The legislation would increase penalties for people who wear masks while committing a crime. But it includes a repeal of a COVID-era provision that allowed people to wear masks in public for health and safety reasons.

North Carolina Senate panel advances anti-mask bill

Juvenile crime is up 20%. WRAL Investigates goes inside new juvenile justice facilities to see new ways the system is approaching punishment and rehabilitation.

Tonight at 6 on WRAL: Juvenile crime is up 20%. WRAL Investigates goes inside new juvenile justice facilities to see new ways the system is approaching punishment and rehabilitation.

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

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According to a recent Edmunds used vehicle report, demand for used cars is dropping and so are their values as the new-car market rebounds from pandemic-induced shortages. T 

Edmunds: Trade or sell your car? What's best might surprise you

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A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection with the Sept. 10 shooting of a Fort Bragg soldier on King Arthur Drive, Fayetteville police said. 

<b>FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.</b> — A 24-year-old man has been charged in connection with the Sept. 10 shooting of a Fort Bragg soldier on King Arthur Drive, Fayetteville police said.

According to investigators, Joseph Thuo shot 36-year-old Walter Turner at about 5 a.m. in the 800 block of King Arthur Drive.

Turner, who is stationed at Fort Bragg, drove himself to a Kangaroo gas station on Cliffdale Road to ask for help. An update on Turner's injuries and condition has not been released.

Thuo was arrested after a joint investigation by the Fayetteville Police Department and Fort Bragg. He is charged with attempted first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury with intent to kill.

Thuo was in the Cumberland County jail Wednesday being held without bond.

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Loved ones say they've been trying to protect 22-year-old A'Naya Stancil from her 30-year-old ex-boyfriend for a while, but early Tuesday morning she was injured when he broke into her home and opened fire. 

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We're going to see off-and-on showers throughout the day Tuesday with a slight chance for thunderstorms, especially south of the Triangle.

Bring the umbrella ☔, expect off-and-on rain all day Tuesday, Wednesday

Hour-by-hour rain in the Triangle on Tuesday, May 14

Pro-Palestinian protesters marching at UNC

"I never felt as alone and as vulnerable as I did yesterday," Kamille Richardson said. "It's the first time where I really felt like my life can be in danger because I'm blind."

'How could you just abandon somebody like that?': Blind Raleigh woman stranded by Uber driver at wrong location

Uber driver leaves blind passenger abandoned more than a mile away from destination

According to Highway Patrol, the crash was the result of a chase that started in Harnett County and ended on North Bragg Boulevard and Mckenzie Road in Spring Lake.

Search for driver continues after 150-mph chase that ended in 4-car crash in Cumberland County

Crash scene in Cumberland County

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The University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees also set a $134.9 million budget for the 2024-25 school year.

UNC trustees critical of Cunningham, to review athletic department amid budget concerns

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NC State will follow up its Final Four run with a trip to Hawaii. The Wolfpack has been invited to the 2025 Maui Invitational to be played at the historic Lahaina Civic Center Nov. 24-26.

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Trailing by a goal with 20 minutes to go and their season on the line, the Carolina Hurricanes weren't discouraged. They knew they could turn the game around.

Hurricanes score 4 in third period, rally to beat Rangers 4-1 in Game 5 to avoid elimination

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GENEVA (AP) — Eight watches belonging to auto racing icon Michael Schumacher sold Tuesday for nearly 4 million Swiss francs ($4.4 million) at a Geneva auction.

8 watches owned by F1 great Michael Schumacher fetch more than $4 million at auction in Geneva

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NBA teams were told Monday that Bronny James, the son of the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, has been medically cleared to play in the league and is expected to participate in the draft combine this week, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press.