2 NC counties are under alert, including Cumberland County.

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 

North Carolina is a hotbed for hurricanes. Here are the best tips and facts for hurricane season in NC.

Hurricane season begins June 1. Here's what every North Carolina resident needs to know

Hurricane Season in NC

Get a coupon for a FREE bottle of Coffee-mate creamer when you Like them on Facebook today,  February 4th! They will be giving away free product coupons to the first 100,000 people to visit their Facebook page and Like them on 2/4/11 at 12:00 noon EST.

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Reminder: FREE bottle of Coffee-mate today at 12 noon

Rain chances continue Friday into Saturday, which is now a WRAL Weather Alert Day. Clouds will stick around Friday and there's a chance for showers and storms with highs in the low 80s.



Mostly cloudy Friday with afternoon rain chance: WRAL Weather Alert Day issued for Saturday

Severe risk Saturday

In a span of four hours, the top-ranked golfer in the world was arrested wearing gym shorts and a tee shirt, dressed in an orange jail shirt for his mug shot, returned to Valhalla Golf Club in golf clothes and made his 10:08 a.m. second-round tee time.

Police: Scheffler's car dragged detective; Golfer booked, returns to PGA Championship

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The struggles are reflective of a national trend of resegregation, complicated by ongoing housing segregation and a changing education landscape.

NC schools are struggling with segregation 70 years after Brown v. Board, new research shows

School generic with blurred students

Troopers determined that 23-year-old Brittany Elizabeth Ferguson was killed by the rock thrown through her windshield as she drove on Conley Road near Morganton Wednesday night.

Troopers: Rock thrown through windshield kills NC woman

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Three men were arrested and charged in connection with a shooting in Durham from April that sent three to the hospital.

3 men charged in Durham shooting; police looking for 1

Durham police arrested and charged three men -- Javonnte Patterson Jermel Moye and Jony'e Bethea -- in connection with an April 11 shooting. Photos courtesy of the Durham Police Department.

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Keep the umbrellas handy 

Sky 5 flies over a water rescue in Raleigh at Crabtree Boulevard and N. King Charles Road.

Sky 5 flies over water rescue in Raleigh

Nightly N.C. Education Lottery drawings during the 11 p.m. News.

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Sky 5 is flying over the scene of a developing situation of a tanker truck fuel leak in Raleigh.

Sky 5 flies over the scene of a tanker truck fuel leak 

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The New York Rangers scored four third-period goals to beat the Carolina Hurricanes and eliminate them from the playoffs.

Rangers eliminate Hurricanes with third-period rally in Game 6

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Speedway Motorsports announced Friday that the race will return to North Wilkesboro Speedway for a third straight year.

NASCAR All-Star Race returning to North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2025

North Wilkesboro Speedway

Xander Schauffele has set the PGA Championship record with a 62. He also ties a major championship record that he shared last year in the U.S. Open.