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Look up: April's full moon, the pink moon, visible this week

Princeville residents weigh options after Hurricane Matthew

Homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods: How to protect your home in North Carolina

Crews get set up to film 'Merv' starring Zooey Deschanel in Kure Beach

More than 27,000 people in the Triangle go to work every day to address environmental challenges at the household and community level. Here's a salute to cleantech on Earth Day.

5 on Your Side: Environmentally conscious products that can save you some green

The Raleigh area music scene gets a fresh spin with "No Skips," the brainchild of media personality Alexandra Wurst, also known as Ayeedubb.

Photo credit - @quanvuitton

Introducing 'No Skips': A unique music event bringing people together

In addition to trying to find 17-year-old Blake Deven (left), Fayetteville police are searching for his relative, London Deven (right). Both pictures Fayetteville police provided were taken years ago.

Fayetteville missing: The search for Blake Deven and London Deven

Local News

Police car and emergency vehicle lights at nighttime

Motorcycle driver loses control, ejects into tree off Capital Blvd.

Unit of home builder PulteGroup to create 157 jobs in Chatham County, state officials say

Man grazed by bullet in southeast Raleigh

Introducing 'No Skips': A unique music event bringing people together

New program to provide affordable housing for teens transitioning out of foster care in Raleigh

Nation/World

**This image is for use with this specific article only** Vehicles attempt to navigate standing floodwater in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, April 18.
Mandatory Credit: Christopher Pike/AP via CNN Newsource. Dateline: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, April 18, 2024

Before and after: See Dubai flooding from space

Trump called this visa 'very bad' for Americans. Truth Social applied for one

5 migrants die while crossing the English Channel hours after the UK approved a deportation bill

Haiti health system nears collapse as medicine dwindles, gangs attack hospitals and ports stay shut

A Russian strike on Kharkiv's TV tower is part of an intimidation campaign, Ukraine's Zelenskyy says

Politifact

Former President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the first day of opening arguments in his trial at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, Monday, April 22, 2024. (Victor J. Blue/The Washington Post via AP, Pool)

Fact check: Trump says New York hush money case is 'Biden trial'

Fact check: Is this Congress the 'least productive' in modern history?

Fact check: Biden says support for Roe is higher than ever

Fact check: Has crime 'skyrocketed' under President Biden?

Fact check: Has Biden deported more people in nine months than in past years?

NC Capitol

New poll shows dissatisfaction among independent voters

Lengthy waits for mental health care in NC are violating constitutional rights, lawsuit claims

State Health Plan ask for public's help in lowering cost of weight-loss drugs

Matt Judge named executive director of North Carolina Republican Party

Tight fight for president, Stein's lead widens in governor's race, new NC poll finds

The "Dueling Dinosaurs" exhibit opening this weekend at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences will feature the first open access paleontology lab in the world.

'Dueling Dinosaurs:' One-of-a-kind dig, laboratory access at Raleigh science museum

Protect the planet: 10 simple ways to help the environment in your daily life

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

WRAL Voters' Choice Award winner for best ice cream, Two Roosters, has opened its third location. Take a trip to Golden Belt in Durham to see what their new shop looks like.

Behind the scoop: Two Roosters ice cream is among best in the country

Refill, reuse: Durham business fights climate change with soap

Clyde Cooper's Barbecue is relocating, selling downtown Raleigh space

Education

NC environmental education plan announced on Earth Day

NC students to learn about environmental issues through Earth Day-inspired plan

Pellet gun confiscated at East Cary Magnet Middle School

MARY ANN WOLF: Building relationships via 'Bring Your Legislator to School Day'

Columbia University faces full-blown crisis as rabbi calls for Jewish students to 'return home'

WRAL In Depth

Fayetteville missing: The search for Blake Deven and London Deven

Should the SAT still matter after all these years? Why some colleges are bringing it back

More Poe Hall delays: Results likely not released until end of semester

New poll shows Trump with slight lead in NC, Robinson and Stein battling it out

Higher employee pay will be key to running Wake schools smoothly, superintendent says

WRALSportsFan

Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Martinook (48) celebrates after his winning goal with teammates Jack Drury (18), Jordan Staal (11) and Brent Burns (8) during the third period in Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup first-round playoff series against the New York Islanders in Raleigh, N.C., Monday, April 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Karl B DeBlaker)

Aho, Martinook cap Hurricanes' late rally to beat the Islanders for a 2-0 playoff series lead

Duke legend JJ Redick to interview for Hornets head coaching job, report says

Breakdancer with bright smile ready to rock Paris Olympics

NFL teams often misfire on drafting QBs. But how often do they fail? And why?

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Plans canceled for Michael Jordan museum in Wilmington

HighSchoolOT

Softball Rankings: Red-hot Piedmont surges as multiple top teams fall in statewide polls

No. 2 Morehead continues to roll with win over Rockingham County

The 2024 HighSchoolOT All-State Boys Basketball Team

Girls Soccer Rankings: Familiar names are back in the statewide top 25; five join area code top 15s

Girls Lacrosse Rankings: Pinecrest the lone newcomer as Bishop McGuinness falls out

WRAL Specialists

On Monday, April 22, 2024, Gov. Roy Cooper announced new funding for communities across the state to get access to solar energy.

North Carolina's Solar for All initiative receives $156 million grant from EPA

Entrance to the North Carolina Legislative Building. Photo taken May 22, 2021.

