Durham County News

Ben Matthews, Director of School Support for the N.C. Department of Public Instruction laughs as News & Observer columnist Barry Saunders takes part in the annual State School Bus ROADeo.

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.

Much like The Scrap Exchange that used to be there, the Liberty Warehouse will also be recycled, reused and remade.

Duke Energy Carolinas' 2012 rate hike will stay in effect as the N.C. Utilities Commission reviews it under order of the state Supreme Court.

Johnson has a proposal for doing exactly that. He wants to provide his employees with a pay raise in 2013-14 using available funds within his budget to keep more of them from leaving the department for financial reasons.

Will Phillips Jerry Lee, an 11 year old APS rescue dog, kisses Gina Longo, his owner, during the kissing competition at the Walk for the Animals annual fundraiser on Duke's East Campus on Saturday, May 18, 2013.

The Rev. Anne Hodges-Copple, named earlier this year as the new bishop suffragan of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina, will be consecrated June 15 in a service at Duke Chapel that will include the Most Rev.

Russell Stanley of the RDU Fire-Rescue, is trying out the new ZOLL X Series monitor and defibrillator, with Zac Taylor , senior territory manager at ZOLL Medical Corporation, during the First Responder Resuscitation Academy, getting knowledge and skills to improve survival from cardiac arrest, at the Durham Hilton, organized by Durham Fire, RACE ... (more)

As members of the state House of Representatives tended to business, North Carolinians dissatisfied with tax plans, education policies, health care proposals, welfare cuts, environmental deregulation and new voting policies grew louder and louder.

Christine T. Nguyen Author Clyde Edgerton tells talks about fatherhood during an event is presented by Durham Early Childhood Faith Initiative on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at Duke Memorial United Methodist Church.

The first lead investigator in the murder of Janet Abaroa testified that her husband, Raven Abaroa, was open about their previous marital problems when he spoke to Abaroa immediately after Janet's death.

Mayor Bill Bell confirmed Thursday that he's been talking behind the scenes with the would-be developers of 751 South about the future of their controversial real-estate project.

Durham County sheriff's deputies raided two Internet sweepstakes cafA©s Thursday, seizing dozens of computers and thousands of dollars in cash.

Christine T. Nguyen County Commissioners will continue to think about Concord Hospital Enterprises Co.'s request for incentives to incorporate the historic McPherson Hospital building into a hotel.

RALEIGH Without comment from urban legislators, a House committee yielded to rural complaints Tuesday with a unanimous vote to shift the distribution of state transportation money in Gov.

The former boss of Raven Abaroa, on trial for killing his wife eight years ago, testified Monday that Abaroa stole more than $15,000 in merchandise from the sporting goods company that he worked at for nearly a year.

Many of us take the ability for granted. This week's end, most of us can click open emails, browse news websites, follow Twitter streams and read books without much effort.

With the results of a state investigation still pending, the Durham County ABC Board has accepted the resignation of its general manager.

Patrick McLaurin Sgt. Tracy Lane of the Duke University Police Department, center, watches while Durham policeman Terry Anderson adjusts his collar as officers line-up for the placing of the roses in the memorial wreath on Friday, May 3, 2013.

Durham city leaders say a tight budget is forcing them to pull officers from elementary schools.