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Crowd gathers outside Raleigh apartment complex where 13-year-old was shot and killed.

13-year-old girl shot to death in Raleigh apartment attended Ligon Middle School

The school was demolished in February 2024. Officials in Elm City are finalizing plans to rebuild the school.

Former students remember 85-year-old Fredrick Douglass Elementary School amid rebuild

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Avoid chemical fertilizers and herbicides. They can get absorbed into your soil or eventually enter the water table and threaten the survival of pollinators -- not only on your property but also throughout your community.

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

VinFast has submitted its site plan for the huge electric vehicle assembly plant complex it plans to build in Chatham County - and it's huge.

VinFast dealership coming to Greensboro months after Leith VinFast opens in Cary

Will Georgitis stands with a collection of fossils he found over the years, was recently attacked by an alligator while out scuba diving in the Cooper River looking for megalodon teeth and other unique items, Friday, April 19, 2024, in West Ashley, S.C. Pinned by an alligator on April 15, to the bottom of the river, Georgitis decided his only chance to survive might be to lose his arm, but he told The Post and Courier he put his feet on the gator and pushed as hard as he could. Somehow he ripped his arm out of the alligator's jaws. (Andrew J. Whitaker/The Post And Courier via AP)

Diver pinned under water by an alligator figured he had choice: Lose his arm or lose his life

This photo, provided by head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Oleh Kiper, firefighters work on the site of a damaged building after a Russian drone attack in Odesa, Ukraine, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. (Head of the Odesa Regional Military Administration Oleh Kiper via AP)

Pentagon set to send $1 billion in new military aid to Ukraine once bill clears Senate and Biden

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FILE - Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, center left, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., attend a news conference with dozens of women and girls who were sexually abused by Larry Nassar, a former doctor for Michigan State University athletics and USA Gymnastics, July 24, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The U.S. Justice Department has agreed to pay approximately $100 million to settle claims with about 100 sexual assault victims of Nassar, a source with direct knowledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI's botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations

Standoff: Fayetteville police surround shed while attempting to arrest suspect

On cam: Man in custody in Fayetteville after hours-long standoff

FILE - Pages from the United Healthcare website are displayed on a computer screen, Feb. 29, 2024, in New York. UnitedHealth says files with personal information that could cover “a substantial portion of people in America” may have been taken in the cyberattack on its Change Healthcare business. The company said Monday, April 22, 2024 after markets closed that it sees no signs that doctor charts or full medical histories were released after the attack. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)

UnitedHealth says wide swath of patient files may have been taken in Change cyberattack

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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.

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

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

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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

Counselor for Wake County Schools arrested, charged with stealing

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Man grazed by bullet in southeast Raleigh

Stock photo of a gavel in a courthouse.

Chicago woman convicted of killing, dismembering landlord, hiding some remains in freezer

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

Vice President Kamala Harris, seen here in June 2023, will travel to Arizona on April 12, hoping to use this week’s restrictive abortion ruling to mobilize voters. (Susan Walsh/AP via CNN Newsource)

Fact check: Harris says 75% of school shootings used gun that 'was not secured'

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?

New poll shows dissatisfaction among independent voters

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 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

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

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

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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

Refill, reuse: Durham business fights climate change with soap

NC environmental education plan announced on Earth Day

NC environmental education plan announced on Earth Day

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

Top two magnet schools in the US are in Wake County

Pellet gun confiscated at East Cary Magnet Middle School

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

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

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

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

Canes magic, the Drake Maye debate and Uncle MJ in the sports moments of the week

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

Transfer portal tracker: UNC's Trimble returning to Tar Heels; NC State lands second Louisville transfer

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

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Jackson Forrest of Northwest Cabarrus. Robinson won the Piedmont conference, and remained unbeaten with a dazzling second half defensive performance in a 21-13 home win over Northwest Cabarrus on October 19, 2023 (Photo: Evan Moesta/HighSchoolOT)

Top returning NCHSAA football stat leaders in 2024: 3A Sacks & Takeaways

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

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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

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

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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

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

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

A periodical cicada nymph is held in Macon, Ga., Wednesday, March 27, 2024. This periodical cicada nymph was found while digging holes for rosebushes. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries.(AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Cicadas are so noisy in a South Carolina county that residents are calling the police

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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

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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.

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'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.

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

Representatives from multiple local businesses participated in the first annual Health Equity in the Workforce Leadership Summit, hosted by the American Heart Association.

Triangle-area businesses putting focus on health equity in the workplace

GoFundMe expands into Mexico as part of for-profit crowdfunding platform's international growth

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Tar Heel Traveler: Bonsal Train in southwestern Wake County

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Zendaya as Tashi in "Challengers." Mandatory Credit: Niko Tavernise/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. via CNN Newsource. Dateline: Not available.

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

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)

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

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