5 on Your Side's Keely Arthur talks with cyber security experts about how to protect your money from scammers as the pause on student loan payments ends.

On WRAL at 5: How to avoid student loan scams. 5 on Your Side talks with cyber security experts about how to protect your money

Kat Campbell goes back to school to find out what kind of weather will cancel your kids’ classes in each county.

On WRAL at 6: How bad does the weather have to get to cancel classes? 🌧️ Kat Campbell goes back to school to find out!

The FDA approved two new COVID vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech for distribution in Fall 2023. The CDC has recommended the vaccine for all people six months and older.

FAQ: What you need to know about the 2023 COVID vaccine, flu & RSV vaccines

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Leaf peeping begins in October in the North Carolina mountains and spreads across the state through November.

Best dates and times to see the fall leaves

Fayetteville police have released two surveillance photos from a bank robbery that occurred in broad daylight last week.



<b>FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.</b> — Fayetteville police have released two surveillance photos from a bank robbery that occurred in broad daylight last week.

The First Citizens Bank, located at 3604 Ramsey St., was robbed around 1 p.m. on Oct. 11. Fayetteville officers were at the bank in minutes, but the suspect had already fled on foot.

Police did not indicate how much money was stolen.

An investigation is ongoing. Anyone who recognizes the suspect or who has information about the incident is asked to call the Fayetteville Police Department at 910-709-1851 or Crime Stoppers at 910-483-TIPS (8477).

Jessica Patrick

Photos released of suspect who robbed Fayetteville bank in broad daylight

Police are looking for a man linked to the sexual assault of a student inside of a dorm on the campus of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Sunday.

UNC police searching for man linked to sexual assault in residence hall

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If you have student loans and haven't made a payment in the last three years, don't panic. 

Federal student loan payments are starting again. Here's what you need to know

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There have been 10 crashes since 2022 on Raleigh's Capital Boulevard where a pedestrian died.

 Raleigh taking steps to make it easier, safer for people to cross Capital Blvd. 

Capital Boulevard and Calgary Drive in Raleigh

Teaching and learning needs to be the focus, Superintendent Robert Taylor said Monday, during the first of 197 planned school visits this year.

Wake schools' non-academic challenges are disrupting learning, new superintendent says

Robert Taylor greets Rolesville Elementary School students Oct. 2, 2023

Around 6,000 customers were left without power Monday in south and southeast Durham after equipment was damaged.


2,000 lose power in Durham, where multiple stoplights out 

 6,000 customers lose power in south Durham

Get the latest WRAL WeatherCenter Forecast whenever you need it, including the DUALDoppler5000 and the 7-Day Forecast.

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Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

North Carolina and Syracuse kick off at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday at Kenan Memorial Stadium.

UNC coach Mack Brown discusses upcoming game against Syracuse

North Carolina head coach Mack Brown spoke with reporters on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023.

Sky 5 flies over the scene in the 1000 block of Worth Street, where at least five or six police cruisers were visibly blocking the neighborhood street.

Sky 5 flies over shooting in Durham neighborhood

Sky 5: Live look at large police presence in Durham neighborhood

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

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NC State coach Dave Doeren announced the move from Brennan Armstrong on Monday morning.

NC State names MJ Morris starting quarterback

Boston College takes down NC State, 21-20

Mack Brown said transfer wide receiver Tez Walker could play in the College Football Playoffs or in the team's bowl game because those take place after the fall semester is over. The NCAA deemed Walker ineligible for the 2023 regular season.

North Carolina WR Tez Walker eligible for postseason play despite NCAA ineligibility, Mack Brown says

UNC wide receiver Tez Walker

Carolina's four tight ends have combined for just 13 catches for 114 yards and one touchdown through the first four games of the season. They had one catch for 7 yards on Sunday.



Panthers need to get tight ends more involved in the passing game to help out rookie QB Bryce Young

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The state of North Carolina has produced several athletes who have achieved excellence playing two sports, including Julius Peppers, Russell Wilson and Dick Groat.

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WRAL Storytellers: Julius Peppers in his unbelievably dominant days in high school

The Hurricanes reached the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year, with the last three coming as a division champion, and finished with 113 points in the regular season for the No. 2 total in the league. They reached the Eastern Conference Final for the second time in that run, though the Florida Panthers swept Carolina with four one-goal wins. It marked the third straight season that Carolina had lost a series despite having home ice and the third straight trip to the Eastern Final to end in a sweep going back to 2009.