Pro-Palestinian activists have defaced UNC's South Building and set up a new protest camp.

Pro-Palestinian protesters deface UNC's South Building, set up new encampment

The Durham Police Department is investigating two fatal shootings that occurred on Saturday morning.

Durham Police link shootings that left two dead

More than a dozen former employees say understaffing at Brynn Marr Hospital contributes to what they describe as a dangerous place for patients and employees. Hospital officials say allegations of violence, sexual assaults, overmedication and lack of mental health therapy are unfounded.

Former employees say short-staffed NC psych hospital rife with violence, abuse

Brynn Marr Hospital

It's that time of year when your child will be taking end-of-grade tests or EOGs. What are EOGs and how can you help them be better prepared?

End-of-grade tests: Everything you need to know about these annual exams

Student testing 

Closed fields in the shadow of the defunct Red Hook Grain Terminal in Red Hook, N.Y., April 27, 2018. Since 2015, most of the baseball and soccer fields in Red Hook, Brooklyn, have been closed because of lead contamination in the soil, but a $107 million cleanup plan by the New York City parks department has been delayed. (Chang W. Lee/The New York Times)

The Toxic Ball Fields of Brooklyn