We’re also following a mask ban halted in the state House. Plus, how an elementary school teacher was busted for accusations of peeping on a student and taking a picture. Watch WRAL-TV at 7 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 7: Temperatures rising through the week. How warm it will feel and if you’ll need your umbrella this holiday weekend

Raleigh only sits behind Atlanta, GA and Fort Worth, TX.

Raleigh is the nation's third fastest-growing big city, data shows

City of Raleigh skyline from view of Boylan Street Bridge 

Strawberry farms in the Triangle are now open and ready for strawberry lovers to come and fill up their buckets.



Strawberry picking near me: List of Triangle area u-pick strawberry farms🍓

Fresh strawberries

Padel balls, which are smaller and has less air pressure than a tennis ball, at Padel Haus in New York on March 3, 2024. The sport is played with a racket on a court with a net, but watch out for those bouncing shots from the back wall. Reporters take a look at the padel scene in New York City. (Christian Rodriguez/The New York Times)

Make Room, Tennis, Pickleball and Squash. Here Comes Padel.