With $1 billion budget surplus, NC lawmakers return to Raleigh for 2024 session

NC gets federal clean investment money

Siemens will get more than $18 million in tax credits for expanding transformer manufacturing in Charlotte, as one of the 35 projects announced in the first wave of investments from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Clean energy investments bring jobs, economic growth to NC

Study reveals role of race in health outcomes

Freida MacDonald is the founder of Know Hope NC to help those who are suffering with grief and addiction.

12 people a day died from drug overdoses in North Carolina, 2022 data says

Family

Go Ask Dad: Dragonfly

Morning sickness? Prenatal check-ups? What to know about new rights for pregnant workers

Guest column: A daughter’s AI exploration and the device that could restore language for those with dementia

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FAFSA frustrations mount for incoming students, families needing aid

Exceptional children light up the stage at the 40th Annual Very Special Arts Festival

SmartShopper

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Macy's Flash Sale today: 50-65% off shoes for adults & kids on April 23

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Top Amazon deals: Russell Athletic Men's Moisture Wicking Tees only $4.76 (53% off), Ring Doorbells & Cameras up to 44% off, Drawer Organizer 25 Pc Set only $15.29 w/coupon (57% off)

Walmart Flash Deals: Heavy Duty 4 Shelf Garage Shelving Unit only $39.99 (reg. $109.99), 3 Piece Hardshell Lightweight Luggage Set only $89.99 (reg. $299)

Is online shopping bad for the planet?

Good News

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees

Good Samaritans save driver from burning car in Minnesota

'Magical' moment as surfer shares wave with pod of dolphins as she wins first world championship tour event

Kevin Bacon returns to 'Footloose' high school to mark film's 40th anniversary

Original USS Enterprise Model From 'Star Trek' Is Returned to Creator's Son

Offbeat

Kaffa Roastery's founder Svante Hampf shows package of "AI-conic" coffee blend generated by artificial intelligence in Helsinki, Finland, Friday April 19, 2024. Kaffa, an artisan roastery based in the Finnish capital has introduced a coffee blend that has been developed by artificial intelligence in a trial in which it's hoped that technology can ease the workload in a sector that traditionally prides itself on manual work. (AP Photo/Jari Tanner)

A coffee roastery in Finland has launched an AI-generated blend. The results were surprising

A Nigerian chess champion plays the royal game for 60 hours — a new global chess record

Would you like a cicada salad? The monstrous little noisemakers descend on a New Orleans menu

This ancient snake in India might have been longer than a school bus and weighed a ton

How many ballerinas can dance on tiptoes in one place? A world record 353 at New York's Plaza Hotel

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5 On Your Side

5 on Your Side: Environmentally conscious products that can save you some green

5 on Your Side: Popular Earth Day buys

On the Record Faces of Poe Hall: 8 women diagnosed with cancer speak out

FBI warns about toll text scam in NC

Investigations

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

WRAL Investigates why you're paying more at the store while profits for executives soar

'He is dangerous': Lawyers seek release of body cam footage involving Warrenton police sergeant accused of improper force

WRAL Investigates a $2 million payout from a local government after a police chase turned deadly.

WRAL TechWire

VinFast has submitted its site plan for the huge electric vehicle assembly plant complex in plans to build in Chatham County - and it's huge. Plus, there's a rendering of what the main factory building will look like.

VinFast announces new dealership in Greensboro months after Cary dealership opens

Report urges fixes to online child exploitation CyberTipline before AI makes it worse

Tom Snyder: Tiny tech promises more accessible, individualized health care

Tesla cuts the price of its "Full Self Driving" system by a third to $8,000

Business

Ali Madani, Profluent’s chief executive, top center, with his team of scientists who worked on the CRISPR artificial intelligence research, in Berkeley, Calif., on April 19, 2024. Much like ChatGPT generates poetry, a new A.I. system devises blueprints for microscopic mechanisms that can edit your DNA. (Rachel Bujalski/The New York Times)

Generative AI Arrives in the Gene Editing World of CRISPR

The world's largest 3D printer is at a university in Maine. It just unveiled an even bigger one

Tesla cuts prices in US, China and Germany as competition heats up

TikTok could face EU fines and a suspension over sister app TikTok Lite

Tar Heel Traveler

Tar Heel Traveler: Earth House

Tar Heel Traveler: Bonsal Train in southwestern Wake County

Tar Heel Traveler: YUM!

Tar Heel Traveler: Lexington Barbecue

Hometown Carolina

Support local businesses, communities, non-profits through the Hometown Carolina store

Washington Spring Homes & Gardens Tour

Raleigh's flower trail: Your guide to the best blooms and springtime trails

The Wonders of Goose Creek State Park

How Zendaya rose to every challenge in 'Challengers'

Cher, Dave Matthews Band and A Tribe Called Quest Join Rock Hall of Fame

Airplane shortage and record summer travel mean higher prices

Yoko Ono to receive Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement

CBC Opinion

Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) speaks as voting for the next House Speaker begins for a third day, at the Capitol in Washington on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) on Thursday offered fresh concessions to hard-right Republicans refusing to back him for House speaker, as a historic deadlock that has paralyzed Congress entered its third day with no resolution. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)

Editorial: Dan Bishop needs to represent constituents, not his ideological self-interest

Editorial: Competence, belief in public education. A must for those seeking to lead N.C. schools

Editorial: Purposeful efforts to diminish N.C. public education must stop

Editorial: Too many mail-in N.C. ballots unfairly rejected, fix it now

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