N.C. Central University police are investigating a shooting that locked down the campus for two hours following a report of possible gunshots at a residence hall. Campus police got a call around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday about possible gunshots at the Lawson Street Residence Hall. Emergency Medical Services workers on campus for an unrelated medical call […]
A new development that could add 350 apartments to southern Durham won unanimous approval from the City Council on Monday night, despite surrounding neighborsspeaking out against it. The project is called Aura 751 and it’s located on 12 acres on the west side of N.C. 751, less than a mile south of Interstate 40 near […]
After nearly 10 years and a few false starts, Topgolf is ready to open its first Triangle location. On April 12, the Dallas-based company will open its new location in south Durham near Research Triangle Park. The company said the site will employ around 400 people. Topgolf is a high-tech golf facility featuring higher-end food, […]
Durham police are investigating after two 13-year-old boys were injured in a shooting Thursday. Police responded to calls about a walk-in gunshot wound at a local hospital at 4:38 p.m., according to police. The boys had what police described as non-life-threatening injuries. “Based on preliminary investigation, it is believed the shooting occurred in the area […]
The railroad crossing in East Durham where a man was killed when his car got stuck on the tracks earlier this month is one of three that state and local authorities are looking to close or replace because of safety issues. Durham County and GoTriangle received a $1.2 million federal grant to help craft a […]
It was welcome news after a morning filled with dismal economic forecasts and financial handwringing. Giving free meals to all the students in Durham Public Schools wouldn’t cost the county anything, local leaders learned Thursday — and it could actually wind up saving the district nearly $1.6 million a year. That’s because Durham qualifies for […]
A 5-year-old girl and a 16-year-old teenager were shot Tuesday afternoon in the Braggtown neighborhood area north of downtown Durham. Police responded to a report of a gunshot wound in the 3800 block of Dearborn Drive around 2:52 p.m. and found the children with injuries that were deemed non-life threatening, according to a news release. […]
Durham’s ShotSpotter experiment is over, city leaders voted Monday night. The City Council rejected a three-year contract extension with the gunfire detection company in a 2-4 vote Monday night: Voting no: Nate Baker, Javiera Caballero, Chelsea Cook, Carl Rist Voting yes: Mayor Leonardo Williams, Mayor Pro Tem Mark-Anthony Middleton Absent: DeDreana Freeman “The data at […]
Remember last spring when Nvidia surpassed a trillion dollars market cap? Well, the California chipmaker is now worth nearly twice that. With its dizzying stock ascent, Nvidia is now the world’s fourth-most valuable company behind Microsoft, Apple and the Saudi Arabian Oil Group. Microsoft has offices in the North Carolina Triangle. Apple does, too (though […]
North Carolina has ended its incentive grant for the consumer products giant Clorox to add 158 jobs in Durham, days after the California-based company requested the termination. In a Feb. 22 letter to N.C. Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders, Clorox vice president David Green cited the rise of remote work and changes in “growth strategy […]
Note: This is a developing story. We will update this story after Thursday’s City Council meeting. Property crime in Durham jumped in 2023 as thieves made off with over twice as many stolen vehicles as the year before, according to a report going to city leaders Thursday afternoon. Police Chief Patrice Andrews is scheduled to […]
The Durham Police Department is investigating a fatal shooting that occurred on Barton Street early Tuesday morning. It was the third fatal shooting in the city in under a week, Officers responded around 12:40 a.m. to a report of a gunshot wound in the 600 block of Barton Street south of downtown. They found a […]