Durham NC

Heads up, Durham residents: A final round of mosquito-busting is on the horizon. The Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) is set to conduct truck-mounted ultra-low volume (ULV) sprays in certain areas to tackle the pesky West Nile virus (WNV)-carrying insects. The scheduled action comes as a response to...

In a move cementing the state's status at the forefront of the biotechnology sector, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein recently celebrated Biogen's three-decade tenure in the Tar Heel State and the company's hefty $2 billion investment in its future there. The governor, speaking at an event commemorating Biogen's...

After her passing, Jane Goodall’s connection to Duke University lives on. Jane Goodall’s passing earlier this month prompted tributes from all over the world honoring her work as a primatologist, anthropologist and conversationalist. The impact has been felt here in the Triangle as well. Duke University housed...

I’m Brian Gordon , tech reporter for The News & Observer , and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. While they may wear Amazon vests and drive Amazon-branded vans, the people who deliver Amazon packages to our doorsteps aren’t Amazon employees. They are...

You know that feeling when you take a bite of something so good that time stops, your eyes close involuntarily, and you make that little “mmm” sound without even realizing it?. That’s exactly what happens at Big Mike’s BBQ in Cary, North Carolina. In a state...

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — One day after a death investigation began near UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus, police have identified the body. According to the Town of Chapel Hill, police began the investigation after an officer on foot patrol found a man unconscious around 11 a.m. Thursday on the 300 block of West Franklin...

The gunfire that echoes through Yohanan Assefa’s East Durham neighborhood reminds her of the war she fled in Ethiopia. She said she came to the United States seeking peace and safety, not to relive the trauma of violence. “How long will the city allow the sounds of gunfire to dominate our streets as if we are in a...

Editor's note: After verification, we confirmed that Uncle Primo’s Chicken Cutlet is not an availability at the location as the author remarked. “New York City Halal Eats” just opened in the heart of Main Street, and it had me thinking: “Do I actually prefer Durham’s restaurant scene to New York’s?”

Accesso acquired 555 Mangum, a Class A office property located at 555 S. Mangum St. in Durham, North Carolina, for $72 million. The property was built in 2020 and purchased from Northwood Ravin. 555 Mangum is situated within Downtown Durham’s city center. 555 Mangum, completed in 2020, spans 11...

A controversial plan for 117 new townhomes in southeast Durham was approved Monday night, but not without intense pushback from neighbors and a 4−3 division among City Council members. The council approved the annexation and rezoning for the Heartland Park subdivision after nearly two hours of debate. The close vote...