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3 weeks ago |
abc11.com | Akilah Davis
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Betty Wright is almost two years behind on her rent. She's been living in McDougald Terrace for 17 years. "I got a written statement yesterday saying I owe a thousand a-something dollars," she said. Her next-door neighbor, Corinthia Rainey, is two months behind on her rent. Both women are unemployed. Rainey held her 6-month-old daughter and told ABC11 that she can't work because she has to watch her children, and daycare would be too expensive if she did.
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3 weeks ago |
keyt.com | Akilah Davis
By Akilah DavisClick here for updates on this story DURHAM, North Carolina (WTVD) — Hundreds of flags fly proudly, decorating the Hub RTP field. Each of them tells a personal story that honors a local hero. Walter Deloatch Sr.’s flag is on Honor Field A, along column 2 at row H. “I’m proud of him in every regard,” said LoisDeloatch. “Walter Deloatch Sr. was my hero. He was my dad.”Lois Deloatch is the seventh of her father’s 10 children. She told ABC11 that community was always important to him.
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3 weeks ago |
abc11.com | Akilah Davis
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Plans for the old Durham Police Department headquarters remain in limbo. The four-acre property was built in the late 1950s for the Home Security Life Insurance Company. It's become an eyesore along West Chapel Hill Boulevard since DPD opened its new facility. "When we look at that building, we literally see our building reflection in it," said Heather Rodriguez, lead pastor with Duke Memorial United Methodist Church.
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4 weeks ago |
abc11.com | Akilah Davis
DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Sidekicks Academy is one of 15 organizations targeting underserved youth that will receive funding from the Bull City Future Fund. The mayor launched this effort in August of last year in partnership with the United Way of the Greater Triangle. The first phase of funding will be distributed to organizations like Sidekicks.
Valedictorian with perfect attendance since kindergarten promised grandmother he’d do well in school
1 month ago |
kktv.com | Akilah Davis
WILSON, N.C. (WTVD) - One North Carolina student will soon be graduating from high school, and he will do so as the class valedictorian. If that wasn’t enough to be proud of, his family says he will be graduating after never missing a day of school since kindergarten. The stage was set for graduation inside the gymnasium of Wilson Preparatory Academy. Eighteen-year-old James Brown III was fresh from rehearsal. “Feeling absolutely relieved and I feel blessed to be here,” James Brown remarked.
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