Durham NC

DURHAM – Community members are fed up with workshops and listening sessions over gun violence in Durham. Following a particularly violent week in February, where six shootings in six days took place, emotions are high. The city has launched a multitiered approach to reducing gun violence, including learning sessions...

Longtime sportscaster Ian Eagle is standing by his call of the Duke vs. UConn buzzer-beater on Saturday night. Eagle, calling the game for CBS, didn't go that crazy when UConn drilled a 3-pointer with less than one second remaining, to take down No. 1 overall seed Duke in the Elite Eight. The ...

NORTH CAROLINA — Police in Durham are searching for two women believed to be connected to a theft and a suspicious death that occurred in late September. According to the Durham Police Department, officers responded on Sept. 30, 2025, to a report on South Lasalle Street, where they found 34-year-old Mardin Varela...

Jean's By The Sea, a loving ode to the fish shacks of the coast, is providing a fresh injection of shellfish and seafood into the Durham food scene. Zoom in: Jean's, run by local wine and hospitality veteran Kate Elia, opened last month in a former Wimpy's Grill location off Hillsborough Road in the Old West Durham...

DURHAM, N.C. — The 2026 Duke Athletics Surplus Sale will be held Saturday, April 18 on the Dollar Shave Club Devils Deck inside Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium. The sale starts at 12:30 p.m., and goes until approximately 6 p.m., unless merchandise sells out sooner. Items for sale...

Artist Derwin Knight’s work took center stage last Thursday at the Durham Main County Library, where visitors gathered for a showcase with his distinctive paintings and storytelling. Born in Long Island, New York, Knight studied at the State University College of New York at Old Westbury before graduating from...

The Durham Police Department’s Traffic and Crash Team (TACT) is seeking information about a vehicle and its driver involved in a serious crash on February 16, 2026, in the 4300 block of Durham Chapel Hill Boulevard. The vehicle appears to be a 2006 or 2007 Honda Accord that’s gray/silver...

A Charlotte developer has begun construction on a new apartment project that will bring nearly 300 units to the area near the shuttered Northgate Mall in Durham. Why it matters: The new apartment project adds more fuel to the large-scale transformation coming to the Northgate area of Durham, where the former mall is...

Students’ worst fear has come true: Duke administrators have been using the University’s OpenAI partnership to test students’ academic integrity, according to an investigation by The Chomicle. The first sign was the disappearance of junior Ernest Scolar. According to Scolar’s roommate, he was last seen in the...

Chapelboro’s “Mind Your Business” series summarizes some of the latest stories, announcements, and updates from businesses in the community every three months. From local openings to closings to everything in-between, we are sharing a snapshot of what’s happened in the most recent quarter of the calendar year.