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🌱 Linwood Ave. Shutdown + #Striketober + Chaos at Southpoint

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Happy National Pumpkin Day Durham!

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and not as warm. High: 65 Low: 47.

Here are the top stories in Durham today:

  1. Linwood Avenue was closed Monday after a suspicious device was reported in a car after a traffic stop. (CBS17)
  2. Shoppers at the Streets of Southpoint experienced chaos on Sunday afternoon due to reported gunfire. The incident is believed to have been a broomstick hitting the top of a table, creating a large "bang" sound. (CBS17)
  3. McDonalds workers in Durham have announced they will be joining #Striketober wave of walkouts to protests and demands for a union. (WRAL)
  4. One Durham man suffered non-life threatening injuries after shots were fired into a home on Sunday night. (WRAL)
  5. A Raleigh-Durham apartment complex sold for a record-setting $122 million. Blue Heron Asset Management sold the Indigo Apartments after acquiring them in 2018 and working to revamp the community. (WMBF)

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Today in Durham:

Durham Patch Notebook

  • It's National Pumpkin Day which means it's the perfect time to snag the perfect pumpkin for a Jack-O-Lantern or your fall décor! Check out some of the pumpkin patches (and corn mazes) that Durham has to offer at Best Of The Bull.
  • North Carolina's Climate Change Council will be meeting virtually on Thursday to discuss the Energy Solutions for North Carolina Act. (Carolina Coast)
  • NC IDEA has given 22 $10,000 grants to startups across North Carolina. (TechWire)

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— CJ Fullford

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