Top Durham news: 3,000 lose power, 2 hurt after driver hits utility pole; protesters present demands

Top Durham news: 3,000 lose power, 2 hurt after driver hits utility pole; protesters present demandsPhoto: angelo Yap/Flickr
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Published on June 08, 2020

Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Durham.

Protesters march from Durham to Raleigh police departments to present demands

Around 100 protesters marched 20 miles from the Durham Police Department to the Raleigh Police Department on Sunday in an effort to raise awareness and money and to create change in justice system policies. Organizers brought a list of demands to both police departments.

Read the full story on WRAL TV.

3,000 customers lose power, 2 injured after driver strikes utility pole

A wreck on the 6000 block of Barbee Road in Durham at 1:30 a.m. Sunday resulted in two people being hospitalized and leaving 3,000 people without power. The driver of the car is at Duke University Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, according to officials.

Read the full story on WRAL TV.

Durham High School sends graduates off in personalized ceremony

For the majority of the Durham High School seniors, Saturday morning's graduation was not a culmination of four years, but of 13 years. More than 50% of the 69 graduates attended kindergarten through 12th grade on the same campus.

Read the full story on ChicoER.


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