The Durham mayoral race is heating up, and two candidates are emerging as front-runners after winning key endorsements. Former judge Elaine O’Neal has been backed…
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People fill the outdoor seating along Durham’s sidewalks downtown, on Ninth Street and everywhere in between. Friends dance with beers in hand. Music blares out,…
Sheriff Clarence Birkhead announced Mar. 16 that due to concerns about COVID-19, all in-person and video visitation to the Durham County Detention Center is suspended.…
A thin, black folding wall cut U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’s Durham rally in half. On one side was the Durham Convention Center’s main ballroom, filled…
Durham Habitat for Humanity had been trying to help Victoria Dorsey buy a house since 2016. They set their sights on a new Chapel Hill…
Allen Jones’ grandson was murdered last year in Burlington. The person charged with killing the 18-year-old and two others had multiple prior violent convictions, including…
On paper, the agenda for Tuesday night’s City Council meeting seemed to do a lot of good. Sister Cities of Durham, a non-profit connecting Durham…
Sidney Brodie holds his iPhone to his mouth. “What is 103 times 8 minus 1?,” he asks. “823,” Siri answers. Brodie and helpers have sewn…
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…
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.…