Durham News

The 33 people who earned their special diplomas on Tuesday became the largest graduating class ever for the mission program.

About 100 injured military veterans and those on active duty are competing against each other this week in the Valor Games Southeast.

A man and woman were killed in an apparent murder-suicide outside an office complex on a service road along Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard on Wednesday.

A Durham police officer arrested two men on armed robbery, kidnapping and assault charges early Wednesday after a male who had been kidnapped escaped and flagged the officer down for help.

This week at Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church, the first of hundreds of cookies were being prepared in anticipation of the church's annual Greek Festival.

In a new study, people with high blood pressure who could communicate with their pharmacists online had better blood pressure control a year after that service ended.

The cities and universities behind a project that hopes to wire Winston-Salem and several Triangle-area communities with ultra-high-speed broadband are well into the process of selecting one or more vendors.

Correspondence to Matthew T. Roe, MD, Duke Clinical Research Institute, 2400 Pratt St, Room 7035, Durham, NC 27705.

Generous salary. 5 days within the same office - no need to travel to different locations.

The drafted plan he opposes would raise sales taxes by a half-cent to pay for expanded bus service to every Wake town and install a commuter rail between Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill.

Durham, 42, starts his new job in July, DDI announced Monday. He succeeds Bill Kalkhof, who led the organization for 20 years before retiring at the end of April.

Control of heart disease risk factors varies widely among outpatient practices, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Scientific Sessions 2013.

From moms that rock the volunteer scene to moms who always know the right thing to say, dozens of entries into Patch's "Why My Mom is Best" contest warmed our hearts and made us smile.

An autopsy report says Wake County sheriff's deputies shot an unarmed mental patient four times, including once at point-blank range in the back.

Q: From about 1985 till about 2005, my blood pressure ran about 150/90, and I needed antihypertensive medications.

City Attorney Tom McCormick has told the Raleigh City Council that he’s waiting for guidance from Wake County District Attorney Colon Willoughby.

He ended up having a random conversation that has transformed not only his life but also his city.

Can a district already so strapped for cash that it has to scrounge to keep teacher assistants on the payroll one more year afford to launch a multi-million dollar experiment to save the boys of Durham? Last week, The Herald-Sun reported about a proposed partnership between Durham Public Schools and Maureen Joy Charter School that would establish ... (more)

Police said a man with a gun came up to a woman making a deposit at the Wells Fargo on Hope Valley Road.

For their third release, "Coyotes," the wife-and-husband-duo of Andrea and Pete Connolly - better known as Birds and Arrows - wanted to extend their sound palette.