Although the contest started with a big surprise — a top mayoral candidate suspended her campaign just weeks before Election Day — there were very…
9th Street Journal
Durham’s new mayor-elect Elaine O’Neal cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday’s municipal election. The former judge soundly beat City Council Member Javiera Caballero, who…
The flyer that arrived in Durham voters’ mailboxes had an urgent message: “Don’t defund the police!” it said in capital red letters. “Law enforcement is…
The murder victim’s mother rushes out of the bond hearing in tears. Marion Bailey hurries out after her. Bailey, a 74-year-old retiree wearing a bright…
Without an incumbent or primary results to signal a frontrunner, the Ward III Durham City Council race is the one to watch in the upcoming…
Don’t let the headlines fool you. Although Durham’s election might look like a snooze – yes, the race for mayor is essentially uncontested – there…
The state legislators donned flashy bow ties and ceremoniously plucked the name of one North Carolina county from a sequined, light-up, red, white, and blue…
If someone asked you to picture a judge’s chambers, you might imagine a room from a “Law & Order” episode, with quilted leather furniture, towering…
In defiance of the sign outside, marking its maximum capacity at 16 people, Courtroom 7A was packed. Twenty-five prospective jurors occupied almost every bench not…
Judge Doretta Walker glared down at two women with matching magenta-streaked braids who stood before her in Courtroom 4D – in the Durham County Courthouse.…