Ex-prof leads Vermont secession movement
By Sony Rao | February 15, 2010Secessionists have lain virtually dormant since the Civil War era, but a group of Vermonters, led by a former Duke professor, have decided to revive the rebel yell once again.
Secessionists have lain virtually dormant since the Civil War era, but a group of Vermonters, led by a former Duke professor, have decided to revive the rebel yell once again.
They’re mean, green, more fuel-efficient machines. The Durham Area Transit Authority debuted 20 diesel-electric hybrid buses last December.
U.K.-based contract manufacturing company ACW Technologies Ltd. will open a new $4.9 million manufacturing facility in Durham. The new Durham facility will employ anywhere from 150 to 200 employees.
Almost a year after his original nomination to the Office of Legal Policy at the Department of Justice, Christopher Schroeder’s confirmation is finally in sight.
Former Duke golfer Andrew Giuliani is continuing his breach of contract lawsuit against the University, The (Raleigh) News & Observer reported Friday.
In Durham politics, community organizations have always played a significant role in rallying support for candidates that share their organization’s principles and views.
Ciaran O’Connor sat down Mohsen Kadivar to explore his views on Iran’s power structure, recent elections and protests, and the nation’s nuclear ambitions.
The State of North Carolina is pioneering a new integrated crime database, called Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Automated Data Services—CJLEADS—to replace its current, outdated system.
Defense attorneys have requested the dismissal of federal carjacking and kidnapping charges against Demario Atwater.
The Robertson Scholars Program announced Thursday that Alex Perwich will replace Tony Brown as executive director of the program, effective Feb. 15.
Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez released a statement Wednesday in response to inquiries after two former and current DPD officers were arrested within the course of a few days.
The North Carolina smoking ban, which took effect Jan. 2, prohibits smoking in businesses that serve food and alcohol to protect the health of employees. Since its passage, the ban has stirred...
The possibility of homegrown terrorism among Muslim-Americans is a “serious, but limited, problem,” according to a recent study.
A former officer with the Durham Police Department was indicted Wednesday on federal charges of distributing fewer than five grams of crack cocaine and possession of a firearm during a drug...
The Cary-based company, now the world’s largest privately-owned software seller, recently scored the No. 1 ranking on Fortune magazine’s annual list of “100 Best Companies to Work For.”
A ceremony in Chapel Hill Saturday marked the dedication of the Courtland Benjamin Smith Memorial House, which will honor the memory of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill senior who...
Beginning next month, the Durham Cultural Advisory Board will advise the city administration on public art and ways to use arts and culture to support economic development in Durham.
A hunger relief organization sponsored its fifth annual MLK Million Meals Service Event, in which volunteers worked together to package 50,000 meals for the victims of this month’s earthquake in...
Duke administrators, faculty and students are rallying to provide support and aid to victims of a violent earthquake in Haiti.
This Spring, food delivery options could double for students willing to buy food from restaurants that are not a part of the Merchants on Points program.