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RDU saw its highest temperature (106) and highest heat index (118) ever recorded on Friday afternoon. The new highs illustrate the intensity of the heat as a heat advisory stretches from the Piedmont to the North Carolina coast on Friday.

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (AP) -- Shark attacks disrupted Fourth of July celebrations Thursday at South Padre Island as two people were taken to the hospital with bites, at least one of them severe, authorities said.

A Fayetteville Police Department K-9 handler struck his dog seven times after the dog bit him in a thigh, according to a police investigation.

A car crashed into powerlines Friday morning, knocking out power for nearly 2,000 Duke Energy customers in Durham.

Triangle Food Guy Sean Lennard has details about new restaurants opening in the Triangle.

The portion of Purnell Road is closed from Fairlake Drive to Holly Forest Road due to a sinkhole measuring approximately 10-feet deep.

Dorchester County said Allen Ray McGrew ignited a large firework device and set it on his head on a neighborhood street near Summerville.

99.98% of the state is now in a drought or experiencing abnormally dry conditions.

The sunflowers at Dix Park are in full bloom and ready to be enjoyed.

The Fourth of July fireworks show scheduled at Raleigh's Dorothea Dix Park was shorter than planned and will not be rescheduled, the city said.

Ronald Eugene Wright, 60, of Raleigh, has been charged with attempted first-degree murder.

Filming for a popular TV series, "The Summer I Turned Pretty," will close some streets near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

WXII reports two people were shot during a July Fourth celebration in High Point.

A mother in Texas is facing criminal charges after police say she left her children alone in a hot car.

Two brothers had waded out into the water of New River Inlet and were fishing when the 14-year-old boy was swept away.

Three people were killed and eight others injured, three critically, when a pickup truck drove into a group celebrating the Fourth of July holiday in New York City, authorities said.

Thursday just before midnight, officers responded to a shooting near the intersection of Waring Street and Hinson Drive. When officers arrived, dozens of shell casings were located in the roadway and one car had been hit.

Friday, July 5, 2024 -- As Donald Trump barrels through his third presidential campaign, many of the young activists and thinkers who have risen under his influence see themselves as part of a movement to reclaim the values of Western…

Fireworks displays were held at various locations around the Triangle.

TULUM, Mexico (AP) — After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl weakened as it chugged over open water toward Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on Thursday, going from the…

After burying too many young people Curtis Peaks, co-owner of Weaver and Peaks Memorial Funeral Care, is looking to mentor those who would turn to gun violence.

Apex leaders on Thursday said that the hack that knocked the town network offline was an attempted ransomware attack, but the town has yet to get any demands.

Interstate 95 is the busiest highway on the east coast. U.S. Highway 64 offers a straight shot from the Triangle to the Outer Banks. The two roads keep Nash deputies busy making sure drivers behind the wheel are road ready.

With highs forecast near triple-digits for the rest of the holiday weekend, emergency officials are warning people about staying outdoors in the heat for too long.

An evening of family fun on the Fourth of July is the result of weeks of planning for first responders who must protect the revelers from bad actors, hot weather and medical emergencies.

The latest data from the CDC shows roughly 40 million Americans do not know how to swim.

A boa constrictor in the U.K. gave birth to 14 babies -- without a mate.

The North Carolina Museum of History is getting a makeover. Get a look at what's still open and what is yet to come.

Operation Dry Water, an annual Fourth of July initiative to promote sober boating, is underway this weekend.

A driver was arrested Thursday after police said he hit an EMS vehicle and led Raleigh officers on a chase.