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 Silver Alert was issued Tuesday for a 14-year-old Durham girl.

<b>DURHAM, N.C.</b> — A Silver Alert was issued Tuesday for a 14-year-old Durham girl.

Karla Lilian Vega was last seen at 400 N. Duke Street and may be in a small white four-door passenger car.

Vega is described as a Hispanic female, 5 feet 1 inch tall, 116 pounds with medium black hair and brown eyes. She also has a surgical scar on her chest.

Vega was last seen wearing a black top coat, dark blue bottom coat, black sleeveless shirt, dark jeans and black and white Converse shoes. She was carrying a black and gray book bag and also wore large hoop earrings and a silver cross necklace.

Anyone with information regarding Vega’s whereabouts is asked to contact Durham police at (919) 560-4427.

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Silver Alert issued for Durham teen

Silver Alert

"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

Sheriff's deputies said Terrance Kerr, 30, of Hope Mills entered the home in the 600 block of Drypoint Lane around 3 a.m. and opened fire.

3 injured when men exchange fire inside Cumberland County home

Shooting at 600 block of Drypoint Lane

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

Tuesday brings all-day rain, Level 1 risk for severe storms⛈️

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

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

Right now, driver's ed enrollment can take up to five months in Wake County. School leaders will talk about ways to reduce this backlog on Tuesday.

Wake County Schools facing 5-month driver's ed backlog

Wake County Schools working to decrease driver's ed backlog

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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

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

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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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.

Hundreds of dead fish found in lake with 'extremely low' oxygen levels, cause unknown

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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.