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At a glance: Durham DA candidates

Because no Republicans are running, the May 6 primary will be the election for the office of Durham district attorney. There will be a run-off if one of the candidates does not get 40 percent of the vote.

Here's a look at the four candidates running on the Democratic ticket.

Keith Bishop
	- Age: 45 - Private attorney - Lifelong Christian grounded in his faith. - Stands for honesty, integrity and fairness - Opposes the death penalty - Ran unsuccessfully for the DA seat in 2006
Freda Black
	- Age: 46 - Private attorney - Assistant district attorney in Durham for 14 years before being dismissed by Mike Nifong in 2005 Helped successfully prosecute former Durham mayoral candidate and novelist Mike Peterson in 2003 in the death of his wife - Top priorities include gangs and juvenile crime Ran unsuccessfully for the DA seat in 2006
Tracey Cline
	- Age: 46 - Chief assistant district attorney in Durham - Top priorities: juveniles with a focus on education. "We need to make our teenagers understand the respect and value of life so we can all be healthy and happy.” - "The job of district attorney is to do justice. It does not mean to always win. It's just to do the right thing."
Mitchell Garrell
	- Age: 52 - Assistant district attorney in Durham - Opposes the death penalty in capital cases. - “I would want to lead by example. There has never been any issue with discovery, candor with the court, anything other than openness with the criminal defense bar in my history there.”

SeeClickFix

Raleigh police unveil online system for non-emergencies
Raleigh Police on Tuesday introduced a system that allows people to report some non-emergency crimes online.
Web, mobile app helping to 'fix' Raleigh
Raleigh residents continue to make good use of a mobile and Web-based tool developed by WRAL.com, the vendor SeeClickFix and the City of Raleigh, according to a report from the city.
City: SeeClickFix has good first month
Hundreds of problems, such as potholes and litter, were reported and resolved in the first month of use of a mobile and Web-based tool developed by WRAL.com, the vendor SeeClickFix and the City of Raleigh.