Republican state lawmakers overrode a slew of recent vetoes from Gov. Roy Cooper, sending three controversial bills into law near the end of the state's 2024 legislative session.
Durham County's plans for spending the settlement funds are still under review, but officials indicated that community input would remain a central component.
Areas of five Durham parks have been closed off for further testing after dangerously high levels of lead were first discovered over a year ago.
In The Chronicle's second Presidential Preview, we look at the Israel-Hamas war: Trump displayed allegiance to Israel during his first term, while Harris has been more outspoken than her predecessor about the need to address humanitarian suffering in Gaza.
The bills imposing rollbacks on mask-wearing and juvenile court placement — H.B. 237 and H.B. 834, respectively — sparked controversy in the legislature over equity and legal concerns. The third bill, H.B. 591, promises to revolutionize artificial intelligence legislation and passed unanimously.
If you’re staying on campus or are in the Triangle for the summer, here are some events you can attend to celebrate Pride.
In The Chronicle's first Presidential Preview, we look at foreign policy: Trump and Harris show sharply divergent plans and records, while N.C. voters consider the issue important but not polarizing.
Deliberations for the trial began Wednesday, making it the only of Trump's four pending criminal cases likely to reach a verdict in advance of the November election.
The primary races were prolonged due to runoff elections. Under state law, a second-place candidate can request a runoff if no candidate in the primary wins more than 30% of the vote.
The foundation has historically been one of Duke’s largest benefactors.
May Day, which falls annually on May 1, is observed around the world to celebrate workers’ rights. The Durham rally was organized by the Southern Workers Assembly and garnered the attention of union organizations, public school staff and sanitation workers, among other local workers through a Wednesday Instagram post.
The DPS “LEA attrition rate,” which includes teachers that either left the state or left their respective LEA, was 21.1%, exceeding the average LEA attrition rate of 16.8%.
The committee voted to reverse the policy in less than four minutes with no discussion or questions, according to The Associated Press.
This weekend, the Savannah Bananas, a traveling independent baseball team, brought their Banana Ball World Tour to Durham, playing a three-game weekend series at Durham Bulls Athletic Park in front of sellout crowds from April 12 to 14.
The event, which took place on the first day of Black Maternal Health Week, featured testimonials from women who have been personally affected by increasingly strict abortion bans across the country.
As part of his push to support youth “from cradle to career,” he announced the launch of the Mentoring Alliance Partnership with the Youth Office and Youth Mentoring Collaborative. This partnership aims to offer educational opportunities for students to start on their career paths.
Stein, who faces Republican Mark Robinson in the upcoming election, highlighted his policies on education, housing reform, gun violence, economic growth and voting rights.
Before the decision to effectively shut the program down, findings from a study conducted by Duke Law School’s Wilson Center for Science and Justice were presented to the council.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Friday afternoon that he would be rescinding a 2021 executive order guiding universities on how to manage name, image and likeness (NIL) profits by student-athletes.
North Carolina was one of 15 states to hold its primary on Super Tuesday, a day with the most concurrent primary elections and over a third of available delegates for Republican and Democratic nominations at stake. Municipal, state and federal races were all on Durham’s ballot.
