This story will be updated throughout the day. Thousands of Durham residents mobilized for the first day of early voting on Thursday, eager to cast…
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On the eve of North Carolina’s first day of early voting, Gov. Roy Cooper and Republican challenger Lt. Gov. Dan Forest debated issues from health…
COVID-19 has claimed its next holiday victim in Durham: trick or treating on Halloween. Donning a witch’s hat, Steve Schewel announced last week that Oct.…
Days of monotony inside, constant Zoom links and screens, all the while worrying about your and your family’s health. This is the reality of this…
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…
The poetry of American politics is now written in emojis and hashtags. In North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District, the emojis are wavy American flags and the…
Last month, Gov. Roy Cooper tweeted an attack ad dramatically depicting a quote from his opponent, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest: “I would lift the mask…
Braggtown, like many predominantly Black neighborhoods in Durham, was settled by formerly enslaved people. Liberated from the vast Stagville plantation at the end of the…
One candidate offers to mow your lawn. The other brings you home to Momma. As Election Day nears, the two contenders in North Carolina’s 8th…
The Woolworth’s store on South Elm Street marks the start of downtown Greensboro. Its lunch counters, the catalyst of a national wave of sit-ins in…