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1 week ago | wral.com | Pritchard Strong

5 On Your Side tracked some of the estimated 23,000 vehicles that flooded in North Carolina during Hurricane Helene. To better protect you, our team wanted to follow the process these cars go through after being flooded and learn how scammers conceal damage from unsuspecting buyers. When a car, truck or SUV is flooded, its title should be branded as being flood damaged. That process can happen in a few ways. One option is the vehicle owner makes a claim with their insurance company.

3 weeks ago | wral.com | Pritchard Strong

Scammers are posting menus of stolen personal information on the dark web. Social security numbers and dates of birth for $7 is just one example. A new report reveals how scammers are using that data from the dark web, combined with AI, to attack you. The Better Business Bureau just released their 2025 Identity Theft Scam Study. It shows people lost over $125 million dollars to identity theft scams in 2023, the most recent data available.

3 weeks ago | wral.com | Pritchard Strong

A federal investigation of the contaminated building on North Carolina State's campus has been shut down. An update from Chancellor Randy Woodson posted Wednesday says the Health Hazard Evaluation of Poe Hall has been closed due to federal cuts. An NC State spokesperson told 5 On Your Side Thursday that up until this week, the university understood that the HHE was in process of its investigation. Poe Hall was home to NC State's College of Education and the Psychology Department.

3 weeks ago | wral.com | Pritchard Strong

A coach is accused of stealing intimate photos and videos from student-athletes. Now, former college students in North Carolina are suing, saying they are among the 150,000 victims. Matthew Weiss is a former Baltimore Ravens and University of Michigan assistant football coach. He was indicted on 24 federal counts, accused of hacking into student-athlete accounts searching for intimate photos and videos.

1 month ago | wral.com | Pritchard Strong

After some back-and-forth over the weekend, the Trump administration has indicated tariffs on electronics made overseas are coming. That’s got some questioning whether to upgrade their device before prices rise. Doug Robson told 5 On Your Side that his parents just got new phones. “Because we don’t know how it’s going to affect China. We buy a lot of stuff from China.