Defense attorneys and prosecutors continued their attempt to seat a jury Tuesday, during the second day of trial for the man accused of killing UNC…
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It has been 14 years since the body of University of North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth was discovered in her apartment, four miles from the…
In a hearing Monday ahead of the trial for Faith Hedgepeth’s accused killer, a Durham County judge decided the defense cannot implicate Karena Rosario, Hedgepeth’s…
Updated with new details about the Sheriff’s Office investigation and charges for an earlier theft at a medical device company A Durham man was arrested…
In a contentious vote Monday night, the City Council voted against re-implementing ShotSpotter in Durham. ShotSpotter, which uses acoustic sensors to detect gunshots and notify…
You open your podcast app, put your earbuds in, and momentarily savor the silence. You press play. “Hi, it’s Phoebe.” The hushed cadence of Phoebe…
Homicides, rape incident reports, and property crime climbed in the first quarter of 2023, Durham’s Police Chief told the City Council on Thursday. Homicides spiked…
Like many elementary school libraries, R.N. Harris’ multi-media center is decorated with stuffed animals, vocabulary word posters, and hundreds of picture books. On Monday, this…
Over the last three decades, Jay Pearson, a professor of public policy at Duke University, has endured more than 65 traffic stops. The stops resulted…
In Durham County Courtroom 7C recently, prosecutor Mary Jude Darrow scans a docket of first appearances, bond hearings, and probation violations. Outside, a pair of…