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SoDu Daily: July 23, 2026

Rolling live updates from Southpoint Access, your neighborhood news source in South Durham.

Wes Platt

Wes Platt

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SoDu Daily: July 23, 2026
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9:56 a.m.: Duke Energy is dealing with another large outage, with more than 2,000 customers reporting power loss north and south of Interstate 40, from Woodcroft to Kentington Heights.

8:54 a.m.: Duke Energy is tracking two significant power outage spots in the South Durham area, including 300 near Ephesus Church Road and 110 in the Pickett Crossing area.

Pickett Crossing. Source: Duke Energy.
Ephesus Church Road. Source: Duke Energy.

7:49 a.m.: Fire destroys auto shop on Hillsborough Road. [ABC11]

7:48 a.m.: Flash flood warning in Durham, Wake, Orange, Chatham. [WRAL]

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7:45 a.m.: Heavy traffic on NC Hwy. 147 and I-885 south of downtown Durham this morning.


7:40 a.m.: Fuel prices around South Durham at stations currently monitored by Southpoint Access are mostly up around $3.89, with a couple of exceptions at Murphy Express and Sam's Club.

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