Alamance County deputies racially profile Latinos. That’s one of many key findings in a long-awaited statement Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Justice. It follows a two-year probe into numerous allegations of profiling and biased policing involving the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) and Sheriff Terry Johnson. DOJ concluded the sheriff’s office violated the U.S. […]
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DOJ: Alamance deputies discriminating against Latinos
Alamance County deputies racially profile Latinos. That’s one of many key findings in a long-awaited statement Tuesday from the U.S. Department of Justice. It follows a two-year probe into numerous allegations of profiling and biased policing involving the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) and Sheriff Terry Johnson. DOJ concluded the ACSO violated the U.S. Constitution […]
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Carrboro to mull Rogers Road sewer
After years of much-bemoaned inactivity on the touchy subject of Rogers Road, leaders in Orange County seem to be on the move these days. Two weeks ago, Orange County commissioners passed a sweeping resolution to pledge $500,000 for a long-sought community center in the low-income neighborhood vexed by an aging landfill. That comes after Chapel […]
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UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp to resign
Embattled UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp is on the way out. WRAL reported Monday morning that Thorp will step down at the close of the 2012-13 academic year, ending a watch that has been plagued by allegations of academic improprieties, primarily associated with the school’s football program. The school confirmed the news in a press […]
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Audit shows DPI worker overstated travel reports, collected extra money
A state audit of N.C. Department of Public Instruction (DPI) travel costs has flagged more than $110,000 in unnecessary expenses, including one agency worker who collected $3,270 in “overstated” travel reports. The 12-page audit, released Monday by State Auditor Beth Wood, said one unnamed DPI employeean instructional coach for low-performing schoolsclaimed 44,065 miles driven over […]
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Chapel Hill church raises hackles over ad on public buses; free speech an issue
Acontroversial bus ad in Chapel Hill that calls for an end to U.S. military support in Israel is back on the streets. Town officials yanked the advertisement bought by a Chapel Hill Presbyterian church on Aug. 23, 10 days after the spot was posted inside each of the town’s 98 buses. Town staff cited a […]
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Chapel Hill closes Rogers Road center
Orange County leaders did not fulfill their 40-year promise to build a community center on landfill-saddled Rogers Road, but it did close the center that determined neighbors have made their own. Chapel Hill town officials shuttered the Purefoy Drive facility on Aug. 11 because of several permitting and building code concerns, including worries over jammed […]
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VP nominee-to-be whips crowd into a froth
Ryan and Romney have accepted their party’s nominations at the GOP convention in Tampa, Fla., this week. Democrats will gather for their convention in Charlotte next week. Keep up with convention news on Triangulator, the Indy‘s news blog. Look for additional coverage in print editions of the Indy. Ed Goodwin, the GOP’s N.C. secretary of […]
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Paul Ryan in North Carolina
Generally speaking, vice presidential candidates are thought of as the presidential ticket’s attack dog. GOP Congressman Paul Ryan, controversial architect of deficit-reducing federal budget plans, was just that when he made a campaign stop in Raleigh Wednesday, taking shots at President Obama on the economy, healthcare and Medicare. His stop comes days after presumptive Republican […]
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Criminal minds: racial profiling in Alamance County
In the lobby of the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office, a painting of stonefaced deputies from the Wild West hangs on the wall. Pass into the office of Sheriff Terry Johnson, a barrel-chested law enforcement “lifer” with a reputation for tough talk and tougher enforcement of immigration laws, and you’ll find a bookshelf lined with dozens […]
