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 

A Fuquay-Varina police officer was hit by a car Wednesday morning as she was directing traffic in front of a local high school.

<b>FUQUAY-VARINA, N.C.</b> — A Fuquay-Varina police officer was hit by a car Wednesday morning as she was directing traffic in front of a local high school.

The town said Cpl. Clara Dula was taken to Western Wake Hospital for injuries that were not life-threatening.

She had just started work around 7 a.m., when she was struck outside Fuquay-Varina High School.

Police said the wreck was still under investigation Wednesday morning and that no charges have been filed against the driver, Deborah Sheerin, of Fuquay-Varina.

Dula has been the high school's school resource officer for the past two years and has been a police officer for six years.

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Police officer hit by car outside Fuquay-Varina High School

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. 

Three shot when ex-boyfriend tries to shoot woman, co-worker tries to protect her, family says 

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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

"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

OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A bus carrying farmworkers in central Florida overturned on Tuesday, killing eight people and injuring about 40 other passengers, authorities said.

8 dead, at least 40 injured as farmworkers' bus overturns in central Florida

Florida bus crash

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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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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.

NC State invited to Maui Invitational

Final Four 2024

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The PGA Championship is returning to Valhalla for the fourth time in the last 28 years, a greater rate than any other golf course over that span. Another memorable finish could go a long way in making sure it stays in the rotation.