Durham NC

The state has documented the first case of West Nile Virus related illness in a human for this year. The N.C. Dept. of Health and Human Services said the case occurred in a resident of Durham County. West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes were also recently identified through routine monitoring in Pitt County. This...

The estimated number of people experiencing homelessness in the Triangle is up 15%, to 1,788 people, according to annual point-in-time counts collected by organizations in Wake, Durham and Orange counties. The increase was driven primarily by Wake County, where the number of unhoused people increased by 27%. Why it...

Another round of showers dropped multiple inches of rain across central North Carolina. Rainfall totals vary by area, but some parts of the Triangle, including Cary, received more than 7 inches of rain Wednesday, Aug. 6. Much of central North Carolina was under a flood watch Wednesday, and flash flood warnings were...

Flash floods took the lives of two people Wednesday afternoon in Nash County, North Carolina, just outside the capital of Raleigh. The man and woman died after their vehicle was swept away along Highway 581. The Spring Hope Police Department said the vehicle was pushed into a ravine “where the waters were rushing and...

One person’s castoffs are another’s treasures, and at Durham Rescue Mission Thrift Store in Durham, North Carolina, you’ll find a veritable Aladdin’s cave of pre-loved possibilities sprawling across what feels like half the county. You know how some people say “I’m just popping into the store...

Durham is stepping up its efforts to squarely face the persistent challenge of homelessness with a new collaboration aimed at rethinking the local strategy for tackling this issue. In an announcement made this week, both the City and County of Durham are partnering with the national nonprofit Community Solutions, as...

A Chicago developer proposing a new life sciences campus near downtown Durham has pulled its rezoning application from the City Council at the 11th hour. Why it matters: The plans from Chicago-based Sterling Bay envisioned a mixed-use life sciences campus on the site of the Heritage Square shopping center on the edge...

Deputies will hand them out on Saturday, Aug. 9, at their Back 2 School Blast.

The funds will be matched dollar-for-dollar through the City's Capital Improvement Program.

Durham, NC — The Durham Committee on the Affairs of Black People (DCABP) will mark a historic milestone with its 90th Founders Day Anniversary Banquet on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 7:00 PM at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel (4700 Emperor Blvd, Durham, NC 27703). This signature event celebrates nine decades of...