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. 

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Decreasing clouds overnight make way for a mostly sunny and warmer Saturday.

The next storm system will affect the area Saturday night and Sunday. Low pressure is expected to track to the south, keeping the more significant rain totals to the south, but we may still see spotty light rain. We will also be much cooler Sunday, with highs nearly 10 degrees lower than Saturday. Back-to-work weather shows a warming trend starting Monday.

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Watch the latest local news and get your Weather on the 1s.

1. Bragg to Liberty and back again: Ceremony rechristens Army post once named for a Confederate

First it was Fort Bragg, named in honor of a Confederate general, then it was Fort Liberty. Now, the North Carolina Army installation has become Fort Bragg again, only this time in honor of a World War II paratrooper and Silver Star recipient from Maine.

2. Lawmakers try again with bipartisan bill to expedite claims for Camp Lejeune water victims

Two and a half years after lawmakers passed landmark legislation allowing victims of toxic water at Camp Lejeune to take legal action against the government, hundreds of thousands of people are still waiting for justice.

3. Shooting on I-40 under investigation near Raleigh, sheriff's office says

A shooting on Interstate 40 drew a large police response and shut down part of the highway Friday morning. Authorities said one person was seriously injured.

4. Students on field trip enjoy ACC Women's Basketball Tournament

Young basketball fans got to spend a school day this week at the ACC Women's Basketball Tournament at the Greensboro Coliseum.

5. Tying It Together: Dr. Mandy Cohen looks back on COVID-19 in N.C. five years later

The former leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention talks about the challenges, successes and threats she faced through the pandemic as the state's health chief.

Your Notes for the Weekend

Saturday

• The N.C. State basketball team travels to Miami for a noon tipoff
• Wake Forest hosts Georgia Tech at 2:15 p.m.
• UNC hosts Duke at 6:30 p.m.
• The Charlotte Hornets host the Brooklyn Nets at 6 p.m.
• International Women's Day
• Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee events in Selma, Alabama, to mark the 60th anniversary of the 1965 clashes between civil rights protesters and state troopers on the Edmund Pettus Bridge that became known as Bloody Sunday

Sunday

• The Carolina Hurricanes host the Winnipeg Jets at 5 p.m.
• Daylight saving time begins
• New Liberal Party of Canada leader announced following a leadership vote, after Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Jan. 6 as party leader and prime minister