The group was supposed to provide monthly reports on which businesses got the grants and loans. But city officials are still clueless about who got the money.
Ben Leonard
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Durham Officials Boast Of Giving Aid To Small Businesses, But Don’t Know Where The Money Went
They crowed about giving tens of thousands of dollars in loans and grants but now say they don’t know which businesses got the money.
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How Steve Schewel Put Muscle Into Durham’s “Weak Mayor” System
Durham’s mayor doesn’t have much power. But Schewel decided he need to take action when COVID-19 arrived.
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Durham Jail Worker Died of COVID-19, But Sheriff’s Office Won’t Discuss It
“COVID-19 / acute hypoxic respiratory failure,” says the death certificate for the Durham jail worker. But the Sheriff’s Office won’t talk about it.
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Five Ways Durham’s ‘Stay At Home’ Order Differs From Other Cities And States
There’s no curfew and you shouldn’t worry about getting arrested.
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The Death Of Bill Bishop: Was It A Heart Attack?
The family of Alexander Bishop has suggested that the Durham developer died from a heart attack. Does the autopsy support that theory?
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The Death Of Bill Bishop: Did The Dog Do It?
Alexander Bishop, charged in the death of his father Durham developer Bill Bishop, has raised the possibility that his dad was strangled by the family dog. Could Winston, a docile yellow Lab, have done it?
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Judge Accuses Investigator of “Inventing Facts” in Case of Durham Teen Accused of Killing Father
Judge Orlando Hudson says Investigator Tony Huelsman made repeated statements “in reckless disregard of the truth” while applying for search warrants.
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At Bishop Hearing, Lawyers Spar Over Search Warrants
In a hearing about the seventeen-year-old boy accused of killing his father, lawyers on both sides accuse each other of “fishing expeditions.”
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A Durham Courthouse Moment: “He Hasn’t Gotten Enough Time for What He Did”
Confronted by the brother of the woman he killed, Travon Evans wouldn’t answer a simple question: Why?