9 NC counties are under alert, including Moore and Hoke counties.

We’re also following the search for the suspect in a multi-county chase and crash after speeding more than 150 miles per hour. Plus, where the compromise stands for Durham Public Schools' budget and new images of storm damage in Louisiana where a possible tornado touched down. Watch WRAL-TV at 4 p.m., and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 4: More wet weather on the way ⛈️ See the rain, wind, and severe weather risk hour-by-hour

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

According to a recent Edmunds used vehicle report, demand for used cars is dropping and so are their values as the new-car market rebounds from pandemic-induced shortages. T 

Edmunds: Trade or sell your car? What's best might surprise you

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A hit-and-run involving two vehicles Monday night in Smithfield sent three people to Wake Med with non-life-threatening injuries.

<b>SMITHFIELD, N.C.</b> — A hit-and-run involving two vehicles Monday night in Smithfield sent three people to Wake Med with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Smithfield police department. Police have no suspects at this time.

Marcus Garner, 27, Johnny Campbell, 16, and Kenneth Parnell Jr., 33, were traveling on the 100 block of Futrell Way when a white Ford Taurus crossed over the center line and hit their vehicle, sending it off the road and into a tree.

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Smithfield hit-and-run sends three to hospital

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. 

'I've been shot:' Mother receives terrifying text from daughter after ex-boyfriend breaks into home

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

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

A landlord 5 On Your Side investigated for months has agreed to pay back more than $25,000 in security deposits.

'Deceptive' landlord ordered to pay $25,000 following 5 On Your Side reports

A landlord in Raleigh tried to charge a group of students $23,000 in fines for a table the students had built. The students are refusing to pay and say the landlord has a long history of incidents with student tenants.

The legislation would increase penalties for people who wear masks while committing a crime. But it includes a repeal of a COVID-era provision that allowed people to wear masks in public for health and safety reasons.

North Carolina Senate panel advances anti-mask bill

Pro-Palestinian protesters marching at UNC

"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

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

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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.

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

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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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GENEVA (AP) — Eight watches belonging to auto racing icon Michael Schumacher sold Tuesday for nearly 4 million Swiss francs ($4.4 million) at a Geneva auction.