Clean water, better roads and raises for teachers are among the priorities Republicans in the NC House want to address in the new state budget.

Double-digit raises for teachers, some other state workers: See what's in the first draft of new NC budget

State budget

A WRAL Weather Alert Day has been issued for Saturday, when our southeastern counties go under a Level 1 risk for severe weather.



Level 1 storm risk threatens weekend events, including Durham Bulls and Dreamville 

Severe risk April 1, 2023

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Two Army helicopters crashed in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission, causing several casualties, military officials said.

Casualties reported after Army helicopters crash in Kentucky

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Lee County High School was closed on Wednesday because of an anonymous threat made against the school. SanLee Middle School and Southern Lee High School also received threats Wednesday.

Students will pass through metal detectors at Lee County schools, reopening after threats

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The Durham Bulls return Friday, March 31, starting their season with a game against the Norfolk Tides.



Durham Bulls host Norfolk Tides for season opener Friday 

Bulls Beat Stripers 5-3

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College hoops bracket challenge

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President Donald Trump on Saturday highlighted the diversity of West Point's graduating class and appealed for America's newest officers to uphold the country's core values, a speech emphasizing unity at a time when the commander in chief's relationship with military leaders has become strained and questions have arisen about the role of soldiers in a civil society.

you have come from the farms and the city's from states, big and small, and from every race, religion, color and create. But when you enter these grounds, you became part of one team, one family, proudly serving one great American nation. You became brothers and sisters, pledging allegiance to the same timeless principles joined together in a common mission. To protect our country, to defend our people and to carry on the traditions of freedom, equality and liberty that so many gave their lives to secure. You exemplify the power of shared national purpose to transcend all differences and achieve true unity. Today you graduate is one bless a new embody one noble creed. Duty, honor, country. What has historically made America unique is the durability of its institutions, against the passions and prejudices of the moment when times are turbulent when the road is rough. What matters most is that which is permanent, timeless, enduring and eternal. It was on this soil that American patriots held the most vital fortress in our war for independence. It was this school that gave us the men and women who fought and won a bloody war to extinguish the evil of slavery. Within one lifetime of our founding

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Trump highlights diversity of West Point class