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When Bill Bell stepped into the mayor's office just over a year ago, he brought with him years of experience working with Durham's public and private sectors, but relatively little with the city itself.
A controversial plan for constructing an apartment building in a neighborhood of single family homes met strong opposition from Durham homeowners at Monday night's City Council meeting.
Former Durham mayor Nick Tennyson has a simple response about how he spends his time these days.
The Durham City Council focused on a wide variety of issues at its meeting Monday night, with its discussion ranging from crime to the future of transportation in Durham and Chapel Hill.
Reflecting a nationwide trend, North Carolina state elections saw Republican legislators take control of the state House by a 61-59 majority and narrow the Demo-crats' margin of power in the state Senate.
Marcia Conner's future as Durham's city manager remained unclear Monday night after a closed meeting of the Durham City Council and the release during the open portion of its meeting of an audit detailing the non-compliance of her office in executing contracts.
The City Council's discussion of the spending plan for a law enforcement grant prompted some criticism of the Durham Police Department's role in combating crime at a Monday night council meeting.
Perhaps the most exciting race in North Carolina Tuesday--or at least the one that holds the most promise for directly affecting North Carolinians--will not be who goes to the U.S. Senate, but rather who gains control of the state's General Assembly.
North Carolina's unemployment rate fell in August, a positive sign for the local economy, even as some officials downplayed the drop's significance as an indicator of economic recovery.
The state General Assembly should discontinue the execution of prisoners, the Durham County Board of Commissioners urged at their bi-weekly meeting Monday night.
After almost three decades as the anchor of an entire commercial district, South Square Mall ended not with a bang, but a whimper.
The U.S. Senate primaries and Durham County elections held few surprises Tuesday night, with the Senate race's front-runners boasting decisive victories and mostly incumbents winning the Democratic nominations for the five county commissioner seats.
Following four domestic homicides at Fort Bragg, N.C., this summer, the Pentagon has sent a medical team to investigate a possible link between the incidents and the anti-malaria drug Lariam.
Durham's water conservation efforts and a new report on locations for affordable housing dominated the discussion of Tuesday night's Durham City Council meeting, delayed one day due to the Labor Day holiday.
When Emily Grey was elected Duke Student Government vice president for facilities and athletics two years ago, the Wilson Recreation Center had just opened and students and staff were just getting used to the state-of-the-art facility. But one common suggestion soon arose that the workout areas needed music to make the center complete.
As the U.S. House prepares for a busy 2002 legislative session, two local members of Congress held a forum Thursday where they offered their opinions on issues from campaign finance reform and the lack of moral principles in political and business practices to an array of anti-terrorism initiatives.
One morning early this fall, Rodney Parker, the area coordinator for Trent Drive Hall, found a parking ticket on his car, something many other residents would find on their own cars in days to come. They later found out that about 20 spots in the Trent parking lot close to Erwin Road were now valet spots for the Medical Center.
As this fall's intramural sports enter the heart of their season, they continue to be a popular part of undergraduate life.