A 17-year-old Lumberton High School student will be suspended for a full year after staff found a handgun and marijuana in his car on Thursday.

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Approximately 790,000 acres of North Carolina farmland are foreign-owned. WRAL Investigates why proposed legislation to prevent national security risks from countries like China, Russia, and North Korea could potentially hurt farmers.

On WRAL at 6: Foreign governments buying NC land: WRAL Investigates its impact on farmers and national security.

Medicaid expansion means North Carolina's working poor can go to the doctor for free. It also means billions in new federal funding for hospitals.

After 14 years, billions to flow as 600,000 qualify for Medicaid insurance in NC

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Medicaid expansion takes effect Dec. 1 in North Carolina, and 5 On Your Side is helping answer your questions about the change. 

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Cumberland County authorities on Wednesday were investigating the death of a 20-year-old Spring Lake man found lying in a street Tuesday night. 

<b>SPRING LAKE, N.C.</b> — Cumberland County authorities on Wednesday were investigating the death of a 20-year-old Spring Lake man found lying in a street Tuesday night. 

Javier Dashawn Allen, of Buckeye Drive, was found in the 300 block of Lee Street. His body was transported to the State Medical Examiner's Office in Chapel Hill for an autopsy, but authorities said he was shot. 

More details were not released in the ongoing investigation.

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Spring Lake man shot to death

Javier Dashawn Allen

According to an arrest warrant obtained by WRAL News, 26-year-old Daquan Seandre Thomas is charged with felony murder and felony concealment of 22-year-old Tyrone Taylor. According to Sheriff Wayne Coats, Thomas was already in jail for a domestic violence incident with the victim's sister.

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Tyrone Antonio Lamonte Taylor II

A Durham Public Schools representative confirmed a loaded weapon was found after searching a student who was reported to be vaping on campus.

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Students returned to Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School on Thursday, and the mother of the teen killed there earlier this week posted a message to him on a funeral home site.

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15-year-old Delvin Ferrell was stabbed to death at Southeast Raleigh High School.

More than 80 veterans will have to move out of the North Carolina State Veterans Home in Fayetteville by February.



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It’s been nearly three years since Epic Games announced its $95 million acquisition of the 87-acre site of Cary Towne Center mall for its new headquarters. All but one section of the property has been razed, yet there are no visible signs of new development and no zoning or planning requests have been filed with the Town of Cary. So what's going on?

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday plans to name a replacement for State Auditor Beth Wood, who previously said she would step down in the wake of charges related to her use of state-issued vehicles.

Replacement named for State Auditor Beth Wood

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

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N.C. High School Athletic Association Commissioner Que Tucker and President Chris Blanton hold a press conference following the winter board of directors meeting in Chapel Hill.

NCHSAA press conference following winter board meeting

According to Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats, authorities identified the body as that of Tyrone Taylor II. Coats held a press conference at 11 a.m. Thursday to discuss the details of the case, including a suspect they have in custody.



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