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 Lee County man was arrested by the Sheriff's Office in Alabama for attempting to solicit a minor.

A Lee County man was arrested Dec. 22 on charges of soliciting a minor in Alabama.

Following a tip from a law enforcement agency in Alabama, deputies with the Lee County Sheriff's Office searched the home of Tadd Andrew Parks in Broadway, North Carolina.

Parks, 40, was charged with solicitation of a child by computer to commit a sex act and first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He was jailed under a $350,000 secured bond.

Investigators with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office believe Parks had engaged in sexual conduct with the minor.

Additionally, they accused him of creating pornographic images of the juvenile, saying he was still in possession of those images.

The investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information about Parks is encouraged to contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office ICAC Investigator Lt. Rosser at 919-775-5531.

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Lee County man arrested and charged after allegedly soliciting minor online 

Man in jail, in handcuffs

"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 off-and-on showers all day, Level 1 risk for severe storms south of Triangle⛈️

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

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

According to Highway Patrol, the crash was the result of a chase that started in Harnett County and ended on North Bragg Boulevard and Mckenzie Road in Spring Lake.

Search for driver continues after 150-mph chase that ended in 4-car crash in Cumberland County

Crash scene in Cumberland County

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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

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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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

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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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NBA teams were told Monday that Bronny James, the son of the Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James, has been medically cleared to play in the league and is expected to participate in the draft combine this week, a person with knowledge of the matter told The Associated Press.