Durham NC

John Henson brings on Adam Finkelstein to talk about what new UNC commit Sayon Keita brings to the table for the Tar Heels.

The Orange County Board of Education recently review the district staff’s preferred budget for the upcoming school year, signing off on a $1.96 million continuation budget request and $1.93 million expansion request from the county government. Orange County Schools’ $48.7 million total budget will be presented to the county...

Parsa Zareiesfandabadi says he hopes his message will resonate with graduates.

In addition to Cary’s unusual arrangement with its police chief that allows the use of a vehicle to travel to a home in Lincoln County, the town’s chief is also the second highest paid in the Triangle. Cary Police Chief Terry Sult earns a salary of $250,016, second only to Raleigh’s police chief, Rico Boyce, who earns $256,150. Raleigh’s population, almost 500,000, is about...

Town will restart penalties July 1st and phase in service disconnections beginning in September, ending multi-year pause on enforcement across electric, water, and sewer accounts

Duke will reportedly host a guard from Loyola on an official visit on Wednesday.

Cedar Ridge High senior Nichole Palombo has, since she was much younger, loved to spend a lot of time outdoors. She took summer camps, walked along and in the Eno River, gotten wet, gotten muddy, caught tadpoles and snakes. She made homes for Madtoms, which are freshwater catfish. As Nichole’s passion for the outdoors developed, so too, did her interest in studying natural environments...

When Shelva Washington moved into Ashton Place two years ago, she thought she had found a sanctuary. For many seniors like her, the apartment building on Jackson Street promised community and stability in the heart of downtown Durham, steps from the American Tobacco Campus. The complex opened in 2024, offering 51 affordable units for seniors with incomes at or below 60% of the area...

Lately, the loudest voices in the data center debate have been calling for moratoriums and bans. Chatham County, Gates County, Brevard and others have hit pause. Apex, Boone, Orange County, and Cumberland County are considering similar measures. A coalition of advocacy groups is pushing for a statewide ban on hyperscale data centers altogether. And a lawsuit in Stokes County is trying to undo the...

An Apex man already facing domestic-violence allegations is now looking at a slate of serious felony charges, after prosecutors say he assaulted his wife twice over roughly three months, including a January incident that led to rape and stalking counts and an alleged violation of his pretrial release in April.