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Durham sheriff endorses Bell

Oct. 18 - Durham County Sheriff Worth Hill has endorsed Mayor Bill Bell for re-election. "Mayor Bell has been a strong supporter of Durham citizens for many decades with his continual selfless contributions as a public servant," Hill said in a press release sent out by Bell's campaign. "He carries an olive branch of diplomacy along with the fortitude to ensure the strength and prosperity of this community." | MORE

PAC backs four city candidates

Sep. 21 - The North Carolina Sheriff Police Alliance political action committee has endorsed incumbent Mayor Bill Bell, incumbent City Council members Eugene Brown and Diane Catotti and City Council candidate Laney Funderburk in the city's 2007 municipal election. | MORE

Durham Mayoral Debate Video

Sep. 21 - Watch as Bill participates in WRAL-TV's mayoral debate. | MORE

Watch the Durham Mayor's Debate Online

Sep. 10 - Watch the ABC11 mayoral debate in its entirety online at ABC11's web site. | MORE

Durham incumbents, activist win backing

Sep. 7 - The Durham People's Alliance, a left-of-center political action committee, endorsed three incumbents and a well-known community activist for mayoral and City Council races. DPA also endorsed Mayor Bill Bell to keep his seat over his challenger, council member Thomas Stith. | MORE

Durham Mayor's Race - Submit Your Questions

Sep. 4 - The candidates running for the Durham Mayor's seat are incumbent Bill Bell and City Council member Thomas Stith. Both will square off in a debate on Eyewitness News, September 15. You can ask your questions about their leadership here. | MORE

Profile: Bill Bell, Durham mayor

Sep. 3 - NAME: William V. "Bill" Bell AGE: 66 OCCUPATION: Executive vice-president/COO UDI/CDC, Retired IBM Corp. electrical engineer EDUCATION: M.S. in electrical engineering, New York University, N.Y.; B.S. in electrical engineering, Howard University, Washington, D.C. | MORE

Durham Father Honored With A Triangle Wish

Aug. 22 - Nearly every afternoon in Durham, dozens of teenagers come to play basketball on a private court. They shoot hoops under the watchful eye of Rick Phillips, in the backyard court he built with his own money. “They keep me young,” said Phillips, or Mister Rick as the kids call him, “Just having them around I feel like I have fifty kids, they're mine and I watch them and it's great.” | MORE

Durham mayor gauges violence

Jan. 18 - Durham Mayor Bill Bell said Tuesday that the city must rededicate itself to fighting violent crime and its causes -- drugs, guns and a lack of economic opportunity for those most in need. Durham already had the highest per-capita murder rate among North Carolina's large municipalities in 2004, and then murders increased 16 percent in 2005. | MORE

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