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Happy International Rescue Cat Day Raleigh!

First, today's weather:

Mild with plenty of sunshine. High: 71 Low: 45.

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Here are the top five stories today in Raleigh:

  1. North Carolina is set to receive $750 million from opioid settlements against pharmaceutical companies Cardinal, McKesson, AmerisourceBergen, and Johnson & Johnson. Attorney General Josh Stein's office said that 85% of the funds will go directly to N.C.'s local communities to support treatment, recovery, harm reduction, and other strategies to address the opioid epidemic. Of the $750 million, Wake County will receive more than $31 million, and the City of Raleigh will get $3,650,936. (CBS17)
  2. North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper ordered state offices under his control to terminate government contracts that benefit Russian businesses. The announcement came on Monday and calls all agencies and departments to review existing contracts and terminate any that directly benefit businesses that are headquartered in Russia or have their principal place of business there. The ABC Commission confirmed they will be suspending sales of all Russian made liquor as quickly as practicable. (Spectrum News 1)
  3. After a full-day meeting, Torchlight Academy is one step closer to a forced shutdown. The State Board of Education's Charter Schools Advisory Board voted to recommend the charter be revoked due to findings that showed the Academy was violating state special education laws and not providing requested financial information. (abc11, CBS17)
  4. The Raleigh City Council is once again reviewing speed limit reductions for several roads in the city. One of the roads under review is Sawmill Road that connects to Six Forks Road and sees about 4,000 people daily. The other roads include Carnage Drive in front of Carnage Middle School and Kelway Drive off of Ebenezer Church Road. (WRAL) NCDOT will also be investing more than $16 million into paving about 60 miles of state roads in Wake County. (CBS17)
  5. A man was taken to the hospital after being victim to a shooting at an apartment complex in east Raleigh on Monday afternoon. Raleigh police received the call just before 5:30 pm. The man was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries and the shooting is currently under investigation. (CBS17)

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Today in Raleigh:

From my notebook:

  • It's International Rescue Cat Day and anyone who knows me knows I believe everyone deserves a little pet love. I'm more of a dog person myself but my sister-in-law got her furever friends from Safe Haven for Cats, and now she gets to bask in the snuggles.
  • A new co-working space, Blush Cowork opened in Cary and is catering to working moms. (WRAL)
  • City Barbeque in Cary is giving 20% of its proceeds to Safe Kids Wake County when you use the codes available here.
  • Ruggero Piano is hosting a blood drive with the American Red Cross today from 10:30am-2:30pm.
  • If you're like me and counting down the days until spring, the spring equinox occurs at 11:33am on Sunday, March 20. (CBS17)

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— CJ Fullford

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