Rather than creating lesson plans and classroom decorations this summer, Durham teacher Millie Rosen drafted her will. On Jul. 14 when Gov. Roy Cooper recommended…
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When Durham Public School students resume school on Aug. 17, there will be no bus rides or hallway chats about summer. Instead, over 32,000 students…
Aissa Dearing remembers a talk on gang violence prevention in her seventh-grade health class. This is how gangs recruit students, school security and police officers…
When the school day ended on March 13, Durham teachers and staff packed their bags, turned off lights and locked doors as if it was…
Stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus pandemic present a dangerous reality for victims of domestic violence: a government mandate to remain at home, in an isolated…
On March 24, Mayor Steve Schewel ordered Durham residents to stay at home as much as possible to prevent the spread of COVID-19. But many…
Early this month, the local People’s Alliance political action committee once again displayed its influence on Durham elections. By a wide margin, voters selected first-time…
Durham sheriff investigators want people to think twice before using the internet to buy sex at local hotels or anywhere else. To disrupt that trade,…
At 10 am at Creekside Elementary School cafeteria, one class begins to eat lunch as other students finish up their breakfast. At a school that…
Sidney Brodie holds his iPhone to his mouth. “What is 103 times 8 minus 1?,” he asks. “823,” Siri answers. Brodie and helpers have sewn…