On a recent Saturday, nearly 100 shotguns, handguns and assault rifles of all shapes and sizes were unloaded from police vehicles outside of the Durham…
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On a Monday morning last October, Duke football players shuffled into the team meeting room. Mondays are usually their day off, but they had guest…
Durham County Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead issued a written statement in response to inquiries from The 9th Street Journal. The full text of the statement…
The trouble started when Hillside High School student Logan Lewis hopped off the stage and into the audience wielding a fake handgun. Gunshots sounded, and…
City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to approve pay raises for police officers and firefighters of every rank, in an effort to counter staff shortages…
For revealing a Durham County jail inmate’s lethal exposure to coronavirus, 9th Street Journal reporter Dryden Quigley has won the 2021 Frank Barrows Award for…
When Susan Rankin realized someone stole her Prius sedan’s catalytic converter for a second time in three months, it was really frustrating. “Grrrrrrrrr,” she recalled…
When someone at the Durham County Sheriff’s Department hit send on a tweet showcasing a new “ghost car,” the reaction was likely the opposite of…
By Charlie Zong and Cameron Oglesby As Durham faces a surge in gun violence this year, it’s not just shootings that can pose risks to…
Kenneccia Woolard was in her North Carolina Central University dorm room when she heard gunshots outside. Just as she was about to look out the…