Over the pounding drums of a samba reggae band, Durham celebrated its immigrant community Saturday with colorful clothes, savory food and a hand for whoever needs it. Durham Refugee Day drew roughly 100 people to its Central Park on a blazing hot afternoon, where dozens of booths offered help finding churches, counseling, emergency aid and […]
Durham’s renowned “Can Opener” bridge doesn’t open as many cans as it used to. The number of trucks and RVs getting their tops sheered off by the low railroad bridge over Gregson Street at Brightleaf Square is now less than a half dozen a year, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. That’s about half […]
Durham’s renowned “Can Opener” bridge doesn’t open as many cans as it used to. The number of trucks and RVs getting their tops sheered off by the low railroad bridge over Gregson Street at Brightleaf Square is now less than a half dozen a year, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation. That’s about half […]
Durham police are investigating a death after a body was found on the Durham Freeway that shut part of the roadway down for several hours early Saturday morning. Police said an unidentified Hispanic male was found dead on the northbound lanes of NC 147 around 2:20 a.m. Before then, he was last seen walking on […]
Durham police are investigating a death after a body was found on the Durham Freeway that shut part of the roadway down for several hours early Saturday morning. Police said an unidentified Hispanic male was found dead on the northbound lanes of NC 147 around 2:20 a.m. Before then, he was last seen walking on […]
Durham Police are investigating a homicide after a man’s body was found shot multiple times early Sunday morning. At around 12:36 a.m., a driver called 911 to report a person lying on the side of the road in the 2500 block of Wrightwood Avenue, according to a Durham Police news release. The man, who was […]
The agent who failed to book R&B singer Monica for a Durham festival last month will repay all $37,000 he owes the city by next spring, the city said Wednesday. Chris Weeks was contracted to book Monica for the annual Bimbé Cultural Arts Festival held May 18, but the singer never showed up. Instead, she […]
Downtown Durham residents woke up to the sound of church bells on June 1. But instead of a hymn, the melody “You can take me hot to go!” rang out from the century-old bell tower of Duke Memorial United Methodist Church. Katelyn MacDonald, a member and leader in the congregation, was playing queer popstar Chappell […]
A new joint venture between seven of the biggest global automakers — BMW, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Kia and Stellantis — has picked Durham County for a $10 million corporate center that promises to hire 203 positions by the end of the decade. Launched in July, the California-based company Ionna aims to set up […]
Durham police Department are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Monday night on Fayetteville Street south of the Durham Freeway and downtown. Officers responded around 9:40 p.m. to the report of a shooting near Fayetteville Street and Linwood Avenue, on the same block of the W.D. Hill Recreation Center in the historic Hayti area. They […]
Durham police investigators are asking for the public’s help in a drive-by shooting that has become a homicide case. The victim, Ja’tavia Lashaunda Daye, 21, of Durham, died from her injuries in the May 28 shooting on Guess Road, the Durham Police Department announced Monday.. Officers responded to gunshots around 10:21 p.m. in the 2000 […]
Durham police investigators are asking for the public’s help in a drive-by shooting that has become a homicide case. The victim, Ja’tavia Lashaunda Daye, 21, of Durham, died from her injuries in the May 28 shooting on Guess Road, the Durham Police Department announced Monday.. Officers responded to gunshots around 10:21 p.m. in the 2000 […]