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…
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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…
After not landing funding for coronavirus testing at the Durham County Detention Facility last month, Sheriff Clarence Birkhead has a new proposal. The sheriff on…
When Chris Kenan pulled up to his childhood home in East Durham last month, he saw seven mothers standing resolutely with a crowd of children.…
By Cameron Oglesby and Henry Haggart After Durham’s most violent night in months of protests, Mayor Steve Schewel blamed unidentified outsiders for busting windows, spray-painting…
Because exposure to the coronavirus remains a risk inside Durham County Detention Center, the sheriff wants funding to test inmates and staff more frequently. One…
A summer of change was just beginning when Durham’s elected leaders vowed on June 15 to “transform policing” in response to local and national protests…