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Martinez helps US beat college all-stars 1-0 in Olympic prep

Jul. 20, 2021 04:22 AM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Nick Martinez combined with three relievers on a five-hitter and Eddy Alvarez walked with the bases loaded in the...

This cover image released by Merge Records shows "Quietly Blowing It" by Hiss Golden Messenger. (Merge via AP)
Review: Hiss Golden Messenger delivers anthems for our times

By Scott Stroud Jun. 25, 2021 09:42 AM EDT

Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski speaks during an NCAA college basketball news conference Thursday, June 3, 2021, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C. Krzyzewski, the winningest coach in the history of Division I men's college basketball announced that next season will be his last with the Blue Devils program he has built into one of college basketball’s bluebloods. The school named former Duke player and associate head coach Jon Scheyer as his successor for the 2022-23 season. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
Duke's Krzyzewski eager for a final run with the Blue Devils

By Aaron Beard Jun. 03, 2021 12:27 PM EDT

FILE - In this Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, file photo, the logo of Apple is illuminated at a store in the city center in Munich. On Monday, April 26, 2021, Apple announced plans to invest more than $1 billion in North Carolina to build the company's first East Coast campus, in a move that is expected to bring at least 3,000 new jobs to the state. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)
Apple announces 1st East Coast campus in North Carolina

By Sophia Tulp And Bryan Anderson Apr. 26, 2021 07:32 AM EDT

Duke University to require COVID vaccinations for fall term

Apr. 09, 2021 07:12 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University will require all new and returning students to present proof of vaccination to student health officials before they can...

Duke guard Goldwire plans to leave as graduate transfer

Mar. 27, 2021 01:59 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke senior Jordan Goldwire plans to leave the Blue Devils as a graduate transfer. In a statement Saturday, the guard...

Duke University lifts stay-in-place order for undergraduates

Mar. 21, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University has lifted a stay-in-place order it issued last week for all undergraduate students following a spike in COVID-19 cases...

FILE - This Jan. 28, 2019 file photo shows the entrance to the main Duke University campus in Durham, N.C. Duke University announced Wednesday, March 10, 2021, that it is considering ending in-person classes as an uptick in COVID-19 cases over the course of five days worsens and students continue to violate health guidelines. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Duke COVID-19 cases surge; fraternities blamed for many

By Bryan Anderson Mar. 16, 2021 11:47 AM EDT

Duke orders undergrads to quarantine due to virus outbreak

Mar. 13, 2021 09:12 PM EST
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Duke University issued a quarantine order for all of its undergraduates effective Saturday night due to a coronavirus outbreak caused by...

Colorado Rockies' Trevor Story (27) high-fives Dom Nunez (3) after scoring a three run homer during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Milwaukee Brewers Friday, March 5, 2021, in Scottsdale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
The Latest: Duke pauses football due to COVID-19 cluster

By The Associated Press Mar. 09, 2021 10:25 AM EST

Students at Driggers Elementary School attend a class in-person as they interact with classmates virtually, Monday, Feb. 8, 2021, in San Antonio. After seeing two academic years thrown off course by the pandemic, school leaders around the country are planning for the possibility of more distance learning next fall at the start of yet another school year. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Schools plan for potential of remote learning into the fall

By Carolyn Thompson Feb. 08, 2021 07:54 AM EST

No. 21 Duke tops Wake Forest 79-68 in Krzyzewski's return

Jan. 09, 2021 02:19 PM EST
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Matthew Hurt scored a career-high 26 points to help No. 21 Duke beat Wake Forest 79-68 on Saturday in Hall of Fame coach Mike Krzyzewski's...

Fledra Hatch awaits her Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at the Durham County Department of Public Health in Durham, N.C., on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. (Julia Wall/The News & Observer via AP)
90-year-olds get vaccine as North Carolina begins next phase

By Josh Shaffer, The News & Observer Of Raleigh Jan. 08, 2021 02:42 PM EST

No. 21 Duke edges Boston College 83-82 without Coach K

Jan. 06, 2021 11:02 PM EST
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Wendell Moore Jr. scored a season-high 25 points to help No. 21 Duke hold off Boston College 83-82 on Wednesday night while Hall of Fame...

Cooper visits Duke Hospital to observe COVID-19 vaccinations

By Lucille Sherman, The News & Observer Dec. 21, 2020 03:21 PM EST
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — As coronavirus cases in North Carolina and across the country continue to climb ahead of the holidays, Gov. Roy Cooper visited Duke...

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2012 file photo, Thomas Stith, transition team executive director for then Gov.-elect Pat McCrory, speaks during McCrory's first news conference since the week he was elected North Carolina's next chief executive in Raleigh, N.C. Stith, the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration in North Carolina, was hired Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, to lead the state's community college system. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Stith named to lead North Carolina community college system

By Gary D. Robertson Dec. 14, 2020 12:04 PM EST

Dosunmu, balance help No. 6 Illinois beat No. 10 Duke 83-68

Dec. 09, 2020 12:07 AM EST
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Ayo Dosunmu had 18 points and a career-high 12 rebounds while sixth-ranked Illinois shot 58% to beat No. 10 Duke 83-68 on Tuesday night in...

Johnson, Steward help No. 9 Duke beat Coppin State 81-71

Nov. 28, 2020 04:21 PM EST
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Freshman Jalen Johnson had 19 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks to help No. 9 Duke overcome a turnover-filled performance and beat Coppin...

RDU predicts 167,000 Thanksgiving flyers, a drop from 2019

Nov. 24, 2020 02:33 AM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Raleigh-Durham International Airport said that it expects this year's Thanksgiving holiday traffic to be much lower than it was last year...

Bright View Technologies, director of operations Michael Bobay, gives North Carolina Governor Roy Copper a tour of the production facility where the company makes face shields on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 in Durham, N.C. Bright View Technologies produces optical management products and began producing face shields when the COVID-19 pandemic started. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
Gov. Cooper sees chances for new jobs post-pandemic

By Adam Wagner, The News & Observer Nov. 19, 2020 04:31 PM EST