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Durham, North Carolina is located in Durham County. Zip codes in Durham, NC include 27706, 27704, and 27722. The median home price in Durham is $179,900 which is roughly $89/per square foot. More Durham information.

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2 hrs ago | News Observer

Murder defendant's brother sticks up for him

Derek Abaroa visited his brother and sister-in-law at their home on Ferrand Drive in fall 2004.

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5 hrs ago | HeraldSun.com

Blue Greenberg: In Durham, two means of visual escape

Submitted/Courtesy of the Durham Art Guild Peter Aitken's "Mountain in the Clouds, New Zealand," is on view at the Durham Art Guild.

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5 hrs ago | HeraldSun.com

Triangle Opera Studios makes Durham its home

Triangle Opera Studios, which gives local opera singers with potential for careers as professionals a chance to perform, is moving to Durham.

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5 hrs ago | HeraldSun.com

From drawing to device: Splatspace putting manufacturing skills into more hands

Splatspace is a nonprofit organization that calls itself "Durham's hackerspace," but the term "hacker" in this context does not mean breaking into protected databases.

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7 hrs ago | FiveThirtyEight

The Choice Blog: Let's Hope College Doesn't Go According to Plan

Maimuna Abdi Yussuf , a Somali student at African Leadership Academy in Johannesburg, is one of eight high school seniors around the world who are blogging about their college searches.

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11 hrs ago | Planning

North Carolina Senate budget puts brakes on transit

May 22--DURHAM -- Budget writers in the N.C. Senate are tinkering with Gov. Pat McCrory's proposed shakeup of state transportation spending to make it even harder for local governments to obtain state aid for transit projects.

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16 hrs ago | HeraldSun.com

Editorial: New day for Victory graduates

The 33 people who earned their special diplomas on Tuesday became the largest graduating class ever for the mission program.

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20 hrs ago | HeraldSun.com

Injured military compete in Valor Games

About 100 injured military veterans and those on active duty are competing against each other this week in the Valor Games Southeast.

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Wed May 22, 2013

HeraldSun.com

Two dead in Durham apparent murder-suicide

A man and woman were killed in an apparent murder-suicide outside an office complex on a service road along Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard on Wednesday.

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HeraldSun.com

Two men arrested in robbery, kidnapping

A Durham police officer arrested two men on armed robbery, kidnapping and assault charges early Wednesday after a male who had been kidnapped escaped and flagged the officer down for help.

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HeraldSun.com

Getting ready for the Greek Festival

This week at Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, the first of hundreds of cookies were being prepared in anticipation of the church's annual Greek Festival.

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Reuters

Online tool helps control blood pressure long term

In a new study, people with high blood pressure who could communicate with their pharmacists online had better blood pressure control a year after that service ended.

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Business Journal

'NC Engine' still sorting through next-gen broadband proposals

The cities and universities behind a project that hopes to wire Winston-Salem and several Triangle-area communities with ultra-high-speed broadband are well into the process of selecting one or more vendors.

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Circulation

Long-Term Outcomes After Invasive Management for Older Patients With...

Correspondence to Matthew T. Roe, MD, Duke Clinical Research Institute, 2400 Pratt St, Room 7035, Durham, NC 27705.

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Vision Monday

OPTOMETRIST-RALEIGH/DURHAM, NC

Generous salary. 5 days within the same office - no need to travel to different locations.

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Tue May 21, 2013

Eastern Wake News

Wendell mayor opposes expanded transit

The drafted plan he opposes would raise sales taxes by a half-cent to pay for expanded bus service to every Wake town and install a commuter rail between Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.

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News Observer

Downtown Durham Inc. hires new leader

Durham, 42, starts his new job in July, DDI announced Monday. He succeeds Bill Kalkhof, who led the organization for 20 years before retiring at the end of April.

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Medical News Today

Improving Outpatient Care In The Control Of Heart Disease Risk Factors

Control of heart disease risk factors varies widely among outpatient practices, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Story of Mom Who Has Overcome Obstacles Wins Patch Contest

From moms that rock the volunteer scene to moms who always know the right thing to say, dozens of entries into Patch's "Why My Mom is Best" contest warmed our hearts and made us smile.

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Rocky Mount Telegram

Autopsy finds Wake County deputies shot mental patient in back

An autopsy report says Wake County sheriff's deputies shot an unarmed mental patient four times, including once at point-blank range in the back.

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