A man is in critical condition after an attempt to snorkel in the pool at a Cary gym.

Man found unresponsive in Cary gym's pool

More than 21% of North Carolina's four-year-olds enrolled in the state's pre-kindergarten programs during the 2022-2023 school year, up from the prior year but still below the state's pre-pandemic highs, according to the National Institute for Early Education Research.

North Carolina ranks 29th in public pre-K enrollment, new report shows

Durham County budget increases funding for pre-K students

Compared to pre-pandemic prices, ground beef is up 35%, chips are up 45%, bread is up 57% and a 12-ounce can of soda is up 66%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks trends on common grocery store items.

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

A look at inflation at the grocery store

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The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL's NC Capitol team.

The Wrap: Budget news, Balanced Nutrition, and sports gambling pays off

TheWrap@NCCapitol podcast

The Wrap: Teacher turnover, the daycare cliff and weight-loss drugs 

On this week's episode of The Wrap, reporters Brian Murphy and Will Doran break down new polling results and some of the post-election drama after the Super Tuesday primary elections.

The Wrap: Post-election surprises and fights, plus WRAL News polling

The Wrap: Primary countdown, sports betting, and who's on the legislative hot seat 

The Wrap: Primary money, Leandro redux, historic capitol records

The week in North Carolina politics from WRAL's NCCapitol team.

The Wrap: HOAs, gerrymandering and the campaign trail 

The Wrap: Who won 2023 in NC politics?

The Wrap: NC campaign filing closes, with some surprises

The Wrap: Campaign filing season, and an exit at UNC

Medicaid expands, governor picks new state auditor

The Wrap: Beth Wood vehicle saga drives on

We have maps, now for the lawsuits

New maps, old fights: Redistricting heats up again in North Carolina

A week of veto overrides, lawsuits and division over war in Israel

Congress in disarray? Of course there's a North Carolina connection

The Wrap: $30B budget, Medicaid expansion will be law after exhausting, secretive process 

The Wrap: State budget talks fall apart

The Wrap: Make or break time for NC gambling bills

The Wrap: A budget timeline we believe?

The Wrap: Veto overrides, election bills and a stalled budget

The Wrap: NC budget delays, third-party bids and concealed weapons

The Wrap: Casinos! NC lawmakers weigh massive increase in legalized gambling

The Wrap: The state budget? Don't hold your breath

The Wrap:  An abortion lawsuit, two Supreme Court decisions, multiple LGBTQ bills and medical marijuana. Whew.

The Wrap: House speaker's affair, movement on voting, abortion, anti-trans bills