Good evening, North Carolina. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

Your Weather Planner

Clouds will be decreasing at the coast later this evening with clear skies elsewhere across the state. Temperatures will be on the chilly side with frost and freeze advisories and warnings in the mountains tonight.

Sunshine will fade behind more clouds Tuesday as temperatures stay below average generally in the 60s.

Our next rain chance comes Wednesday, especially in the mountains with more rain chances later in the week.

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Today's Big Stories

1. Singer R. Kelly moved to North Carolina prison from Chicago                        

Robert Sylvester Kelly was transferred from the Metropolitan Correctional Center Chicago to the federal correctional institution in Butner, North Carolina, on April 19. Kelly is serving sentences for child pornography, enticement of minors for sex, racketeering and sex trafficking. The transfer took place last week.  

2. Orange County nonprofit anticipates longer waitlist as Pandemic EBT program ends

After running for three years, the temporary Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) program will end on May 11. This benefit gave eligible students $8 in food assistance for each day of school missed because of COVID-19. Families have until May 1 to apply for food stamps for free or reduced price meals at their child’s school in order to get a final one-time $120 summer P-EBT payment.

3. Insurance: The backbone of agriculture

Today, over 90% of the farmland in America is insured. Though farmers won't get all of their money back after a crop loss, most farmers say insurance is the only way the industry can work. Farmers can't guarantee a profit from their work each year. Bad weather and variable costs can weigh on the industry.

4. N.C. city asks community to support neighborhood's nomination to the National Register of Historic Places

The City of Greensboro and several partner organizations are asking residents of the South Benbow Road area to help document African American history. They are scanning memorabilia into the historical record to support the area’s nomination to the National Register of Historic Places.

Your Notes for Tomorrow

  • Stanley Cup playoffs first round, Game 5: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes at 7 p.m.
  • President Biden is expected to announce 2024 run
  • Jury trial in E. Jean Carroll's defamation suit against Donald Trump 9:30 a.m.
  • U.S. Supreme Court hears RICO claim cases 10 a.m.  
  • Nikki Haley — abortion policy speech at 11 a.m.

 

In Case You Missed It 

New otter pups set to enter their habitat at North Carolina Aquarium
 

Meet Gemma, Kai and Ren, the newest editions of Asian small-clawed otters born at the North Carolina Aquarium at Fort Fisher. The three pups were born to parents Leia and Quincy on January 31 but are being brought into the Otters Edge Habitat at 9 a.m. Tuesday. “We’re excited for these otter pups to explore their home in Otters on the Edge. These pups have had excellent guidance from their three older siblings and parents, and we are looking forward to seeing the family of eight emerge for visitors to watch them play and splash in the habitat pool,” said Shannon Anderson, otter keeper at NCAFF.