Law enforcement agencies across the Triangle have issued a battery of charges against Dezmond Armond Harper, who has been accused of a violent crime spree that claimed the lives of three people.
Thomasi McDonald
Posted inUncategorized
Video Footage of Officers Smashing a Vehicle’s Window and Dragging a Wake Forest Woman to the Ground Went Viral Last Week
The woman’s minor children were in the vehicle and witnessed the whole thing in the latest incident of Triangle law enforcement officers using excessive force against residents.
Posted inUncategorized
Some Durham Residents Will Soon Receive a Guaranteed Monthly Income of $500
The city’s guaranteed income pilot program—also known as “Excel”—will provide $500-a-month payments to 115 randomly selected, formerly incarcerated individuals.
Posted inUncategorized
Hispanic/Latinx Residents Comprise North Carolina’s Fastest-Growing Population
Statewide, the Latinx population grew by 40 percent between 2010 and 2020. By comparison, the group’s population increased by 23 percent nationwide, according to a UNC-Chapel Hill report.
Posted inUncategorized
Durham Officials Hope a “Cease Fire” Initiative from Ex-Gang Members Will Help Address the Bull City’s Gun Violence Epidemic
Bull City United, a county-funded team of “violence interrupters’’ and outreach workers, are trained to resolve outbreaks of violence on the streets before they happen. Elected officials will receive a report on BCU’s effectiveness next week.
Posted inUncategorized
Dix Park Inter-Tribal Pow Wow Will Celebrate Indigenous Culture and Communities
The event, which will feature competitive dancing, music, indigenous vendors and food showcasing the legacy and culture of Indigenous communities in the state, will take place at the Dix Park’s Big Field on October 30.
Posted inUncategorized
DPS Employees Will Receive $1,000 Retention Bonuses
But school board members acknowledged that the bonuses did not begin to address the challenges teachers and staffers have encountered over the past 18 months as a consequence of the pandemic.
Posted inUncategorized
Durham Commissioners Join State Lawmakers in Condemning Anti-LGBTQ Remarks from Lt. Gov. Robinson
Durham County commissioners are also working to finalize a draft of a nondiscrimination ordinance.
Posted inUncategorized
Morrisville Police Chief Patrice Andrews Hired as Durham’s New Top Cop
Andrews, an N.C. Central alumna, will return to the Bull City, where she started her career in law enforcement, next month.
Posted inUncategorized
Downtown Raleigh Alliance, Wake Tech Will Offer Budding Entrepreneurs Pop-Up Space, Business Counseling In Time for the Holidays
A new partnership will offer up and coming business affordable space in downtown Raleigh and access to StartUp at Wake Tech, a free service that provides assistance to small business owners in Wake County.
