Riverside High School was under lockdown after a tip was received saying someone may have brought a gun on campus.

A large law enforcement presence responded to a high school in Durham on Friday morning, resulting in the school being placed under lockdown, police said.

The Carolina Theatre of Durham has been awarded a $335,000 multi-year grant. This funding comes as the theatre approaches its ...

It was long ago accepted that he'd be the best player in college basketball this season. But could he be the best freshman ...

Get a recap of Tuesday’s girls’ high school basketball action with #BIG5 performers, box scores, results, notes, schedule ...

The NCISAA state basketball playoffs start this week and conclude Feb. 21-22 with state championships at Providence Day and ...

Ohio-based M/I Homes had asked Durham to annex 168 acres straddling the Orange-Durham county line for the project, but 37 ...

Duke’s Cooper Flagg (2) and Kon Knueppel (7) celebrate with the Cameron Crazies after Duke’s 87-70 victory over UNC at ...

After several major upsets this week, there are eight new teams in the statewide prep basketball rankings plus a new No. 1 in ...

It took two applications to get into the competitive sheriff’s academy. He was delivering ... Lila Cola with ALS United NC ...

Langston Wertz Jr. is an award-winning sports journalist who has worked at the Observer since 1988. He’s covered everything from Final Fours and NFL to video games and Britney Spears. Wertz -- a ...

North Durham Academy, and even moved to the UAE in 2018 with teacher husband Michael, before returning to the UK and Middlesbrough College in 2021. Brother Mark, 43, told the Echo: “We’d all ...