Durham County
Durham County
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WAKE COUNTY
Census: Rolesville, Knightdale lead growth in the Triangle
Rolesville and Knightdale have each grown by more than 10 percent in the two years ending last July, according to estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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CRIME
Durham carjack victim flees to police officer; two arrested
A man who had been forced into his car outside a convenience store by two men who beat him on the head with guns got away when he saw a police cruiser at a shopping center where he had been made to drive.
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DURHAM COUNTY
Abaroa defense opens with character witnesses
Family friends say Raven Abaroa and his wife Janet seemed to enjoy each other’s company.
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CRIME
Upgrades made at Duke Energy substations to reduce copper theft
Duke Energy Carolinas has completed security upgrades at rural substations in Greensboro and Durham where thieves have been stealing copper and committing acts of vandalism.
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LOCAL/STATE
Durham’s Liberty Warehouse a ‘landmark’ no more
By a 6-0 vote Monday night, the Durham City Council revoked of “Local Historic Landmark” status of Liberty Warehouse, clearing the way for redeveloping the city’s last remaining tobacco-auction house.
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CRIME
Abaroa testimony focuses on emails between victim and former boyfriend
Jurors heard that in the weeks leading up to her stabbing death in 2005, Janet Abaroa had emailed with a former boyfriend.
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CRIME
Would-be robber shoots man on Durham’s Railroad Street
Durham police said a 19-year-old man was seriously hurt when he was shot during a struggle with another man who had demanded his cash and cell phone during an encounter on Railroad Street.
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DURHAM COUNTY
Bonfield presents $381 million Durham budget
City Manager Tom Bonfield presented a $381 million budget proposal Monday night for fiscal year 2013-14. It calls for no increase in the property-tax rate, but adds a fee for garbage collection and raises fees for downtown parking.
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LOCAL/STATE
State rests its case in Janet Abaroa murder trial
Despite newly discovered evidence, a judge has ruled that the case against Raven Abaroa will proceed.
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DURHAM COUNTY
Downtown Durham Inc. hires new leader
Downtown Durham Inc. has chosen Geoff Durham of Fairfax, Va., to succeed Bill Kalkhof as president and CEO.




