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We're dealing with a steady rain on Monday afternoon that will be heavy at times. A flood watch is in effect for most of our area.


WRAL Weather Alert Day: Heavy rain falling; flooding possible with 4 inches of rain 

Happy Monday today at WRAL Weather Alert day with a flood watch in effect through tomorrow morning. We could wind up seeing about 2 to 4 inches of rain between now and then. Most widespread rain is gonna happen for us during the afternoon hours. Today you see about 100% rain chance or maybe a couple breaks here and there as we go. Later into the evening, but, uh, not many breaks in the action here as we go over the course of the next 24 to 36 hours. There's your rain totals pretty much across the area, 2 to 4 inches likely, isolated higher totals within thunderstorms and move over the same areas, hence the flood watch that's in effect through Tuesday morning.

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Flood Watch in effect Monday through Tuesday morning for most of our area

Motorcyclist killed in Wake County hit-and-run had just attended father's funeral, family says

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Biotech company Genentech to add 420 jobs in Holly Springs

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Hamas says it released Israeli-American hostage in goodwill gesture toward Trump administration

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Three people injured after fight at Big Ed's restaurant in Raleigh, shots fired

Shooting reported in shopping center on Falls of Neuse Road in Raleigh

Dow soars around 1,000 points higher after Trump team and China dramatically lower tariffs

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We tested the sound during Game 3 vs. the Washington Capitals. Needless to say, it got very loud in the Lenovo Center!

Sounding off! Are Canes fans really the loudest in the NHL?

"Get Playoff Loud" on the jumbotron at the Lenovo Center

WASHINGTON (AP) â President Donald Trump on Monday signed a sweeping executive order setting a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. or face new limits over what the government will pay.

Trump signs executive order setting 30-day deadline for drugmakers to lower prescription drug costs

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A man faces multiple charges after a woman was hospitalized Sunday night following a shooting at a Raleigh apartment complex.


Man charged with robbery, assault after woman shot at apartment near Glenwood Avenue

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Interstate 95 has reopened in Harnett County after a multi-vehicle crash involving a tanker truck blocked both directions of I-95 during the Monday morning commute.


I-95 reopens after fiery truck crash near Dunn creates miles of delays

Crash blocks I-95 in both directions at Long Branch Road near Dunn

Enfield Mayor Mondale Robinson was badly injured Saturday night in a crash involving a deer, according to the town.


Enfield mayor badly injured in car crash involving deer

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Frederik Andersen has been playing so well in net for the Carolina Hurricanes that coach Rod Brind'Amour is staying with his hands-off approach when it comes to goaltenders.

Hurricanes' Andersen, Oilers' Skinner enter Monday's playoff Game 4s on far different trajectories

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Some child care providers in the Triangle and across the country will shut their doors, call out sick or close down early Monday to participate in the National "Day Without Child Care."


Day without child care: Families, day care workers to rally for improvement in Raleigh

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A fire at a Harris Teeter grocery store in north Charlotte was set on purpose, WCNC reports.


Fire at north Charlotte Harris Teeter store was intentionally set, officials say

Much like Freddie Andersen in Game 3 vs. the Capitals, our weather pattern is blocking anything from moving for now.

Ask the Meteorologist: Why is the 'Rex Block' leading to daily deluges?

Ask the Meteorologist: Why is the Rex Block leading to daily deluges this week?

A Spectrum worker was critically injured Saturday night after being hit by a car in Cary.


Spectrum worker critically injured in Cary crash, driver charged with DWI

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Wondrously diverse languages all name the person who gives birth by a soft m-sound, either at the beginning or within the word: maan, moer, mere, mutti, matka, ama, eomma, ema, mom, mommy.


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Every May, more than 190 wineries across North Carolina open their doors for a month of special events, tastings and promotions.

May is North Carolina Wine Month: Explore NC's award-winning wineries

ZincHouse Winery & Brewery is located at 6225 Wake Forest Highway in Durham, North Carolina.

You probably have Band-Aids in your medicine cabinet and jumper cables in your car, but do you have a financial emergency kit?


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Strawberry farms in the Triangle are now open and ready for strawberry lovers to come and fill up their buckets.



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From festivals to live music, this May is going to be busy!


140+ events to check out in NC this May

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National Police Week 2025 runs Sunday, May 11, through Saturday, May 17, and officers are already being honored in the Triangle.

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Instead of banning raw milk, a key agriculture bill now proposes studying the feasibility of making raw milk even more broadly available for people to buy. State agriculture officials have compared it to playing Russian Roulette with public health.

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Residents protested a draft PFAS rule at a state meeting Tuesday, saying it doesn't protect communities or drinking water. Commissioners delayed a vote, citing questions about the rule's cost analysis.

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The Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat conceded last November's election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs.

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State data shows PFAS in groundwater around NC landfills, with some levels 4,000 times above EPA limits, raising concerns about private well contamination.

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Within minutes of taking control of the State Board of Elections on Wednesday, the board's new Republican majority fired Karen Brinson Bell, executive director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections.

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Jefferson Griffin, the Republican challenger for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat, conceded last November's election on Wednesday to Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs.

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