Durham has long been a beacon of Black entrepreneurship. The nation’s second-oldest African American bank, Mechanics and Farmers Bank, and North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance,…
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Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania, predicted six more weeks of winter earlier this month and if you believe that a rodent can…
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…
A program that helps Durham residents struggling to pay rent because of the pandemic will close on Feb. 6 after just 25 days of operation.…
Three years ago, Josh Sotomayor offered to mop the floors of the District Attorney’s office. He had entered law school four years earlier with hopes…
Laura Jaramillo’s front yard turns into a huge lake every time it rains. Kimberly Hernandez watches as babies splash and play at West Point on…
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…
Judge James Hill looks at home sitting on the bench wedged in the dim corner of Courtroom 5A in the Durham County Courthouse. A gleaming…