Durham NC

Duke head coach Jon Scheyer's ridiculously detailed approach to non-conference scheduling is incredible.

Emergency crews rushed to the 300 block of North Duke Street in Durham on Friday evening after a report of a hazardous substance, drawing a sizable response but ending with a collective sigh of relief. Durham Fire's hazardous-materials team, the Durham County Sheriff's Hazardous Disposal Unit and Durham Police all...

A woman fought off an armed man, alerting police who later located and arrested the suspect.

It's been an emotional week at the Durham School of Technology after Carla Boynton, 57, and her husband, Andre Boynton, 60, were killed in a crash in Detroit.

While Caleb Wilson won't be in action against Virginia Tech, it looks like he's no longer wearing a brace on his injured left hand.

Earlier this month, UNC-Chapel Hill debuted a policy that gave the university license to secretly record classes without a professor’s knowledge. At a faculty council meeting Friday afternoon, Chancellor Lee Roberts announced the university is reversing course. “The whole idea was to create clarity and reassurance,”...

Durham is ending Black History Month with a celebration built around community, culture, and connection. The For The Culture Festival is taking over Durham Central Park on February 28, 2026, bringing together Black-owned businesses, live entertainment, and family-friendly fun in one vibrant space. From 3 p.m. to 10...

Some restaurants serve food, and some restaurants serve experiences wrapped in nostalgia with a side of really good wings. Abbey Road Tavern & Grill in Cary, North Carolina, firmly belongs in the second category, and if you’re a Beatles fan, this place is basically your personal paradise. Let’s be...

Drugmaker Merck will lay off over 150 workers in Durham as it winds down production of an HPV vaccine, the company said this week. Some 147 workers at the plant at 5352 Old Oxford Road and seven at the 100 Rodolphe Street facility stop work by May 1, Merck said in a notice to state officials dated Feb. 24.

Neighbors in Durham are turning up the heat on City Council, demanding it undo a controversial rezoning that cleared the way for a 140-unit apartment complex beside Sandy Creek Park. Petitioners say the March 17, 2025, 4-3 vote was taken in "bad faith" and puts flood-prone backyards, a prized birding corridor and...