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Middle and high school students in North Carolina will be talking about sex in a whole new way this school year.
As BP pays to clean up the aftermath of April’s oil spill, some local franchises are paying the price for the disaster.
Although it has been more than two weeks since North Carolina was awarded nearly $400 million in “Race to the Top” funding, the process to allocate funds among local districts, such as Durham...
Despite forecasts of severe weather conditions, the Duke University Marine Lab was unscathed this weekend after a brief encounter with Hurricane Earl.
Students lay relaxed on their backs, palms facing up, enduring the heat and humidity. Yoga in Durham just got quite a bit hotter.
After a summer marred by budget hardships, the Durham Public Schools Board of Education is hoping Eric Becoats will be the leader who turns the city’s school system around.
Although Cinelli’s has changed its name and location, it is still aiming to satisfy the appetites of Duke students.
The American Tobacco Campus is about to get a lot more crowded. Set to open in October, a new space in the complex called the American Underground will house the Council for Entrepreneurial...
Duke students, employees and faculty members have joined Durham residents in taking advantage of the new, brightly-colored buses that connect the University to the Bull City.
Although North Carolina’s economy continues to struggle, workers in the Triangle are experiencing unemployment rates significantly below the statewide average.
As students welcomed in the new school year, Duke Police officials spent their orientation week working to ensure student safety during one of the most high-risk periods of the academic year.
Thomas Ross, president of Davidson College, will lead North Carolina’s public university system starting next year.
North Carolina has been named one of 12 applicants slated to receive a share of $4.35 billion in federal funding geared toward education reform.
After this summer’s oil spill in the Gulf Coast, some environmentalists were concerned that other coastal states could see damaged beaches if the oil drifted north. But instead of oil, it has been...
The Durham Performing Arts Center earned nearly $1.2 million for Durham in its second year of operation, according to the preliminary financial statement released Thursday for the 2009-2010 fiscal...
As Duke students move on to campus and once again become eligible to vote in North Carolina, Sen. Richard Burr is gearing up to defend his seat against Democratic challenger Elaine Marshall in what...
A group of Durham lawyers will likely challenge Duke University Police Department’s authority to make arrests following a recent ruling in a case involving Davidson College.
The mayor of Kunshan, China is the proud owner of a signed Duke basketball. Soon, though, his city—which is located near the metropolis of Shanghai—will receive much more of Duke than a piece of...
In the summer months, with a vast decrease in the number of students in town, certain area businesses find themselves reeling with the loss of a large portion of their patrons.
Starting August 16, six new hybrid/diesel buses will link the city to its largest employer, providing transportation six days a week between Duke and Durham.