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🌱 Wake Golden Globe Winner + Nursing Home Staff + Road Closures

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Good Morning Raleigh, it's National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.

First, today's weather:

Cold with plenty of sunshine. High: 38 Low: 19.

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Here are the top fives stories in Raleigh today:

  1. Ariana Debose of Wake County won a Golden Globe award for her work in 'West Side Story.' DeBose played Anita in Steven Spielberg's remake of the musical, and won Best Supporting Actress. Following her win, Debose took to social media to accept the award and comment on issues with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. (abc11)
  2. Approximately 1/3 of nursing homes across North Carolina are reporting a shortage of nurses and aides. Right now the workforce shortage is the highest that it has been during the pandemic. Wake, Durham, and Cumberland County are better than the state with less than 20% of facilities reporting a shortage, but the decrease has been ongoing. (abc11)
  3. The 800 block of Vance Street is closed for at least a week in order to complete a water and sewer project. The closure could last up to two weeks and spans the distance between Cowper Drive and Glenn Avenue. Local traffic will be able to get through but motorists traveling through will require detours. (CBS17)
  4. Four people had to be transported to the hospital after a crash near North Carolina State University on Sunday night. The accident occurred on Avent Ferry Road around 8:00 pm, and the road was closed for hours following the crash. (CBS17)
  5. The eastbound lanes of I-40 near RDU were shut down on Monday morning due to a 7-vehicle crash. The crash occurred around 9:00 am and the lanes were closed until late Monday morning. Troopers are still investigating the crash and at least three people were injured, but none with life-threatening injuries. (HeraldSun: Possible Paywalled Content)

Today in Raleigh:

From my notebook:

  • Although National Human Trafficking Awareness Day doesn't carry the lighthearted fun of some of my other holiday features, I'm super passionate about it and it's important to know about available resources. Thankfully Raleigh Dream Center is doing a lot of work to prevent it in our area.
  • Tonight Red Robin in Apex is hosting a spirit night to benefit Apex Middle School PTA. Show the flyer from 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm to give back 20% to the school.
  • The City of Raleigh has several upcoming opportunities to give feedback and learn about proposed new zoning for the future Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors. (RaleighNC.Gov)

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