2 NC counties are under alert, including Chatham County.

We’re also following a woman cut out of her car after crashing with a school bus. Plus, when the next rainmaker arrives. Watch WRAL NEWS on FOX 50 at 10 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On FOX 50 at 10 : Dog and puppies abandoned in a suitcase. What an animal rights activist is pushing for after getting a call to help the pooches

The first store will open Thursday in Kill Devil Hills, with additional outlets planned for Rocky Mount, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Wilson and Goldsboro by the end of 2024.

Wawa in NC: 10 stores by end of 2024; 🥨 90 stores in 10 years

Wawa

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 

Oxford Fire Chief Earnest Lee Bess was arrested and charged with DWI early Saturday morning, town officials said. 

<b>OXFORD, N.C.</b> — Oxford Fire Chief Earnest Lee Bess was arrested and charged with DWI early Saturday morning, town officials said. 

Details of the arrest were not released, but Bess bonded out of Granville County jail Saturday morning after being arrested around 2 a.m., police said. 

Derek Medlin

Oxford fire chief arrested for DWI

The North Carolina Senate plans to vote Wednesday to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons, institute harsher penalties on protesters, roll back juvenile justice reforms, raise toll road late fees, modernize sex crime laws and let billboard companies cut down more trees.



NC Senate votes to ban people from wearing masks in public for health reasons

Protestors gather in Graham 

A dog and puppies were found abandoned in a closed suitcase on Wednesday in Johnston County.

Abandoned dog and puppies found in suitcase by Johnston County firefighters

Dog and puppies found in a closed suitcase 

By Wednesday night, the rain will have cleared out. Expect mostly cloudy skies with lows in the low 60s.

Rain moves out Wednesday night and low temperatures expected

Fitness forecast for Thursday 

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol is investigating a school bus crash Wednesday afternoon that involved students from Rosewood Elementary. 

Goldsboro school bus crash: Car driver airlifted, students treated for minor injuries 

NCHP investigating school bus crash in Wayne County

The Wayne County town of Fremont is under investigation for letting people live inside Town Hall, among other violations, according to the North Carolina Office of the State Auditor.


NC town of Fremont investigated: Report says people, pets allowed to live inside Town Hall 

Court records filed away

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The North Carolina Senate is expected to vote on bills that would ban the wearing of masks in public and the use of AI to create pornographic images of people.

State lawmakers debate bills to ban masks, AI-generated pornography 

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 drawings are held at 3 p.m. daily. They can be seen as live or on-demand video.

Daytime Pick 3 and Pick 4 Drawing

President Joe Biden on Wednesday delivers remarks at the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service.

Biden delivers remarks at the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service

Biden delivers remarks at the National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service

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The Carolina Panthers will start the season with a road game against divisional foe New Orleans on Sunday, Sept. 8 at 1:00 p.m.

The 2024 NFL Schedule is out! Here's what it looks like for the Carolina Panthers

Bryce Young

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

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.

Off Final Four berth, NC State earns first invite to Maui Invitational

Final Four 2024

When NC State and Virginia play each other in 2025 and 2026, the ACC opponents won't be playing ACC games.

NC State schedules non-conference games with ACC opponent for 2025, 2026

Dave Doeren and NC State take the field

Connor Ingram, the goaltender who shared his battle with an undiagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder that led him to drink to cope with anxiety and has blossomed into a full-time NHL player, has won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey.