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We'll have plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures for Wednesday, but winds will be gusty by the afternoon out of the west. Afternoon temperatures will be running about 10 degrees above average.
Friday looks to be our next chance of significant rain, then dry and a little cooler for the weekend.
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1. UNC and Duke Health will build North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital
UNC Health and Duke Health have revealed plans to build the proposed 500-bed pediatric hospital in the state's Research Triangle region as part of a new organization they've created.
2. Report details Raleigh shooting that left two men dead, officer seriously hurt
According to the Raleigh police report, 70-year-old Antonio Rodrigues broke into his ex-wife's home and fatally shot her boyfriend, 73-year-old John Rowe. Rodrigues was later killed in a shootout with police.
3. 'Microtransit' expands across North Carolina
The SouthPark Skipper is a free on-demand shuttle service that can be requested using a phone application. The service works like a rideshare where customers can book rides online, get picked up at their location and be taken anywhere within a designated area.
1. Trump offers all federal workers a buyout with 7 months' pay in effort to shrink size of government
2. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt announces changes are coming to White House press briefing room
3. Caroline Kennedy warns senators that cousin RFK Jr. is a 'predator'