State: Dorm has major problems

A 3-year-old dormitory at N.C. Central University has problems with mold, moisture, sprinklers and fire alarms that could cost more than $9 million to fix, according to a report from the State Construction Office.

NCCU officials dispute at least some of the findings and say the dorm -- Eagle Landing, on Brant Street, is safe for students.

The dorm was built by a private foundation set up by the university in 2003 because it needed new student housing faster than would be possible via the usual state construction process.

The building is now operated by a private management company. The university intends to assume ownership, but cannot do so until the dorm is shown to be in satisfactory condition.

Work accident kills company owner

The owner of an Apex land-clearing company was crushed to death Wednesday by a septic tank he was attempting to remove from a ditch.

Charles F. Williams, 37, and a co-worker were attempting to place chains around the tank at a residential construction site on Glover Road in southeast Durham when the accident occurred.

Williams was pronounced dead at the scene.

The state Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating.

One teen shot to death, 2nd arrested

A 19-year-old man was shot to death in east Durham Monday night, and a second 19-year-old was arrested in connection with the homicide.

Police said Sheridan Pierce Glenn was shot in the stomach with a shotgun at a vacant house at 3005 Angier Ave. He staggered to a house next door, where a neighbor called 911. He later died at Duke University Hospital.

Thomas Eugene Caraway was arrested the next day about a mile away on Wabash Street. Police said the two men were acquainted but they did not offer a motive.

The homicide was the city's seventh and the county's eighth of the year.

Deceased DSA students honored

Students at the Durham School of the Arts are creating a garden on school grounds as a memorial to three students who have died.

Since 2004, three teenagers at the visual and performing arts magnet school have passed away abruptly. To keep their memories in mind, volunteers from the secondary school (grades 6-12) have given their money, plants and time to create the Big-Hearted Garden.

The memorial is dedicated to two students who died from heart disease -- Jonathan Henderson, 14, and Aaron Morgan, 15 -- and to Bennie Vanhook, 17, who was shot and killed in December.