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A Durham City Council member was accused of allegedly attempting to extort a developer and misusing city staff for campaign work at the council’s Thursday work session.
Throughout her career, Murray wore many hats, including poet, writer, activist and lawyer. Often ahead of her time, she is known for her pioneering work in these many fields, particularly in her advocacy for civil rights and social justice.
Nominated to the position last November by President Joseph Biden, Werfel arrives at the IRS a few weeks before the 2022 income tax filing deadline on April 18.
House Bill 10 — the “Require Sheriffs to Cooperate with ICE Act” — has recently advanced to the North Carolina House Rules Committee and could soon see a vote by the state House.
Out of 130 United States and Canadian cities with a population greater than 200,000, Durham and other cities, such as Fayetteville, Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Greensboro, rank near the bottom in terms of walkability.
The allocation will fund new mental health initiatives and programs in the UNC System, which in turn plans to collaborate with independent universities, including Duke.
These reports come a month after a drive-by shooting on New Year’s Day that injured five people also went undetected by ShotSpotter.
The NCDMV removed 239 terms from its "Do Not Issue" list on Jan. 16, which included a myriad of LGBTQ+ expressions such as “GAY,” “LESBIAN,” “QUEER” and “GAYPRIDE.” Other terms, like “BISEXUAL” and “GAYSOK” have remained banned.
Meta previously announced its move to Durham in June 2022.
Bad Machines serves as a venue for esteemed esports professionals to compete in friendly tournaments and host their own productions.
Kerry Haynie, professor of political science and dean of the social sciences, is one of 16 high school teachers and college professors on the AP African American Studies Development Committee.
The initiative, which will be completed at the elementary level in the 2024-25 school year, will also send thousands of K-3 students to different schools — a point dozens of parents spoke out against.
The Durham Expunction and Restoration program provides free legal services for record expungement and driver's license restoration.
Funding for the program is led by a $500,000 grant from Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, while StepUp and the City of Durham worked with private donors to secure over $200,000 in additional capital.
As the most senior political appointee in the White House, Zients will play an important role in how Biden manages a new Republican majority in the House, an anticipated re-election campaign and a new special counsel investigation into Biden’s mishandling of classified documents.
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, The Chronicle takes a look back to King’s five public appearances in Durham, one of which was on Duke’s campus.
The Chronicle has compiled a list of ways to volunteer at Duke and Durham this upcoming weekend to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr.
ShotSpotter technology has been a recent subject of controversy both in Durham and in the several other cities in which the technology is being used.
However, there is one caveat: if one Democrat in the Assembly were to align with the Republican party, they could override the Governors’ veto power. Therefore, abortion laws remain on the line in North Carolina.
The council unanimously approved a resolution to rename a three-mile stretch of N.C. Highway 751 that passes near Cameron Indoor Stadium “Coach K Highway.”