Durham City Council appointed a new city manager, made a proclamation in honor of the Civil Rights anthem “A Change is Gonna Come,” certified the results of the city’s 2024 bond referendum and approved several amendments and contracts during its Monday meeting.
Crystal Mangum, the woman who falsely accused three Duke men’s lacrosse players of rape in 2006, admitted she lied about the allegations and asked for David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann’s forgiveness.
H.B. 10 increases funding for North Carolina's controversial school voucher program and mandates county sheriff cooperation with ICE detainer requests, while S.B. 382 would provide additional Hurricane Helene relief aid but limit the power of several incoming Democratic officials.
North Carolina expects the federal government and other private sector funding to provide about $19.9 billion in financial assistance, leaving over $30 billion in damages still uncovered.
Durham City Council unanimously passed two rezoning requests and issued a proclamation observing World AIDS Day during its Monday meeting.
Despite the number of challenges raised by Republican candidate Jefferson Griffin, the outcome of past recounts hints that the final verdict is unlikely to lean in his favor.
The Chronicle completed a deep dive into official election results and exit poll data for insights into who made it to the polls this year and how their choices shaped the outcomes in national and statewide races.
During the meeting, DKU administrators decided to expand the number of students allowed in each incoming class from 500 to 550 and authorized DKU and its partners to begin renegotiating support agreements in advance of its contract expiration in 2028.
Now, after two and a half years of organizing, workers and pro-union advocates at the warehouse have launched unionization efforts to secure better pay and improved working conditions. If successful, they would establish the first unionized Amazon facility in the South and the second in the country.
Durham City Council passed four rezoning requests during its Monday meeting, two of which were approved by a narrow vote after residents raised concerns about their impact on surrounding properties.
In a North Carolina Supreme Court race with over five million ballots counted, a Duke Law student trails by just 623 votes. Now, he’s suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections.
City officials highlighted recent efforts to invest in the community through youth engagement, jobs and housing programs.
Should Duke students — temporary residents of the city who often don’t pay property taxes — have a say in on local bond referenda?
A longtime adviser to Trump, Miller began working for the then-candidate as a speechwriter in his 2016 presidential campaign. He later became a senior adviser in Trump’s first presidential administration and was involved in many of his hardline immigration policies, most notably the 2018 move to separate thousands of immigrant families as a deterrence strategy.
Trump’s decisive victory was not viewed with the same energy by all Duke students and Durham residents — with some sharing their excitement and others expressing worries for their rights under a MAGA presidency.
The event was set to occur regardless of which candidate won the 2024 presidential election. The rally's message, “whoever wins, we lose,” advocated against the notion of having to “choos[e] the lesser of two evils.”
Since 1996, WNM has provided Walltown’s residents with assistance in the form of a food pantry, clothing and personal hygiene products for the homeless, and an Angel Tree program to provide children in need with Christmas presents.
The messages have included hateful language, most notably saying that the recipients were “selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation.”
Several Blue Devils, including alumni, former employees and a law student, ran for office in Tuesday's statewide and federal elections. Here’s a look at how they fared.
Durham City Council passed two rezoning requests for the development of new townhouses, despite concerns raised by residents, and named Kunshan, China, an official sister city of Durham during its meeting Monday evening.
