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In today’s news: 8,000 Duke Energy customers spend a frigid night without power in Durham; Carrboro police arrest a suspect in a Christmas Eve shooting; and more details on Mebane’s decision to approve plans for a giant Buc-ee’s gas station along the interstate. Also: Pittsboro’s mayor gets an environmental appointment; Carrboro leaders react to a report on community safety; a contentious ethics complaint is dropped against State Supreme Court justice Anita Earls; Durham schools face a bus-driver shortage sparked by a salary dispute; Carolina men’s basketball holds off Louisville for their seventh straight win; and eight Tar Heel lacrosse stars earn preseason All-America honors.

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