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

Hurricane Season in NC

It's that time of year when your child will be taking end-of-grade tests or EOGs. What are EOGs and how can you help them be better prepared?

End-of-grade tests: Everything you need to know about these annual exams

Student testing 

Faculty and students at SouthWest Edgecombe High School started Tuesday with a moment of silence for social studies teacher Mark Anthony Lanunziata.

Lanunziata died Sunday at his home in Greenville, the school said. 

PINETOPS, N.C. — Faculty and students at SouthWest Edgecombe High School started Tuesday with a moment of silence for social studies teacher Mark Anthony Lanunziata.

Lanunziata died Sunday at his home in Greenville, the school said. Assistant Principal Marc Whichard shared the news with students Tuesday morning.

Lanunziata taught at the school for more than a decade. He graduated from Wyoming Area High School in 1975 and earned his Bachelor of Arts in history and education in 1979 from Kings College in Pennsylvania.

Edgecombe students mourn social studies teacher

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"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

Many of the primary elections this year were crowded races with numerous candidates. That caused the need for runoffs in primaries where no candidate won at least 30% of the vote.

Unfinished business: GOP primaries to be settled in NC runoffs. What you need to know

Decision 2024

Showers will be likely throughout the day Tuesday with a few thunderstorms mixed in.

Tuesday brings off-and-on showers all day, Level 1 risk for severe storms south of Triangle⛈️

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

Around 3 a.m., three people were shot near the 600 block of Drypoint Lane in Cumberland County.

One person arrested after 3 people shot in Cumberland County

Three people shot Tuesday morning in Cumberland County

Colleen Brown who is a PhD student at UNCW in the aquatic ecology laboratory says they found oxygen levels as low as 5% in the area where the fish were found.

NC boathouse closes after hundreds of dead fish turn up in lake

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Durham County commissioners are presenting their proposed budget for the county for the 2025 fiscal year.

Durham County commissioners present budget proposal for 2025 fiscal year

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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

Cormac Ryan and his UNC teammates

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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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.

Bronny James receives medical clearance to play in the NBA, AP source says

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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.