Husbands of two Amtrak train passengers discuss the crash in SC

Education

Women in Engineering at NC State

In 2014 nearly 25 percent of NC State's incoming engineering class were women. Programs like the WISE Living and Learning Community and the Society of Women Engineers create a support structure for female students to thrive in a normally male-dominated field.

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2 dead and more than 100 injured: What happened during the SC train crash

Watch this timeline of the events following the deadly Amtrak and CSX train crash in Cayce, SC.

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Here's what you need to know about the train collision in Cayce, SC

A crash involving an Amtrak passenger train and a freight train in Cayce, South Carolina on February 4, 2018, killed at least two people and injured more than 70.

Local

Cooper, local leaders meet with interior secretary on offshore drilling

VIDEO: Gov. Roy Cooper and local leaders from North Carolina’s coastal communities conveyed their opposition to offshore drilling to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Saturday. Zinke also met with legislators on the issue.

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Doughnut lovers racing for a good cause

VIDEO: Thousands of runners braved the cold on Saturday for the annual Krispy Kreme Challenge race which benefits UNC Children's Hospital. The race includes a 5-mile run and a dozen doughnuts.

Durham County

Durham Police Department's big hearts deliver little hats to Duke

VIDEO: Volunteers from the Durham Police Department dropped off 120 tiny red hats to Duke, which officers, staff and other volunteers knitted and crocheted over several months. The hats are a an American Heart Association campaigned, called 'Little Hats, Big Hearts,' to provide information on heart health and congenital heart defects in babies.

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Charlotte police shoot knife-wielding man several times, Facebook video shows

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT. Bystander Trey Massey live-streamed an incident where a potentially suicidal man who was armed with a knife was shot by police during an encounter with Charlotte-Mecklenburg officers Friday afternoon in northwest Charlotte. The shooting took place in the 3200 block of Timberbrook Drive shortly after 1:30 p.m. Police were called to the area to investigate what they called an apparent suicide attempt.

Wake Ed

A Globetrotter entertains while teaching about bullying prevention

VIDEO: Harlem Globetrotter Julian 'Zeus' McClurkin visited Raleigh’s Stough Magnet Elementary with a message about bullying prevention Friday, Feb. 2, 2018. The former NC A&T basketball player will be back in Raleigh on Feb. 11 with the Globetrotters.

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Education Savings Accounts can help enhance education for disabled students

VIDEO: A new state funded program will provide select parents of disabled children with up to $9,000 a year for various educational needs. Liz Bradford, mother of Libby Bradford, 8, hopes to use those funds for therapies her daughter can't access in school if selected.