viewing area around eight. It will be a fairly narrow band of thunderstorms, but we will see some heavy rain and some blustery winds, possibly some wind damage with this. And it does cover the bulk of the viewing area for this afternoon. Check in futurecast this morning, we're waking up to cloudy skies. It may be that we see a few peaks of sunshine closer to lunchtime and then we see that band of rain moving on in. You can see at three o'clock, it starting to form up to our west at five o'clock. It's in our western counties from Roxboro to Durham to southern Pines. At around six o'clock. It's in the middle of the viewing area and by seven or eight it starts to push out. There might be an isolated shower in our southern counties after that, but it's really just going to be that one line that moves through. And then after that, we should be pretty much in the clear. We take a look at Saturday, Saturday Futurecast wants to start us off with a Sprinkle or two. But our chances for rain Saturday are really low. About 20%. We may see some sunshine breaking out during the afternoon, but Saturday should be a great day. Temperatures are going to be pleasant in the seventies and it does look dry on Sunday. We're looking at a chilly wet day and we'll go back to today and again, talk about that potential for rain mainly between five and 8 p.m. As that line moves through. We have gray skies this morning. Our temperatures are going to be climbing through the low and mid sixties for the next several hours up to around 70 by lunchtime around this afternoon. 83 in Raleigh, 82 in Durham and 86 in Fayetteville, a temperature whiplash that 83 today will turn into 59 on Sunday. So huge change, Sunday is going to be chilly gray and wet. We'll see an increasing chance for showers. So can we go from 83 to 59? And right in the middle, there is our normal at 74 we will see a cool Monday but then temperatures rebound into the seventies for Tuesday and Wednesday, we'll see variably cloudy skies. A little bit of sun peaking through Saturday with some cloud cover 78 and then 59 Sunday with an increasing chance of rain. I would expect it to be pretty wet during the afternoon. But again Saturday is looking just fine. The hurricanes play at five o'clock. If you're going to be tailgating in the parking lot ahead of that, temperatures will be in the mid seventies. So it should be pretty pleasant and it definitely looks dry again. Sunday's wet and chilly at 59. We have some chilly mornings ahead too. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday morning, all seeing overnight lows in the forties and it will be mild in the afternoon, especially say Wednesday. It looks lovely high of 77.

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Good evening. I'm Gayle Hurd. Welcome to tonight's joins for Thursday, April 18th, 2024. Well, let's get started tonight with our Carolina pick three. Our first winning number is a three. Our second number is three also and our third number tonight is two and our pick three. Fireball number is one. Joining me for tonight's drawing is our auditor from mcconal and Jones L LP. Now let's move to the Carolina pick four. Good luck. Everyone is that first winning pick four number. It's a seven. Our second number is six. Third number tonight is seven again and our fourth number is two and our pick for a fireball number is an eight. We're turning now to the Carolina cash five. If no one was the top prize tonight. Tomorrow, our prize is estimated at $235,000. Good luck. Everyone. Who's that first winning cash five number. It's 22. Second number is five third number tonight is it 25. Our fourth number is 10 and the final number in our cash drive this evening is 21. The North Carolina education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education Thanks to your support. Get your winning numbers right here every night in your exclusive station for the North Carolina Education lottery. Thanks for playing. Have a great night.

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Good afternoon. I'm back. Global. Welcome to this news drawings for Thursday, April 18th, 2024. Let's get started with Carolina pick three. The first pick three numbers zero. The second is one, the third is six that are pick three. Fireball number is one. Joining me for this afternoon's drawing is our auditor for a con and Jones L LP. Now move on to Carolina pick for the first four. Number is three. The second is for the third is 54, is seven in our pick four. Fireball number is nine. The North Carolina education lottery has contributed over $10 billion to education. Thanks for your support and thanks for playing.

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After 22 years in business, Armadillo Grill on Glenwood Avenue in Raleigh has closed.



WE HAVE MORE RAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR THE WEEKEND. I'LL SHOW YOU COMING UP. THE LIST OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH BUSINESSES SHUTTING THEIR DOORS IS ARMADILLO GRILL IS THE LATEST TO CLOSE FOR GOOD. >> WRAL'S SEAN GALLAGHER IS IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH TO FIND OUT WITH THIS MEANS FOR THE GLENN WOOD, SOUTH AREA. SEAN, THIS WAS A SURPRISE TO A LOT OF FOLKS. >> YEAH, THIS WAS VERY ABRUPT SO ABRUPT THAT WE'VE SEEN A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE COMING UP HERE TRYING TO GET LUNCH ON THIS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THEY'RE MET WITH THIS SIGN ON THE DOOR, LETTING THEM KNOW THAT THEY ARE SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AT THIS LOCATION. NOW, THIS TEX MEX RESTAURANT CALL THE CORNER OF GLENWOOD AVENUE AND TUCKER STREET HOME FOR THE LAST. 22 YEARS. IN A FACEBOOK POST, THE OWNERS SAY CHANGES IN THE RESTAURANT INDUSTRY AND RISING COSTS ARE WHY THEY'RE SHUTTING DOWN THIS LOCATION. IT'S THE LATEST IN A STRING OF STAPLE BUSINESSES RALLY, CLOSING CLOUDS BREWING, SHUT DOWN ITS RALEIGH TAVERN ON WEST STREET EARLIER THIS MONTH IN THE CAPITAL CLUB. 16 IS SHUTTING DOWN AT THE END OF THIS MONTH. OUR BELOVED REAL SAID THEY WILL LOOK FOR ANOTHER LOCATION TO SERVE THE RALEIGH COMMUNITY. BUT FOR SHARE MCCRACKEN OF GARDEN SCAPE DESIGNER FOR BUSINESSES AROUND THIS AREA. THIS IS JUST A SIGN OF THE EVOLUTION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >> IT'S ELEVATING RIGHT NOW. PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT ABLE TO KIND OF ROLL WITH IT. NATURALLY COMING TO AN END AND MAYBE THERE WILL BE ANOTHER SPOT THAT'S PERFECT FOR THEM. BUT YOU CAN DEFINITELY FEEL THAT THERE IS A CHANGE GOING ON ON THE STREETS OF DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. >> AN ARMADILLO GRILL WILL ARE STILL OFFER THEIR CATERING SERVICES HERE AND THEY WILL STILL OPERATE THEIR FLAGSHIP LOCATION IN CARRBORO. BUT RENEE, THAT'S ABOUT 40 MINUTES AWAY RIGHT NEAR UNC CAMPUS. >> WHILE CUSTOMERS WILL HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FARTHER AND WE WILL SEE WHAT ENDS UP TAKING ITS PLACE. THERE ON GLENWOOD

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