Within a few weeks, GoTriangle will learn whether the $3.3 billion Durham-Orange Light Rail Transit project will be allowed to move to the next phase of a federal grant application process. If the Federal Transit Administration gives the OK, the DOLRT can move from the project development phase to the engineering and design phase. GoTriangle […]
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Carrboro Floating $18M Project at Greensboro Street Lot
A library, town offices, and a new location for the nonprofit ArtsCenter may soon fill a parking lot at the corner of Greensboro and Roberson streets in Carrboro. If the complex is built, it will be the town government’s second new construction project in a hundred years, Mayor Lydia Lavelle said following a public hearing […]
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Durham-Orange Light Rail Nears Next Step in Grant Process, Has No Guarantee of Federal Funding
The Federal Transit Administration could decide within a few weeks whether the proposed Durham-Orange light rail can move onto the next phase of an application to win a grant that would cover half the cost of the $3.3 billion project. Mike Charbonneau, communications director for GoTriangle, which is working with Durham and Orange counties to […]
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Brunch Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
A bill that would allow Sunday morning alcohol sales and let distilleries sell more of their products directly to customers is headed to the desk of Governor Cooper.Senate Bill 155, or as it’s better known, “the brunch bill,” passed the Senate 37–9 late Wednesday night. Before it can take effect, the bill must be signed […]
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Darryl Howard, Wrongfully Convicted in a Double Murder, Is Suing the City of Durham
Darryl Howard, who was released from prison last year after a judge overturned his convictions in the 1991 murders of a Durham woman and her teenage daughter, is suing the city of Durham and a police officer he says fabricated and suppressed evidence. The civil suit was filed in U.S. District Court last month and […]
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The State Budget’s Raise-the-Age Provision Isn’t Everything Advocates Wanted, But It’s a Start
A measure to raise the age of juvenile jurisdiction in North Carolina could keep upward of eleven thousand teens out of the state’s adult court system each year, beginning in December 2019. The proposal, included in a $23 billion state budget approved by legislators last week, would direct sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds charged with misdemeanors and […]
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Durham County Hikes Taxes But Won’t Give DPS as Much as Advocates Wanted
Following less-than-hoped-for education funding in the state budget, the Durham County budget will give more money to Durham Public Schools, but not as much as advocates say is needed to ensure teaching positions aren’t cut. On Monday night, commissioners approved the $633.14 million budget, including $134 million for DPS, after commissioner and former school board […]
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Orange County Commissioner, Wake County Judge Announce Court of Appeals Bids
Mark Dorosin, chairman of the Orange County Board of Commissioners, says he plans to run next year for a seat on the North Carolina Court of Appeals. Dorosin announced the bid in a Facebook post Monday night. He was first elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2012 and was reelected in 2016. For eight […]
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Durham Commissioners Approve $633M Budget
Following less-than-expected education funding in the state budget, the Durham County budget will give more funding to Durham Public Schools, but not as much as advocates say is needed to ensure teaching positions aren’t cut. The commissioners approved the $633.14 million budget, including $134 million for Durham Public Schools, after Commissioner Heidi Carter, a former […]
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Orange County Housing Authority Has Appealed Its ‘Troubled’ Status
Annette Moore, the county’s interim housing director, says the agency has appealed a September determination by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that its Section 8 program is “troubled.” Housing Authorities that operate Section 8 program are assessed and scored annually on fourteen factors. Scores below 60 are considered troubled, scores from 60 […]
