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A Heat Advisory is issued for Thursday as it will be another hot day up with heat index up in the 100s, but relief is soon coming. A front brings the possibility of storms Thursday and Friday and a dip in temperatures.

WRAL Weather Alert Day: One more day of sweltering heat and a Heat Advisory, before a break from the most intense heat wave of the season

<p>I'm meteorologist Elizabeth Gardner. We have one more heat advisory for this week, and then we should be done with it for a while. Today will be the last day. Our high temperatures in the 90s for the next seven days, so good news there. But it is a WRL weather alert day. We do have a heat advisory in effect from the triangle area eastern, where it could be like 102 to 108. Counties not included, say Durham, Siler City, Sanford, Roxbury, you're still gonna have a heat index at 100 to 102, so you still need to Be cautious. It just isn't going to quite reach the criteria for that heat advisory. This is a look at our hour by hour heat index in the triangle, 100 around 1 o'clock, 97 around 6 o'clock, topping out at around 103 to 104 around the middle of the afternoon. Out across the area early on, you might run into an isolated shower or thunderstorm, especially in our southern counties. I wouldn't expect to see much of that for the first half of the day around the triangle. You can see a few of those cells that have popped up overnight last night. A front moves through later on today and bumps that chance for rain up to 50% by 3 o'clock in the afternoon and 60% this afternoon and evening. There could be some minor flooding with this, so we'll be on the lookout for that. A high of 95 this afternoon. This front starting tomorrow ushers in some cooler air with highs in the 80s on WRALT we'll be talking more about that.</p>

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 Relief from the heat is on the way this weekend.

Virginia city councilman set on fire in workplace attack; suspect charged with attempted murder

Danville city councilman Lee Vogler set on fire outside of his job. (Photo Courtesy of city of Danville)

Suspects leave empty-handed, no injuries after early morning home invasion in Raleigh

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High Noon vodka seltzer mislabeled as a Celsius energy drink

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Guns recovered during a search of a Fayetteville man's home. The man was arrested and charged in connection with a shooting at a Fairmont 

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Developer Kane Realty is seeking approval from the city of Raleigh to build four towers around Six Forks Road and Lassiter Mill Road. The developer plans for the towers to be 37 stories high, but if Kane received city approval, the towers would be zoned up to 40 stories high.


North Hills residents remain skeptical of new development proposal two years after previous version

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Four people have been arrested in connection with a car break-in at Wake County's Crowder Park, marking a significant development in a broader investigation into organized crime along the East Coast.


Four arrested in Wake County park car break-in, linked to East coast spree

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Authorities are investigating multiple fox attacks in Durham's Carolina Arbors neighborhood.

Fox attacks reported in Durham neighborhood

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Durham police investigators are asking for the public's help in finding a man seen on security footage and believed to be linked to several burglaries around the city.

Durham police looking for man linked to break-ins at five businesses

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State legislators on Tuesday moved forward with a proposal to allow North Carolinians to renew their driver's licenses more often online, and to scrap a requirement that new drivers document their driving practice hours and submit logs to the state. 

Renewing your driver's license? NC lawmakers want to make it easier, and scrap some driving logs

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The use of artificial intelligence is growing in an effort to steal disaster-relief money from people who really need it.


AI-driven scams threaten NC disaster aid: How to protect yourself from fraudsters

While Bill Belichick is making his case to North Carolina Tar Heels fans about his ability to take the Atlantic Coast Conference, it appears to have done little to sway voters in the conference polls.


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North Carolina has confirmed its first case of West Nile virus for 2025, as reported by the Department of Health and Human Services. The case involves a resident of Durham County, though details about the individual's identity have not been disclosed.


First West Nile virus case of 2025 detected in Durham County, health officials confirm

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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Two weeks after Jaysen Carr spent the Fourth of July swimming and riding on a boat on one of South Carolina's most popular lakes, he was dead from an amoeba that lives in the warm water and entered his brain through his nose.

Parents want more warnings after a brain-eating amoeba killed their son on a South Carolina lake

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Jill Fuller moved back in with her 92-year-old mother after developing cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) from using THC gummies. Fuller's experience, which required hospitalization and a lengthy recovery, highlights a growing concern among medical professionals about the rise of CHS cases.

A painful trade: Swapping wine for THC landed her in the ER and sick for months

In Washington, efforts to push for a release of the Epstein files have prompted U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson to shut down Congress until September. In Raleigh Tuesday, Republicans declined to join Democrats in seeking a release of the files.

NC Democrats asked Republicans to join in asking for Epstein files to be released. None did

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) â Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner in an open-seat race that is expected to be one of the most competitive 2026 contests.

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the US Senate in North Carolina in 2026

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Artificial intelligence, particularly deepfake technology, is enabling scammers to impersonate job candidates in video interviews, leading to concerns they will land jobs with the intent to infiltrate corporate security.

AI deepfakes pose growing threat to company hiring processes

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98% of what is inside the Expedition School in Hillsborough is at a total loss, delaying the opening of this school for students.

Hillsborough's Expedition School opening delayed because of Chantal flood damage

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Healing after Hurricane Helene. School looked nothing like normal for students and families in Western NC, and this year will have plenty of changes too. WRAL's Tar Heel Traveler visits a group in our area trying to help bring back some normalcy. 

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Public schools, universities and the State Health Plan would get funding for continuing operations under a mini budget, while lawmakers remain at an impasse over a full state budget plan. The bill also contained a provision to create a government efficiency program to be run by the state auditor. 

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Sandor Szabo died from a punch in 2018 by then-Wake Forest assistant basketball coach Jamill Jones. Szabo's family seeks $18 million in damages.

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The DMV has been a big inflection point in the state. Gov. Josh Stein held a news conference on Tuesday morning, calling out the legislature for reconvening to override his 14 vetoes instead of focusing on the budget and DMV woes.

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Public schools, universities and the State Health Plan could see efforts by the state legislature to keep them funded, even as lawmakers have failed to reach agreements on a full state budget plan.

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Residents of Franklin County gathered at the State Capitol to demand transparency after the passage of a bill that alters the election process for the mayoral seat in Louisburg. 

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Illness linked to cannabis use sending more patients to the hospital, including NC woman

Chapel Hill police investigate uptick in mail theft

Inspectors found issues, ordered action months before Moore County dam failed

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