Durham NC

The Durham Board of County Commissioners met again on Monday. Chair Nida Allam called the session to order at 7:00 p.m., beginning discussions on topics including public health and infrastructure. Prior to the main meeting, a Closed Session was held at 5:30 p.m. to address matters in accordance with G.S....

Durham, NC – The Durham Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) met on October 13, 2025, approving more than $450,000 in new public investments during its Regular Session. Key actions included public health funding, opioid response reallocation, emergency training equipment purchases, and a land conservation easement...

A judge on Wednesday directed UNC-Chapel Hill not to dispose of any written communications related to allegations raised in a lawsuit by former Provost Chris Clemens . Clemens, the former UNC provost who is suing the university and its Board of Trustees over what he says were violations of open meetings and public...

J.F. Webb High School named Mikelis Hobgood and Taylor Hargrove as Homecoming King and Queen, with Tyler Holley and Madison Ragsdale honored as Mr. and Miss Webb during Oct. 3 festivities.

On September 10, the Chapel Hill town council took a unanimous vote to forever change the character of the idyllic collegiate village. “[This] is a travesty, a cop-out and a dereliction of duty,” one resident wrote to the council’s email after the vote. “The ‘Southern Part of Heaven’ is no more—and hasn’t been for a...

Homes were damaged in Durham, Fuquay Varina, and in Southern Pines, where a 138-year-old building was destroyed.

Former employees have filed a complaint against Duke University and its investment advisory, accusing them of misusing forfeitures in the Duke University Faculty and Staff Retirement Plan. The case, Beroset v. Duke University et al., filed in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, alleges Duke...

Those who served are more likely than the general public to die by suicide, but an alternative treatment holds promise.

The UNC Police Department shared Wednesday it is searching for a suspect in an assault that reportedly took place at the Old Well on Tuesday, Oct. 7. Campus police shared a pair of photos of the suspect on its social media accounts, showing them wearing a mask and holding a rainbow umbrella. According to UNC Police’s...

Two-and-a-half weeks after an unauthorized safety alert was released by the dean of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities, N.C. Central University’s administration and police department has offered little explanation about the alert banning former faculty member, Jason Bowers. Despite repeated attempts...