Concerned about the rise of vaping among North Carolina teenagers and younger kids, some adults in Durham are fighting back. E-cigarette use among high schoolers…
9th Street Journal
This is the first in a series exploring theories into Bill Bishop’s death. On paper, Winston is just another yellow Labrador Retriever. He’s up-to-date on…
By Cameron Oglesby and Kathleen Hobson Ask random people to compare tap water from Durham and Chapel Hill and expect results as clear as mud.…
When Jermaine Porter wanted to better understand the experience of boys of color in Durham Public Schools, he asked them. Not in just any setting,…
In 2017, Michael Brooks Jr. was arrested for kidnapping, assaulting, and raping an elderly woman. Now, after testing evidence from a sexual assault kit that…
District Attorney Satana Deberry always wears a red beaded bracelet with a little white elephant. On its own, this might seem like an odd choice…
Attorney Rob Pochapsky leans over to whisper in Makeai Respass’s ear. It’s 10 a.m. on a Thursday morning, and the sun is shining on them…
A gunshot goes off. In many neighborhoods, no one calls the police. But in more than 100 cities, the sound is picked up by audio…
On Nov. 4, the Durham Police Department secured $1 million from the federal government to help clear the city’s sexual assault kit backlog. In a…
The cricket chirps were especially loud outside Precinct 5 tonight. The Patterson Community Center along Crest Street was nearly empty except for the occasional passing…






