When the six Democratic legislators representing Durham County — two senators and four representatives — head to work in a Republican-controlled legislature, they have to…
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Punxsutawney Phil, the most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania, predicted six more weeks of winter earlier this month and if you believe that a rodent can…
A program that helps Durham residents struggling to pay rent because of the pandemic will close on Feb. 6 after just 25 days of operation.…
Although the contest started with a big surprise — a top mayoral candidate suspended her campaign just weeks before Election Day — there were very…
By Jake Sheridan, Julianna Rennie, Caroline Petrow-Cohen, and Olivia Olsher Durham’s new mayor-elect Elaine O’Neal cruised to an easy victory in Tuesday’s municipal election. The…
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…
It’s the fourth week of school and I’m crying in my editor’s well-lit office. It’s nothing serious — I cry frustratingly easily, often about things…
By Julianna Rennie and Jake Sheridan There’s one week left for Durham voters to cast their ballots before the primary election on Oct. 5. The…
As mayoral candidate Charlitta Burruss showed us around her neighborhood, Edgemont Elms, she stopped at the road in front of her house and pointed to…
For former judge Elaine O’Neal, running for mayor of Durham is not an issue of politics. It’s an issue of the heart. “I’m a daughter…