Washington set for swim championships after revised schedule
The state high school swimming championships schedule is set after winter weather forced the cancellation of the regionals. Washington is set to field swimmers for six relay teams and at least 10 individual events at the Triangle Aquatic Center in Cary this Thursday. Competition will be held to crown state champions...
Carrboro Man Arrested For String of Briar Chapel Vehicle Thefts, Break-Ins
The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Carrboro man believed to be responsible for a string of vehicle break-ins and thefts in the Briar Chapel neighborhood. Kevin Hernandez Sierra, an 18-year-old Carrboro resident, has been charged with 11 felonies and three misdemeanors, ranging from felony...
Plaintiffs demand accountability after PCB exposure linked to cancer cases, lawsuit pending NC State
A press conference addressing the recently-filed lawsuit alleging NC State failed to prevent cancer cases and deaths linked to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) exposure in Poe Hall was held Thursday morning. Organized by plaintiffs’ attorneys, the conference demanded accountability from the University, UNC Board of...
Seven Blue Devils Tabbed to All-ACC Academic Team
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Seven members of the Duke cross country team were named to the All-ACC Academic Team, the conference office announced Friday afternoon. Graduate student Jette Beermann and sophomores Anna Callahan and Grace Geyer comprised the honorees for the Duke women. On the men's side, the Blue Devils were...
Power restored at RDU after outage in Morrisville, officials say
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — Power has been restored at Raleigh-Durham International Airport following an outage late Friday afternoon that affected nearly 1,000 customers in Morrisville, officials said. An outage map from Duke Energy shows 950 customers in Morrisville lost power from Morrisville Carpenter Road to...
Mensah Leaves Duke Fans With Interesting Message
Darian Mensah left fans with one last wave goodbye before heading to Miami.
North Carolina’s Best Diner Is An Award-Winning College-Town Restaurant With Cozy Vibes
There's nothing like cozying into a booth at a diner to provide nostalgic comfort when you're on the road. Luckily, Chowhound has saved us from decision fatigue with its list of the best diners in every U.S. state. And in North Carolina, the honor goes to Elmo's Diner in Durham. The bustling city known as "America's...
Duke cost-cutting not justified, faculty advocacy group’s review of finances finds
Duke faculty are fed up with cost-cutting. Thanks to a new independent analysis of institutional finances, many of them now feel they have the data to back up their grievances. Last March, Duke initiated a cost-reduction strategy that resulted in slashed budgets across its 10 schools, largely fueled by significant...
Rosebud Breathes New Life Into DTR
A Downtown institution gets an immersive midcentury-mod reinvention. Few DTR spaces have lived as many lives as the former Fox Liquor Bar. Now the subterranean stalwart is ready for its next act. Set to bloom this month is Rosebud Cocktail Lounge, the latest concept from Capulet Cocktail Club masterminds Patrick...
Feds clear Wolfspeed to take on Japanese investor
Durham-based Wolfspeed says federal regulators have given permission for a Japanese company to take an equity stake in the chipmaker. The decision came from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and stems from Wolfspeed’s Chapter 11 restructuring last year. One of the company’s largest creditors...
