News: Local

Jan. 08, 2013 @ 04:58 PM

Police: Killer likely knew Hedgepeth

The person who killed Faith Danielle Hedgepeth likely knew her, may have lived near her and may have changed his behavior after the murder, according to an FBI profile of the killer.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 09:30 PM

School leaders continue debate on principal policy

It may be a fresh start for a proposed revision to the Durham Public Schools principal selection process, but no change seems apparent for arguments for or against it.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 09:21 PM

Durham Rockfish restaurant closes

A spokeswoman for the parent company of Rockfish Seafood Grill said the restaurant in Durham at The Streets at Southpoint closed Monday since it was the only location for the company outside of Texas.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 09:04 PM

Moffitt appointed to Ward 3 council seat

City Council members on Monday picked former Durham Planning Commission Chairman Don Moffitt to serve out the remainder of Mike Woodard’s term in the Ward 3 seat.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 07:55 PM

Eleven applicants file for council vacancy

Eleven residents have applied to fill the Town Council vacancy created when former councilwoman Penny Rich took a seat on the Orange County Board of Commissioners.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 07:38 PM

Chapel Hill to launch entrepreneurial program

Entrepreneurs and startup ventures can begin applying for admission to LAUNCH Chapel Hill, a program that will provide entrepreneurial space to students and others interested in starting, growing and keeping new businesses in Chapel Hill.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 07:30 PM

Carrboro police chief announces retirement

Carrboro Police Chief Carolyn Hutchison has told Carrboro Town Manager David Andrews she plans to retire October 1.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 06:23 PM

Police log

 Police arrested a man Monday afternoon and charged him with robbing a Durham bank in December.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 06:26 PM

CROP Walk leader retiring from work, but not cause

After participating in about 150 CROP Hunger Walks over his 30 years at the helm of the regional office of Church World Service, Joe Moran has retired.

From his job, that is, not CROP Walk. He’ll keep up the pace as a volunteer for Durham CROP Walk this spring on March 17.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 05:48 PM

Murder victim’s aunt ‘frustrated’ by lack of arrest

Today marks a year since two men were gunned down in a house on Dawkins Street, and the aunt of one victim says she’s frustrated police haven’t made an arrest.

“I want this homicide solved,” Towanda Jackson said Monday. “I want someone held accountable.”


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 05:39 PM

Local flu cases continue to rise

The number of patients admitted to Duke Hospital with the flu has more than doubled over the past two weeks.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 05:05 PM

Reckhow may lose transit-board seat

County Commissioner Ellen Reckhow appears likely to lose her seat on the Triangle Transit board, to be replaced on it by fellow Commissioner Fred Foster.


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 03:06 PM

Hayti Heritage Center gets a new director

Angela Lee has been named the new executive director of The St. Joseph’s Historic Foundation, the organization that runs Hayti Heritage Cente


Jan. 07, 2013 @ 09:43 AM

Learning Life: Student assessment methods vary style to style

Melissa Edwards has no use for grades. The Chatham County mother homeschools her two children, Henry and Scarlett. She doesn’t give them As, Bs or Cs in the subjects they’re studying. She doesn’t need to, she said.


Jan. 06, 2013 @ 11:09 PM

Art show displays “Durham’s Finest”

The latest art show, “Durham’s Finest” at the North Carolina Central University Art Museum opened Sunday with record-breaking crowds, and many of the artists and their teachers were on hand to talk about their art and their lives.