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One of the pharmaceutical industry's biggest players is planting roots in Durham with a $1.4 billion campus that will create over 730 jobs and produce life-saving medicines. It's the largest private investment in Durham's history and positions North Carolina as home to eight of the world's ten biggest drug makers.
When a severe winter storm threatened Durham this weekend, three local groups gave volunteers just 48 hours to collect supplies and create shelter for unhoused neighbors. Hundreds of residents answered the call.
A Durham nonprofit launched by three local churches now offers free rides to medical appointments for seniors who can't get there themselves. Twenty volunteers have already helped 30 seniors in the program's first year.
When the sirens fade after a shooting, Durham's new Office of Survivor Care steps in with free mental health counseling, food, clothing, and long-term support for victims and families. This compassionate program fills the gap when immediate crisis help ends but trauma continues.
Laura Wickwar marks 35 years cancer-free at this weekend's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Durham. Her journey from shocked first-time diagnosis at 31 to longtime advocate shows how far breast cancer treatment has come.
Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie is investing $1.4 billion to build a massive manufacturing campus in Durham, North Carolina, creating 734 permanent jobs and 2,000 construction positions. The project marks the largest private investment in Durham's history and puts the city on the map as a global life sciences leader.
Emily Webster, who beat a rare appendix cancer at 32, is running her first marathon wearing her late father-in-law's Boston Marathon jacket. The Durham professor honors Bryan Suits, who ran Boston during his own cancer treatment before losing his battle in 2023.
After losing in the state finals last year, Southern Durham's basketball team came roaring back to claim their first championship in school history with a gutsy fourth-quarter comeback. Sophomore A.J. Morman scored seven clutch points in the final frame to seal the 54-47 victory.
Nine couples said "I do" between innings at a Durham Bulls game, turning America's favorite pastime into an unforgettable wedding venue for 18 people. The Triple-A team has now made this unique celebration an annual tradition.
College football scores a win for tradition as Virginia and NC State move their 2025 matchup from Brazil back to Charlottesville. The decision keeps students and local fans at the heart of the game.
The eighth-seeded NC State Wolfpack dominated their NCAA Tournament opener with a flawless 5-0 victory over Morgan State, keeping their remarkable postseason streak alive. This marks the team's seventh consecutive year advancing past the first round.
NC State's baseball team launched a new tradition with their first-ever Victory Over Cancer game, celebrating pediatric cancer survivor Milo Johnson. The Wolfpack dominated Duke 18-5 while raising awareness and hope for families fighting childhood cancer.
A nearly $1 million project just brought back one of Earth's rarest coastal habitats in northeast England. Volunteers planted 21,000 trees and transformed 7 miles of coastline that exists nowhere else on the planet.
When a night out went wrong, friends used Snapchat's location feature to find their companion clinging to a tree branch in a freezing river. Police rescued both him and a friend who jumped in to help, turning a potential tragedy into a story of quick thinking and heroism.
A college student who survived a shooting at her school's homecoming is now helping others by sharing her journey. Her courage is turning tragedy into hope for communities affected by gun violence.
When Durham cut funding for its Pride parade, coal miners stepped up with a surprise donation that made history. Their generosity traces back to a 40-year bond between two unlikely communities.
A college tennis player just proved the unconventional path can lead to the sport's biggest stages. Diana Shnaider stunned the world's top-ranked player to become the first recent NCAA athlete to reach a Grand Slam semifinal.
A businessman honored his late father's legacy by announcing he would pay off the final-year student loans for 202 graduating students at NC State's Wilson College of Textiles. The surprise gift gives graduates a fresh financial start as they launch their careers.
When Emilio Gay got the call that he'd play for England, he didn't text his parents. He drove 200 miles to tell them in person.
Five major companies didn't just meet their North Carolina job creation promises—they shattered them, creating nearly 750 more positions than pledged and paying salaries far above targets. Red Hat employees now earn 457% of the originally promised wage.
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