Durham NC

A Durham man has pleaded guilty to the 2023 shooting deaths of two high school students.

Deputy Garcia says his crisis intervention training prepared him for that night he saw the teen hanging over the ledge of a bridge.

A man and two juveniles were shot at Oxford Manor, and another man was injured in a Cornwallis Road complex.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) – For the first year of her life, a hospital room was the only home Isla Johnson had ever known. Each day, Leah and Eric Johnson drove nearly an hour from their house in Liberty to UNC Hospital in Chapel Hill to spend time with their baby, and each time they […]

To celebrate 30 years of manufacturing investment, innovation, workforce development and community partnership in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park (RTP), Biogen leaders and employees hosted a large gathering at the company’s sprawling RTP campus today. The celebration included N.C. Gov. Josh Stein, state and...

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 Hillsborough board of commissioners?. Having institutional knowledge and established relationships across the...

Heads up, Durham residents: A final round of mosquito-busting is on the horizon. The Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) is set to conduct truck-mounted ultra-low volume (ULV) sprays in certain areas to tackle the pesky West Nile virus (WNV)-carrying insects. The scheduled action comes as a response to...

In a move cementing the state's status at the forefront of the biotechnology sector, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein recently celebrated Biogen's three-decade tenure in the Tar Heel State and the company's hefty $2 billion investment in its future there. The governor, speaking at an event commemorating Biogen's...

After her passing, Jane Goodall’s connection to Duke University lives on. Jane Goodall’s passing earlier this month prompted tributes from all over the world honoring her work as a primatologist, anthropologist and conversationalist. The impact has been felt here in the Triangle as well. Duke University housed...

I’m Brian Gordon , tech reporter for The News & Observer , and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. While they may wear Amazon vests and drive Amazon-branded vans, the people who deliver Amazon packages to our doorsteps aren’t Amazon employees. They are...