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Top Durham news: Massive sewage spill in Ellerbe Creek; police unit targets unsolved sexual assaults

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Published on February 19, 2020
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in Durham.

City reports massage sewage spill in Ellerbe Creek tributary

A broken pipe spilled about 176,400 gallons of sewage into an unnamed tributary of Ellerbe Creek on Monday morning, the city reported Tuesday.

Read the full story on The News & Observer.

New police unit aims to clear backlog of unsolved sexual assaults

Like much of North Carolina, Durham has a backlog of untested sexual assault kits and many unsolved sexual assault cases.

Read the full story on WRAL TV.

High school students develop app that could revolutionize recycling

Jason Li and Dalia Segal-Miller are among a team of students who created a phone app that could revolutionize recycling in the future.

Read the full story on WNCN.


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