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Happy Lunar New Year Durham!

I hope you guys didn't miss me too much. Sunday was a slow news day so I took it for myself, but have no fear I've got everything you might have missed below!

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 50 Low: 30.

Here are the top five stories in Durham today:

  1. Duke students braved freezing temperatures to keep up a tradition honoring Coach Mike Krzyzewski in his final home game. There are 840 students committed to rotating shifts in 70 different tents to make sure their group will be there on March 5 for Coach K.'s final home game. Students will and have been sent home for severe weather, but they are excited to be participating in the tradition after it was called off last year due to COVID-19. (CBS17)
  2. A Durham man has been extradited to North Carolina after being arrested in New York for his part in a 2018 murder. Jacob Michael Townsend was booked on eight charges in connection with the death of Kenneth Daniel Kelly. Officials believe that Townsend and two others used famous rapper DaBaby's current DJ to flee the scene. (CBS17)
  3. One person had to be taken to the hospital after a single-car crash on Interstate 85 on Sunday morning. The crash occurred shortly after 8:15 am near Cole Mill Road. The car went off the road, struck a guardrail and overturned. (WRAL)
  4. The Raleigh-Durham market has ranked high in yet another report. The new report from commercial real estate firm JLL ranked the area 20th for talent concentration and 25th for innovation globally. The report predicts that Raleigh-Durham and similar areas will be "best placed to respond to changes and propel the next phase of urban regeneration." (WRAL TechWire)
  5. Another new COVID testing site opened in Durham Monday. The Durham Performing Arts Center will have a mobile site outside that will accept walk-ups or appointments made online through Curative. Test results should be returned in 1-2 days. (WRAL)

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Today in Durham:

From my notebook:

  • 2022 is year of the Tiger, and Triangle on the Cheap has put together some of the Lunar New Year celebrations you can enjoy.
  • Today marks the beginning of Black History Month and the Triangle has a ton of incredible places you can go to celebrate Black History. Check out WRAL's guide to exhibits tours and events in the Triangle.
  • Anyone who is looking to host a bike safety event can apply to receive free helmets to distribute from the state. (WLOS)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update.

— CJ Fullford

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