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After months of negotiations, a new contract agreement has been reached between Duke Health and Aetna, the health system said Friday.

North Carolina Central University researchers are testing smart canes aimed at helping blind or visually impaired people. Standard folding canes are used to scan or detect things around a person, like obstacles on the ground. But, NCCU associate professor Sean Tikkun, who is also the lead on the project, said smart...

It started when a Durham County deputy saw two cars street racing in the area of Carpenter Fletcher Road and NC 55.

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina said it is offering voluntary separation agreements to employees.

MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A Delta Air Lines flight with 135 people on board had to make a landing amid hydraulic issues Thursday morning at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. According to officials with RDU, Delta Flight 2633, a Boeing 737-900, was traveling from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport...

A Durham man is facing multiple, additional charges in a fatal hit-and-run at a bus stop last month. Wilmer Marcotulio Fuentes-Mejia, 30, was first arrested Sept. 17, four days after 61-year-old Richardson Ferguson Jr. was fatally struck at a bus stop in northern Durham, The News & Observer previously reported . He...

There’s a place in Durham, North Carolina where bargain hunters experience a special kind of euphoria that only comes from discovering incredible deals amid a sea of pre-loved treasures. The TROSA Thrift Store stands as a monument to the art of thrifting, drawing dedicated shoppers from across the state...

DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — A person has died after a chase from law enforcement led to a fiery crash into another vehicle and a power pole Thursday night in south Durham. According to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol, deputies with the Durham County Sheriff’s Office were chasing an individual on N.C. Highway 55...

Most people likely know pertussis by its more common name — whooping cough, which comes from the “whoop” sound made as the person tries to catch their breath in between violent coughing spells. The Corbin family in Chapel Hill is well acquainted with the other nickname for...

Video premieres, Q&A sessions, Bobby Rahal introduction, Tommy Kendall discussion, Dieter Inzenhofer autographs, more feature cars announced and the chance to hear rare Porsches revving are among the attractions at the Luftgekühlt air-cooled Porsche event at the historic American Tobacco Campus in Durham on October...