‘It’s dangerous’: Durham officials challenged to travel without cars, observe public transportation needs
The national initiative challenges people to step into the shoes of those who don’t travel with personal cars. On Friday, leaders in the Bull City took the bus, rode bikes and walked around the ...
UNC sports medicine doctor discusses player safety and head injuries after football concussions return to the spotlight
Concerns about concussions in football are back at the forefront after Miami Dolphins star quarterback Tua Tagovailoa suffered his third head injury of his NFL career last week.
Donald Trump returns to North Carolina without Mark Robinson, one of his top in-state supporters
Donald Trump returns to North Carolina on Saturday, stumping in the southern battleground state that both Democrats and Republicans are treating as increasingly critical to ...
Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates
Women make up more than half of the voters in Sri Lanka, but not a single one will be on the ballot in Saturday’s presidential election. The island nation of more than 22 ...
Shocking rape trial highlights the systematic struggles French sexual abuse victims face
The trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose husband repeatedly drugged her over the course of nearly a decade has highlighted the difficulties ...
Glowing paint coming to a stretch of Raleigh greenway. Will it improve visibility?
The glowing paint will make a centerline down Crabtree Creek Trail from Kiwanis Park to Atlantic Avenue. The edges might be painted too. The city’s Capital Projects Manager Kris Nikfar said it’s a low ...
Enloe beats Knightdale 38-8 in penalty-infested homecoming contest
Enloe won its third straight game coming off a bye week with a convincing 38-8 win over Knightdale in the Blitz Friday Night Game of the Week. The contest was marred by penalties — 25 flags in the ...
North Carolina voters react to Lt. Gov. Robinson’s latest scandal
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is resisting calls to suspend his campaign for governor as people in North Carolina and across the country read about his latest scandal.
Phillies clinch 3rd straight playoff berth and close in on NL East title
After the Philadelphia Phillies clinched a third consecutive playoff appearance Friday night, they shook hands on the field and walked back to the dugout as though it were any ...
First Responder Friday: Clemson football star becomes police detective
CLEMSON, S.C. (WSPA) – The name of Clemson Police Department Detective Chris Chancellor can be found on the Tiger Walk near ...
Parents, school districts, and law enforcement in central NC respond to numerous school threats
Medlin said their police department responded to two school threats in two weeks. Officers responded to East Garner Middle School on Thursday and Garnet Magnet High School a week earlier. He said in ...
Sri Lankans vote in a presidential election that will decide how it recovers from economic crisis
Sri Lankans began voting Saturday in a presidential election that will determine the course of the country’s recovery from its worst economic crisis and resulting ...