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  • Trouble at the Wake County Housing Authority
  • NCCU Lab Immerses Students in Medical Scenarios
  • ICYMI: Meet Derek Haynes, The Chocolate Botanist
  • Developers Share Early Proposals for Lake Crabtree
  • Relics from Durham’s Old Train Station Unearthed
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Good morning, readers.

Back in June, INDY’s Chloe Courtney Bohl reported that the Wake County Housing Authority, which administers Section 8 housing vouchers and maintains hundreds of public housing units, owed landlords about $1.9 million in unpaid rent.

At the time, Chloe spoke to one tenant who was up-to-date on her own portion of rent payments—yet faced possible eviction because the WCHA hadn’t paid her landlord its share.

Chloe learned the WCHA was behind on rent payments because it was owed money by other public housing agencies whose tenants had moved to Wake County and should have been able to take their housing vouchers with them. The WCHA, facing staff turnover, had failed to submit the necessary paperwork for those tenants, leaving their “initial” housing authority unable to transfer the appropriate funds to Wake.

Chloe continued to follow the story and reported last night that the WCHA has paid down $1.3 million of its debt.

But, Chloe reports, the agency is still considered “troubled” by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development for various reasons and, by the end of the month, may have only $86,000 in the bank. 

Read more below about the WCHA’s troubles and have a good Wednesday.

—Sarah W.

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Two people use a touch screen in the new immersive training room in NCCU's nursing department

Virtual Reality

A new interactive lab at NCCU can simulate hundreds of unique environments to help nursing students learn how to handle emergencies in a low-risk setting, INDY’s Justin Laidlaw reports.

Green Thumb

Through social media, Durham resident Derek Haynes is educating his audience and debunking myths about both plant care and what a scientist might look like, Daneen Khan writes for INDY.

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Natural Resources

At a public meeting Tuesday, developers and airport authority staff were on hand to share early proposals for the 136-acre property along Lake Crabtree, INDY’s Jane Porter reports.

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DURHAM COUNTY: With the school year starting up, Durham’s child vaccination rate is lower than neighboring counties and the state, WRAL reports.

STATE: Hurricane Erin isn’t expected to make landfall on the East Coast, but some Outer Banks residents are being evacuated, ABC News reports.

WAKE COUNTY: Commissioners voted to purchase land for a new library in Apex, part of a county-wide effort to put a library within 10 minutes of all Wake residents, WRAL reports.

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  • Preservation Durham and NCDOT unearthed the original letter signage from Durham’s former train station, which was built in 1905 and demolished in the 60s to make way for a parking deck. Check out the photos.
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