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

Wawa

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. 

Education, skills and rehab focus easing burden on NC juvenile justice system

Inside the juvenile justice system

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Raleigh will turn wastewater into biogas to fuel buses.

WILL START AT 8.15. THE EVENT ENDS AT 10 O'CLOCK. SO RALEIGH IS DOING MUCH MORE THAN JUST CELEBRATING. THEY HAVE PLANS TO HELP THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL. PRETTY SOON CITY BUSES WILL BE POWERED BY GAS MAIN FROM HUMAN WASTE. SOUNDS PRETTY GROSS, RIGHT? BUT IT'S COST EFFECTIVE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT. IT'S PART OF AN OVERALL UPGRADE IN RALEIGH'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND WRAL'S CLIMATE CHANGE. REPORTER LIZ MCLOUGHLIN HAS THE STORY. AS WELL AS POPULATION GROWS. SO DOES THE WAYS THAT THIS FACILITY NEEDS TO PROCESS. >> THIS IS THE CURRENT METHOD, A ROW, BIG-TIME GESTION USING MICROBES. BUT SOON A NEW FACILITY WILL MAKE THAT PROCESS MORE EFFICIENT AND CREATE VALUABLE BUY PRODUCTS. AND EVERY FLUSH IN RALEIGH WILL SOON GENERATE RENEWABLE ENERGY. >> CURRENTLY, THE CITY'S WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT PROCESS IS ABOUT 50 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER EACH DAY. FIRST, SIFTING OUT THOSE FLUSHABLE WIPES THAT CLOG SEWER LINES AND USING ENERGY INTENSIVE A ROBOT SYSTEMS TO BREAK DOWN WHAT'S LEFT INTO DRIVE BIO SOLIDS THAT CAN BE SPREAD ON FARMS AND FIELDS. >> BUT THAT VOLUME HAS INCREASED SO MUCH WE NEEDED TO FIND A BETTER WAY TO MANAGE THAT BECAUSE OF THE COSTS INVOLVED. SO RALEIGH WATER IS PLANNING TO MOVE TO AN ANAEROBIC SYSTEM THAT ACTS LIKE A GIANT PRESSURE COOKER AND THEY'RE GOING TO COOK THE VOLUME OF WASTE DOWN BY 50%. SO OUR BIO SOLIDS. >> PRODUCTION IS GOING TO BE DRAMATIC. SO THAT'S GOING TO SAVE US A LOT OF MONEY GREENHOUSE GASES THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO TRANSPORT THOSE SHOWERS AROUND ANYMORE. THE PROCESS WILL ALSO CREATE RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS THAT WILL BE CAPTURED AND PUT INTO THE PIPELINE TO FUEL GO. RALEIGH BUSES. >> WE'LL BE ABLE TO PULL OUT AND EQUAL AMOUNT OF GAS EQUAL TO ABOUT 50 TO 70 BUSES PER DAY. >> MAKING CLEAN ENERGY FROM OUR DIRTIEST WATER. >> CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN UNDERWAY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND THERE HAVE BEEN SOME SETBACKS FROM SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES, BUT THEY'RE HOPING THIS FACILITY WILL BE FULLY OPERATIONAL BY SUMMER 2024. IN RALEIGH, I'M LIZ MCLAUGHLIN,

From flush to bus: Raleigh has new fuel source

Constipation in children can be caused by a range of problems including the use of certain medications, poor health or a lack of proper nutrition.

Pediatric constipation is common problem: Here's how to deal with it

Duke University's 'smart toilet' utilizes artificial intelligence to monitor bowel health

A new slanted workplace toilet is designed to keep employees at their desks instead of in the bathroom. 

Sloping toilet meant to improve work flow productivity

Florida couple's toilet explodes when lightning strikes near septic tank, igniting sewer gas.

Lightning strike explodes toilet in Florida

Exploding toilet in Florida

Florida couple's toilet explodes when lightning strikes near septic tank, igniting sewer gas. 

Lightning strikes leads to exploding toilet in Florida

Bathroom blast: Lightning strike explodes toilet

One simple, important step could save homeowners thousands of dollars if they happen to spot a water leak early. 

