/tags/roger-echols Roger Echols en-US Copyright Wed, 09 May 2018 04:33:23 GMT /politics/2018-05-09/durham-voters-elect-new-sheriff-and-district-attorney Durham is getting a change in leadership in both law enforcement and criminal justice. Former Hillsborough Police Chief Clarence Birkhead beat incumbent… Wed, 09 May 2018 04:33:23 GMT /politics/2018-05-09/durham-voters-elect-new-sheriff-and-district-attorney James Morrison /race-demographics/2018-05-02/durham-incumbents-deal-with-post-monument-political-fallout A legal battle over the destruction of a Confederate monument in Downtown Durham is over, but the political fallout lingers.Durham County Sheriff Mike… Wed, 02 May 2018 19:48:26 GMT /race-demographics/2018-05-02/durham-incumbents-deal-with-post-monument-political-fallout James Morrison /law/2018-02-20/da-drops-all-charges-against-confederate-statue-topplers The case of the Durham Eight has reached an end. Durham District Attorney Roger Echols announced Tuesday afternoon he was dropping all charges against the… Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:23:19 GMT /law/2018-02-20/da-drops-all-charges-against-confederate-statue-topplers James Morrison