7 NC counties are under alert, including Cumberland, Durham, Orange, Granville, and Person counties.

We’re also following new reports of violent crimes dropping in downtown Raleigh. Plus, what Durham teachers and staff are asking from the county after the end of spring semester. Also, a deputy was honored for his service after surviving being shot in 2021. Watch WRAL News at 7 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 7: Rain coming down across the area. The hours for more rain and severe threats during Saturday's WRAL Weather Alert Day

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 

<b>CARY, N.C.</b> — A Cary woman turned herself in to authorities Wednesday on one misdemeanor animal cruelty charge after dead cats were found in her home.

Earlier in August, a Cary meter reader noticed a foul smell at Sylvia Bolden's house.

Police forcefully opened a back door and found 11 dead, decomposing cats.

Bolden is scheduled to appear in court in October.

Cary Woman Faces One Count Of Animal Cruelty

Rain chances continue Friday into Saturday, which is now a WRAL Weather Alert Day. 



Rain chances increase through weekend: WRAL Weather Alert Day issued for Saturday

Severe risk Saturday

The incident involved 10-year-old girls who were playing on the popular internet gaming platform Roblox while at home, Raleigh police said.

Raleigh girls say man made threats, exposed himself to them while they played Roblox

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Police on Friday delivered an update on their efforts to reduce crime in Moore Square in downtown Raleigh. 


Moore Square crime down 50% year-to-year in downtown Raleigh, police say

Raleigh police respond to a scene near the GoRaleigh Station. File photo

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

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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

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Videos

The Carolina Hurricanes were eliminated from the NHL playoffs Thursday night, moving the team into one of the most important off-seasons in franchise history.

Hurricanes face off-season of change. Which Carolina players are free agents?

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Duke softball head coach Marissa Young shares the pains and the joys of the past year after her husband suffered a heart attack last year.

Duke softball carries coach after husband's heart attack

Duke softball head coach Marissa Young

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour is at the end of his deal and several key players are unrestricted free agents. It's prompting questions around the league around whether the former Canes captain will return next season.


Rod Brind'Amour contract situation looms large for Canes' future

Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour

The Carolina Panthers unveiled their 2024 regular season schedule. Here's a glimpse at their opponents for the upcoming season.