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Nine couples said "I do" between innings at a Durham Bulls game, turning America's favorite pastime into an unforgettable wedding venue for 18 people. The Triple-A team has now made this unique celebration an annual tradition.
After surviving cancer and business collapse, County Durham businesswoman Nickie Gott OBE wrote a memoir to help others believe they can rise after falling. "Shake Your Own Pompoms" releases May 28 as a rallying cry for anyone who's ever doubted themselves.
When Emilio Gay got the call that he'd play for England, he didn't text his parents. He drove 200 miles to tell them in person.
When Emilio Gay got the call that he'd be England's new cricket opener, he didn't text his parents the news. Instead, the 26-year-old drove 200 miles from Durham to Bedford just to tell them in person.
Three women made their England cricket debuts and all claimed their first international wickets in the same match against New Zealand. Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Jodi Grewcock, and Dani Gibson wrote their names into the record books during the opening one-day international in Durham.
Amazon just launched the UK's first drone delivery service, dropping packages into gardens across County Durham in under two hours. The futuristic service that once seemed decades away is now buzzing across British skies.
Sophia Durham spent four years studying how cancer spreads and just earned one of the nation's highest undergraduate research honors. The cell biology major graduates this week with the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship and a clear mission to become a professor who advances scientific discovery.
Laura Wickwar marks 35 years cancer-free at this weekend's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Durham. Her journey from shocked first-time diagnosis at 31 to longtime advocate shows how far breast cancer treatment has come.
Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie is investing $1.4 billion to build a massive manufacturing campus in Durham, North Carolina, creating 734 permanent jobs and 2,000 construction positions. The project marks the largest private investment in Durham's history and puts the city on the map as a global life sciences leader.
One of the pharmaceutical industry's biggest players is planting roots in Durham with a $1.4 billion campus that will create over 730 jobs and produce life-saving medicines. It's the largest private investment in Durham's history and positions North Carolina as home to eight of the world's ten biggest drug makers.
Behind the effortless beauty of Duke Gardens lies a coordinated team of 50 volunteers, staff horticulturists, and students who tend every bloom and pathway year-round. Their hidden labor transforms what could be a simple garden into one of the nation's premier university botanical spaces, welcoming over 650,000 visitors annually with free admission.
A college student who survived a shooting at her school's homecoming is now helping others by sharing her journey. Her courage is turning tragedy into hope for communities affected by gun violence.
Harper Harrell, who beat leukemia at age 12, is building free housing in her Durham backyard for families whose children are receiving cancer treatment at Duke Hospital. The project will house up to six families less than two miles from the hospital.
Emily Webster, who beat a rare appendix cancer at 32, is running her first marathon wearing her late father-in-law's Boston Marathon jacket. The Durham professor honors Bryan Suits, who ran Boston during his own cancer treatment before losing his battle in 2023.
A County Durham athlete with a learning disability is set to make history at the London Marathon. Erica Dixon aims to become both the fastest and youngest female runner in her category to complete the iconic 26.2-mile race.
After losing in the state finals last year, Southern Durham's basketball team came roaring back to claim their first championship in school history with a gutsy fourth-quarter comeback. Sophomore A.J. Morman scored seven clutch points in the final frame to seal the 54-47 victory.
When the sirens fade after a shooting, Durham's new Office of Survivor Care steps in with free mental health counseling, food, clothing, and long-term support for victims and families. This compassionate program fills the gap when immediate crisis help ends but trauma continues.
A Durham nonprofit launched by three local churches now offers free rides to medical appointments for seniors who can't get there themselves. Twenty volunteers have already helped 30 seniors in the program's first year.
When a night out went wrong, friends used Snapchat's location feature to find their companion clinging to a tree branch in a freezing river. Police rescued both him and a friend who jumped in to help, turning a potential tragedy into a story of quick thinking and heroism.
England cricket captain Ben Stokes is on the mend after successful surgery to repair an eye injury from a cricket ball strike. The 34-year-old all-rounder is expected to return to play for Durham before England's summer Test series begins in June.
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