Despite a sagging U.S. housing market, Durham is still seen as a community with the potential for real estate growth and investment.
Electric, infectious buzz pervaded the streets of downtown Durham this past weekend with the Bull City playing host to what has become an essential cultural event for Triangle and international...
As part of its call for drastic reduction of the U.S. government, Guardians of the Free Republics, a political extremist group, called for North Carolina Gov. Beverley Perdue’s resignation last week.
Former vice president Al Gore will speak in Page Auditorium today at 6 p.m. in an event sponsored by the Nicholas School of the Environment. Tickets to the event, part of the Duke Environment and...
Addressing employees of Celgard, a supplier to the lithium battery industry that received $49 million in stimulus money, Obama hailed a positive jobs report and stressed that his policies are...
Duke graduate student Julia Gaffield made history when she uncovered the only known printed copy of Haiti’s Declaration of Independence.
Durham police officer who was put on administrative leave for selling counterfeit items is back on duty.
Former Duke employee Frank Lombard was sentenced to 27 years in prison for child sex charges Monday. Previously the associate director for the Health Inequalities Program at the Center for Heath...
Lawyers for one of the men accused of killing UNC student Eve Carson in 2008 say their client was beaten by Durham police officers.
As more Latino students apply to American colleges, universities across the country are providing more Spanish materials for applicants and their families.
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation selected junior Lindsey Wallace as one of its 60 scholarship recipients Tuesday. The prestigious honor funds students who demonstrate leadership ability...
The state of North Carolina is evaluating all options when it comes to confronting its budget deficit—even the way alcoholic beverages are sold has come under scrutiny.
More than two years after her clients were suspended for fighting after school, Duke Law professor Jane Wettach was in North Carolina Supreme Court Monday arguing that the two high school girls...
If North Carolina State University’s student newspaper, The Technician, can’t find a way to deal with recent staffing troubles, it may cease to be the campus’ watchdog.
High-growth industries, innovation and talent were the featured buzzwords at the State of Durham’s Economy Breakfast Tuesday morning.
Durham Mayor Bill Bell announced Monday his endorsement of Kenneth Lewis, Trinity ’83, a Durham attorney vying for the Democratic Party’s nomination for U.S. Senate.
Vice President Joe Biden paid a visit to Durham yesterday in an attempt to rally support for the government’s stimulus spending.
Although a previous administration tried and failed to implement a nationwide student-record database, President Barack Obama is trying again, albeit in a different manner.
Work permits prevent minors from working illegal jobs, but may fail to protect them from working more hours than they are supposed to, according to a recent study by a Duke researcher.
The state unemployment rate climbed to 11.1 percent in January, according to the Employment Security Commission of North Carolina.
