2 NC counties and 1 VA county are under alert, including Cumberland County.

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>RALEIGH</b> — Hurricane Floyd has some school systems closing their doors, including Wake and Durham counties.

Wake County Public Schoolshave canceled classes for Thursday.

Cumberland County schoolswill be closed Thursday, along with Fort Bragg Schools and Franklin County Schools.

Also closed Thursday are Granville, Greene, Harnett, Halifax and Lee  County Schools.

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schoolshave announced they will close Thursday, as will Orange County andDurham County Schools.

Both Edgecombe and Johnston County Schools will be closed Thursday, along with Johnston County offices.

Other school systems closed Thursday are Nash/Rocky Mount, Person, Sampson, Vance, Warren, Wayne and Wilson County Schools.

For the latest information onbusiness and school closings and delays, stay tuned to WRAL-TV5 and WRAL-FM.

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Floyd Forces Many School Systems to Close Thursday

Saturday is a WRAL Weather Alert Day due to rain showers throughout the morning with numerous thunderstorms brewing in the afternoon. High temperatures will only reach the upper 70s.


WRAL Weather Alert Day issued for Saturday, increased threat for Southern Counties

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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​​​​​​​Highway patrol is investigating a hit-and-run accident that took place Friday night at Piney Grove Road intersection involving a white Ford Explorer and a red sedan.

Hit-and-run driver flees after crash at Piney Grove intersection 

​​​​​​​Hit-and-run driver flees after crash at Piney Grove intersection

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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Drake is the leading nominee for next month's BET Awards, followed closely by Nicki Minaj.

Drake leads the 2024 BET Awards nominations with 7, followed closely by Nicki Minaj

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The NFL's Mike North wasn't considering Christmas Day as part of the 2024 regular-season schedule when preliminary planning began.

Netflix will carry NFL games on Christmas Day for 3 years, including 2 this upcoming season

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

Carolina Panthers schedule: Takeaways on their 2024 opponents 

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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.