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Phil Freelon, architect of African-American History Museum, dies
Acclaimed architect Phil Freelon of Durham, North Carolina, who designed the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, has died. The architect was founder of the Freelon Group and had ALS. → Read More
Phil Freelon, architect of African-American History Museum, dies
Acclaimed architect Phil Freelon of Durham, North Carolina, who designed the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, has died. The architect was founder of the Freelon Group and had ALS. → Read More
Delta Airlines jet makes emergency landing at RDU after possible engine issue
Delta Flight 1425, which left Atlanta bound for Baltimore shortly before 1 p.m., diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport after mechanical issues arose. The plane carrying 154 people landed safely. → Read More
Delta Airlines jet makes emergency landing at RDU after possible engine issue
Delta Flight 1425, which left Atlanta bound for Baltimore shortly before 1 p.m., diverted to Raleigh-Durham International Airport after mechanical issues arose. The plane carrying 154 people landed safely. → Read More
Here are the candidates running for election for Durham mayor, City Council
Here are candidates for election in races for mayor and three at-large city council seats in Durham, North Carolina. → Read More
Here are the candidates running for election for Durham mayor, City Council
Here are candidates for election in races for mayor and three at-large city council seats in Durham, North Carolina. → Read More
He said immigrants crossing the border illegally should die. Now he’s lost his job.
Caleb Folwell, who had worked with the North Chatham Fire Department and the Julian Fire Department, said in a Facebook post that migrants housed along the U.S.-Mexico border in custody should be “exterminated.” → Read More
He said immigrants crossing the border illegally should die. Now he’s lost his job.
Caleb Folwell, who had worked with the North Chatham Fire Department and the Julian Fire Department, said in a Facebook post that migrants housed along the U.S.-Mexico border in custody should be “exterminated.” → Read More
Runaway girl’s teddy bear found in tent where Raleigh police say man raped her
Investigators say Joseph Anthony Beckham attacked a Raleigh teenager in a tent located in a wooded area behind Capital City Church of God in east Raleigh. → Read More
Wake County warning residents about fake well-water testing scam
Unsolicited flyers with a photocopied image of the official Wake County mailing to residents have appeared in some neighborhoods where health officials have tested wells for radiological contaminants. → Read More
1 dead following car chase in Clayton, authorities say
A person has died after a car chase east of Clayton, town officials say. → Read More
Durham residents had their say. Now the city will get an LGBTQ youth center and more
The Durham City Council pledged $2.4 million for participatory budgeting that will pay for projects residents say they wanted including an LGBTQ youth center, money for school technology and better bus stops. → Read More
Woman arrested after ramming into animal control truck several times, deputies say
Orange County deputies arrested Lisa Ann Bryant after she was accused of ramming her truck into an animal control office truck. They were there to seize a dog that may have bitten a child last week. → Read More
Wade Avenue in Raleigh is closed for repairs. Here are some alternate routes.
Utility crews are working to repair a water main break has closed a section of Wade Avenue near the Ridgewood Shopping Center. → Read More
Wade Avenue in Raleigh is closed for repairs. Here are some alternate routes.
Utility crews are working to repair a water main break has closed a section of Wade Avenue near the Ridgewood Shopping Center. → Read More
Durham used to give the media easy access to politicians’ public emails. No more.
An email portal run by Durham offering unfettered access to emails sent to and among City Council members was shut down. It gave prime public access and an inside view, if you knew the password. → Read More
Bouncer shot and killed at Raleigh party hall was trying to break up fight, police say
Dana Lee Hopkins was working as a bouncer inside a rental hall at 3632 Capital Blvd., when he tried to break up the fight and get the combatants to leave. Raleigh police arrested Taelyn Ladarius Jiggetts. → Read More
Raleigh police seek white Nissan Rogue linked to 2018 homicide, warrants say
Raleigh police are seeking information about a white Nissan Rogue seen on surveillance video around the time Veron Jefferys was shot and killed in February 2018, according to search warrants. → Read More
Raleigh police seek white Nissan Rogue linked to 2018 homicide, warrants say
Raleigh police are seeking information about a white Nissan Rogue seen on surveillance video around the time Veron Jefferys was shot and killed in February 2018, according to search warrants. → Read More
Body of missing Chapel Hill marathon swimmer recovered in New York City
Charles Van Der Horst disappeared during a 120-mile race in the Hudson River last week was found, police told the New York Post. He was a retired UNC Chapel Hill professor of medicine emeritus. → Read More