Daily editionTuesday, October 27th, 2026
Good morning, Durham.
The 5AM Durham Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 27th of October.
Culture
Durham FRINGE Festival will begin Oct. 30 and run 10 days, featuring 50 local artists across 25 venues from downtown to Golden Belt as part of the Carolina Theatre’s centennial, with about half the shows ticketed at $10 to $25 (organizers covered venue and tech fees).
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Education
Durham Early College for Health Sciences students are featured in a new 10-minute Duke documentary premiering today at 4 p.m. on YouTube, showing how the school (a partnership of Duke Health, Durham Public Schools, and Durham Tech) is preparing students for careers and hire pathways in health care.
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Environment
Durham's tree canopy has grown by seven square miles since 2016 and now covers 54.7% of city limits, city staff told Council at an Oct. 22 work session.
The city has planted more than 15,000 trees in the past decade and aims for 55% coverage by 2040 (including UGB: 58.9%).
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Health
Dr. Patrick Codd has spent 11 years at Duke developing flexible robotic tools to identify and laser-remove brain tumors (patent for surface and subsurface tumor mapping awarded Aug. 19, 2025), and the Brain Tool Laboratory will continue testing the system with Pratt School of Engineering partners.
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Sports
UNC coach Bill Belichick addressed the team and met with media (Oct. 26) as UNC prepares to face No. 1 Miami, outlining game plans and focus areas ahead of the matchup.
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