We're also breaking down what to expect ahead of the public hearing for the Wake County budget proposal and tracking a calm start to the week. Plus, why authorities are cracking down on people not wearing seatbelts before Memorial Day. Watch WRAL-TV at 6 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 6: One man dead, another person shot in two shootings near NC State. Why residents say it's part of a larger problem

In all three of these sewer blowback cases, the homes were below the grade of the road or downstream from the main sewer line itself.

How sewage floods at home turned into nightmares for Raleigh families

Sewage floods inside Raleigh homes

The North Carolina Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to ban anyone from wearing masks in public for health reasons, following an emotional debate about the wisdom of the proposal.


NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons

Protestors gather in Graham 

Mack Brown Head Coach North Carolina. Duke and UNC take it to Over Time and the Heels outlast the Devils to a score of 47 to 45. PHOTO: Chris Baird

North Carolina defeated Duke 47-45 in a wild rivalry game on senior night at Kenan Memorial Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C.