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Convicted robber Erick Daniels won another chance to prove his innocence claims last week when a superior court judge granted him a hearing that could overturn his conviction and lead to a new trial.
By Mosi Secret | 7 May 2008

Raleigh's on course to be a city of 700,000 in 25 years or so, and as the city's planning director, Mitch Silver, asks, Where's our Eiffel Tower? Our St. Louis Arch? Our Seattle Space Needle?
By Bob Geary | 30 Apr 2008

The new election will take place no earlier than Feb. 12— 55 days from the Dec. 19 decision.
By Matt Saldaña | 26 Dec 2007

Durham Police Chief Jose Lopez and City Manager Patrick Baker signed an agreement in January allowing the Durham police to enforce federal immigration laws.
By Mosi Secret | 30 Apr 2008

Three men vying for Durham city manager have questionable work histories
28 Apr 2008

Tamara Tal has been cleared of charges of failure to disperse
6 May 2008

For the foreseeable future, public transit in the Triangle will be on a bus. The commuter trains and streetcars imagined in the STAC process are at least a decade away, and for the trains, two decades or more.
By Bob Geary | 7 May 2008

As the war in Iraq enters its sixth year, the U.S. Army has steadily lowered its recruiting standards to fill its ranks.
By Mosi Secret | 26 Mar 2008

Edwards spelled out a set of policies on health care, energy, trade and the economy that his rivals, Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, later adopted. But most voters didn't hear much about Edwards, beyond the fact that his campaign had paid $400 for his haircut.
By Bob Geary | 6 Feb 2008

As part of Durham County's emission reduction plan, officials recently hired Tobin Freid as its sustainability coordinator, whose job is to educate business, government, industry and residents on cutting these emissions.
By Juliana Hanson | 7 May 2008

North Carolina taxpayers could chip in $25 million for the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility, a federal disease research lab proposed for Butner.
By Lisa Sorg | 7 May 2008

4,071 U.S. troops killed
7 May 2008

Plus: The role of coal in global warming; Reynolds American's commercial says FDA has no business regulating tobacco
By Lisa Sorg | 9 Apr 2008

...a new statewide reuse program is encouraging schools and community groups to collect those items for fundraising.
By Lisa Sorg | 26 Dec 2007

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