We’re also tracking the wettest time periods over the weekend, plus a push to make a Raleigh intersection safer for pedestrians, and our conversation with Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour about tonight’s do-or-die match-up against the Rangers. Watch WRAL-TV at 5 and search for these and other stories on WRAL.com.

On WRAL at 5: Hundreds of childcare workers walk off the job. What they say is needed to prevent 92,000 kids from losing daycare in NC

How Keely Arthur and 5 On Your Side helped a local family forced to pay thousands after Raleigh maintenance backfired.

On WRAL at 6: Sewage spread across the living room. 5 On Your Side helps a local family after Raleigh maintenance backfired

The first store will open Thursday in Kill Devil Hills, with additional outlets planned for Rocky Mount, Elizabeth City, Greenville, Wilson and Goldsboro by the end of 2024.

Wawa in NC: 10 stores by end of 2024; 🥨 90 stores in 10 years

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As the number of juvenile offenders climbs, the state is looking at alternatives crowded detention centers to make sure young people already convicted of crimes can turn their lives around. 

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