Judge Nancy Gordon emerges from a concealed door behind the bench into Courtroom 5A. No one notices her, except for the bailiff, who stands and…
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Few journalists covered the Durham elections more closely than the student reporters of The 9th Street Journal. They spent hours with the candidates, attended campaign…
Durham officials clashed with prison abolitionists Thursday night over a $30 million plan to more than double the size of the county’s juvenile detention center.…
In Vance County on a recent Tuesday, a bail bondsman faced off against the school board attorney: $15,000 was at stake. Two eldery bailiffs manned…
Alison Jones, a veteran editor with roots in Durham, will be joining the DeWitt Wallace Center for Media & Democracy as the managing editor of…
At the Durham County Courthouse, judgments begin before a case is even heard. The first judgment happens at the doors of the courthouse, where deputies…
For Rep. David Price, there will never be a perfect moment to retire. “I don’t think it’s ever a safe time to step down,” he…
Two women come before a judge seeking domestic violence protection orders. In one case, a woman alleges that her abuser is trying to get possession…
Trial Court Administrator E. Deneen Barrier’s desk is a mess. Pushed into a corner beside her monitor, an enormous stack of jumbled documents dominates the…
In September, we introduced Reflections, a series of occasional pieces that feature 9th Street Journal reporters writing about lessons they’ve learned — about themselves and…