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The initiative provides an alternative to the foster system by placing children with trusted family members who are willing to become their permanent guardians.

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Officials confirmed a person was arrested in a vandalism case that damaged the Durham County Courthouse early Saturday morning. The incident was reported before 1:30 a.m. Saturday at the Durham County Courthouse at 510 S Dillard St. One report indicated a person threw rocks at...

The Wake County Sheriff’s Office charged a Harnett County woman with felony assault on a police officer Oct. 1 after she allegedly threw a dollar bill with fentanyl in the face of a deputy sheriff during a traffic stop. Experts are skeptical of the validity of that charge. “Throwing fentanyl at an officer would do...

1) In 300 words or less, please give our readers your elevator pitch: Why are you running? Why should voters entrust you with this position? What prior experience will make you an effective member of the Chapel Hill town council?. I’m Wes, a husband, father of two public school children,...

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The theater department at N.C. Central University is firing up the spotlight this fall with its production of Fame!, running Thursday through Saturday. Originally set in the 1980s but transposed to the 1990s for this production, Fame! follows a group of students auditioning for New York City’s High School of...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Police are investigating what led to a crash early Saturday morning on N.C. Highway 147, the Durham Freeway, in downtown Durham. An alert sent by the North Carolina Department of Transportation around 4 a.m. said there was a vehicle crash on NC-147 North at mile marker 3 near Jackie Robinson...

Residents of Durham County have good news to start their workweek with, as the Main Library located at 300 N. Roxboro Street is now once again open on Sundays. This addition to the weekend schedule is meant to directly respond to community demand, offering a space freely accessible to all residents for additional...

NORTH CAROLINA — The owner of popular downtown restaurant Whiskey Kitchen is facing multiple drug trafficking and possession charges after authorities seized cocaine, ketamine, marijuana, and other substances from his Raleigh home, according to newly released search warrants. Michael Gregory Thor, 43, was arrested in...

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office reversed course on Thursday after initially declining to press charges against a woman who allegedly fired two shots in the air Sunday in a road rage incident. Samantha Russo, a 36-year-old from Efland, was arrested on Friday on charges of discharging a firearm within enclosure to...