N.C. police forces setting up civilian traffic units after 2023 law
DURHAM, N.C. — The city of Durham recently launched a civilian traffic investigator unit. In June 2023, state law allowed for non-police officers to address damage-only crashes. If an injury is involved, law enforcement is also called to the scene. Investigators must take a course from the N.C. Justice...
We visited NC’s only Del Taco. Here’s a list of what we ate, from...
The one and only Del Taco in North Carolina opened last month in Durham. The next closest is nearly 200 miles away. Ostensibly a fast food joint aimed at the heart of Taco Bell, we found something more than that. The Del Taco menu is a vast, sometimes confusing, often appealing slice of America’s favorite things....
Developer concludes historic Kingsdown ‘Cotton Building’ can’t be saved
The future of the one historic Kingsdown building still standing in downtown, the so-called Cotton Building on the corner of Washington and South Third streets, is now in danger. Earlier versions of the project had preserved that building and incorporated it into the new commercial and residential construction around...
Lowdown: Help is on the way. But it’s complicated
Tropical Storm Chantal made landfall in South Carolina at 4:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 6, 2025, weakening into a tropical depression before noon. As late as 5:55 p.m., the National Weather Service maintained Orange County would likely get no more than two inches of rain with a reasonable “worst-case scenario” of less...
New tenants joining Durham development, including grocery store & restaurants
A new, mixed-use Durham development breaking ground soon has announced a swath of tenants. Westside Bottling will feature more than 70,000 square feet of retail, 370 multifamily residences and 35 townhomes . The development’s name comes from its location, the site of the former Coca-Cola bottling facility off...
CJF employees reveal new details on camp conditions, paychecks bouncing
CJF America is a branch of the Courtney Jordan Foundation. Employees reveal new details to ABC11 News on camp conditions and paychecks bouncing.
RDU airport’s biggest parking lot is getting bigger; more new spaces open Monday
About 500 new parking spaces will open Monday at Raleigh-Durham International Airport as RDU’s largest surface parking lot gets ever larger. RDU is gradually tripling the size of its Park Economy 3 lot off Aviation Parkway. Nearly 1,700 new spaces opened in June, and more will come online in stages until the lot has...
Future Bus Rapid Transit line promises faster trips for Durham riders
On any given day, you can find Kierra Randolph and her children at the Wellons Village bus stop in east Durham. Randolph rides the bus daily and has input on the new Central Durham Bus Rapid Transit System. “That’s going to be good. It’ll help me out and be more convenient for me. That means I don’t have to ride the...
Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead on ICE cooperation. Plus, more non-criminal immigrants are being...
Detentions from federal immigration enforcement are up significantly in North Carolina. WUNC’s Aaron Sanchez-Guerra has been reporting on the increase and talks with Jeff Tiberii. Aaron Sanchez-Guerra, Race, Class and Communities reporter for WUNC. 0:13:00. Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead on changing...
Teacher raises $100K for neediest students, then heads straight to Costco to spend all...
The job of a teacher is not only limited to educating students but also guiding them to take the right path. To ensure that, some teachers go above and beyond to provide students with everything they require to progress in their lives. A teacher from Durham, North Carolina, decided to provide food rations to...
