Durham NC

You do not casually walk into a secondhand shop this size. You pack snacks, fill the gas tank, and prepare to spend hours inside a North Carolina warehouse packed with forgotten treasures. Aisles stretch so far that you lose sight of where you started. Furniture towers toward the ceiling, and...

A Saturday night shooting on Hoover Road left a woman wounded by gunfire and a man cut by flying glass in east Durham, according to police. The violence unfolded in the 1100 block of Hoover Road near Angier Avenue, where investigators worked the scene as neighbors looked on. Officials said both victims had injuries tha

Pittsboro, NC – At approximately 7 p.m. on May 15, 2026, deputies with the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Jordan Lake near the NC 751 bridge following a report of a body floating in the water. The body was located by a fisherman in the area.

Crumbl Cookies has closed its Franklin Street location after just over three years in business. The store, located in Suite 150 at 133 West Franklin St., first opened its doors in February of 2023. It was owned by husband and wife Craig and Rebecca Church, Brian Church, Russ Church, Josh Watson and Corbin Linde when it

An Apex man pleaded guilty Monday in Chatham County to killing his wife and dumping her body in Jordan Lake to escape an arranged marriage in 2023. Omar Matthew Ibrahim Drabick, 37, was sentenced to 25 to 31 years in prison for the second-degree murder of 34-year-old Hadeel Ghadhanfer Hikmat. He was also sentenced to s

When Triangle drivers fill up their vehicles, they expect that they’re getting the fuel they’re paying for. But that may not always be the case. Between March and early May, inspectors with the Standards Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services found problems with pumps at more tha

Down West Cabarrus Street, for reasons yet unclear, some mischief-maker propped up a life-sized World War I soldier — crisp in his olive-drab coat, off to face Hell in the trenches. Even more intriguing, this surprise installation on the sidewalk is lacking a face, inviting anyone downtown to walk around behind his 6-f

Buc-ee’s is expanding deeper into the Southeast with first-ever travel centers planned in Arkansas, Louisiana and North Carolina, adding large-format stores along major interstate corridors in Benton, Ruston and Mebane. The projects extend the Texas-based brand’s footprint across some of the region’s most active highwa

At a commencement ceremony this month, Anil Kochhar astonished graduating NC State students in the Wilson College of Textiles by canceling all the student debt they had incurred during their senior year. But the humble Raleigh native can hardly believe he’s now considered a “philanthropist.” Kochhar’s father travelled

The Mavericks dropped from first to second as a result. Although the rules of high school track and field are clear, this specific officiating decision is egregious. Even if there was already warning. The North Carolina High School Athletics Association Class 6A Track and Field State Championships came down to...