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Watershed petition may go to court

Durham County Attorney Lowell Siler said Thursday that the validity of a protest petition and the county commissioners' Oct.12 vote on the Jordan Lake watershed boundary must be decided in Superior Court.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:35 PM

Collapsing floor injures firefighter

A firefighter was injured Thursday after the floor of a burning apartment collapsed under him.
Modified: 11/19/09 10:41:30 PM

Homicide victim's genitals mutilated

A stab wound to the neck killed Ronald Fetherson, but the killer wasn't finished with him.
Modified: 11/18/09 09:09:32 PM

Jordan Lake petition ruled valid

City/County Planning Director Steve Medlin has ruled that the Haw River Assembly's protest petition regarding the Jordan Lake watershed case is valid.
Modified: 11/19/09 07:04:16 AM

Soon, a lovely place to winter

Every year around Oct. 15, Duke University staffers go to the forest off Lemur Lane to rattle a bucket of chow and summon primates in from the impending cold.
Modified: 11/18/09 09:09:03 PM

Durham burglaries up; violent crime down

Violent crime declined, but burglaries continued climbing, according to third-quarter Durham crime statistics released this week.
Modified: 11/17/09 11:08:29 PM

County sets closed session set on Jordan basin boundary

Durham County commissioners will meet in closed session Thursday morning to discuss the Jordan Lake watershed boundary.
Modified: 11/17/09 03:50:42 AM

Hundreds cheer Bronto's new head

Sunday's Bronto Birthday Bash drew an estimated 300 people, many of whom came away with souvenir kazoos and a song in their hearts or somewhere.
Modified: 11/16/09 09:19:33 PM

He went from bad to oh, so good

Keijuane Hester sold drugs to earn quick cash for his family. Now his white powder gets mixed with sugar and food coloring instead of packaged into small plastic bags.
Modified: 11/18/09 02:35:42 PM

Bomb detonated near Lake Michie

Bomb technicians from the Durham County Sheriff's Office detonated a pipe bomb found near Lake Michie early Tuesday afternoon.
Modified: 11/10/09 11:16:32 PM

Triangle students advance in science contest

Two Triangle high school students have each won $3,000 and a chance to compete for the country's most prestigious science prize for teens.
Modified: 11/10/09 11:16:31 PM

H1N1 vaccines for high-risk people today in Durham

Durham County's health department is providing H1N1 flu vaccinations for high-risk people today at the National Guard Armory.
Modified: 11/10/09 11:16:29 PM

Durham schools name interim chief

School board members appointed the Durham school system's chief operating officer as interim superintendent Tuesday night.
Modified: 11/10/09 11:11:36 PM

NCCU band to march in Pasadena

The N.C. Central University Marching Sound Machine will march in the 2011 Tournament of Roses Parade.
Modified: 11/09/09 08:57:31 PM

Landfill methane goes to work

Those long tossed fast-food wrappers and leftovers may be providing the light that's helping you read this story.
Modified: 11/06/09 11:31:03 PM

Duke starts cancer center

In a famous 1993 speech, cancer-stricken former N.C. State basketball coach Jimmy Valvano launched his research foundation with a plea for money that he said might not save his own life, but might save his children's lives.
Modified: 11/06/09 11:30:57 PM