Durham, NC News and In-Depth Reporting

After Notable Wins, Can NCAE Make the Case for Public Education?

Attendees of the North Carolina Association of Educators Summer Leaders Conference write down their ideas. (Angelica Edwards for The Assembly)

Educators in Durham and Guilford counties last year. Can teachers leverage those wins into statewide gains?

Photo illustration by Nicole Pajor Moore

Several North Carolina cities have ended ties with the company that uses technology to track gun violence.

The Women's Campus of the Durham Rescue Mission. (Kate Medley for The Assembly)

The sprawling nonprofit has a big footprint in the region, but many have raised concerns.

A statue of Benjamin Duke on campus. (Photo by Erin Gretzinger for The Assembly)

A local coalition is demanding Duke pay the city $50 million a year in lieu of taxes, the latest in long-simmering town-gown tensions.

Jolene Strickland in front of the Governor's Mansion in 1996. (Photo by MJ Sharp for the Independent Weekly)

When Jolene Strickland ran for governor in 1996, she received press coverage, money, and votes. If only she existed.

Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams and the city skyline. (Photo illustration by Ann Salman)

Durham Mayor Leo Williams has an ambitious vision, a growing list of policy wins, and some discontented constituents. What’s next?

The Center for Documentary Studies at Duke. (Kate Medley for The Assembly)

The center has named a new director and restarted some programs.

Panzarella on the porch of her Potter Street home. (Angelica Edwards for INDY)

Lorenzo Lynch was a prominent Durham pastor, his daughter became U.S. attorney general. Now his tenants are in a legal dispute with the family.

One of Durham Rescue Mission’s thrift stores. (Kate Medley for The Assembly)

The Durham Rescue Mission takes in people with nowhere else to go, but some former guests say the nonprofit exploited them at their lowest point.

Durham County’s abuse, neglect, and dependency court has effectively prohibited anyone involved in child welfare cases from talking to the media.