Local leaders are working to decide how to budget for the upcoming year. The City of Durham and Durham County have separate budgets. The city takes care of funding police and fire, trash and parks, ...

An aerial view of downtown Durham from the American Tobacco Campus, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Travis Long tlong@newsobserver.com Many Durham County homeowners have already seen their property values ...

The Durham County Detention Facility is inspected at least annually by the State Department of Health and Human Services ...

Durham Public Schools to close on February 2nd due to winter storm safety concerns, impacting students and staff.

In January, the county’s tax administration office completed its two-year reappraisal process, which reassessed the property values for all of the roughly 126,000 parcels within Durham County. Notices ...

Hours of sunlight on Monday melted much of the precipitation, but wet spots turned back into ice overnight, leaving plenty of slick patches for the Tuesday morning commute. Johnston County severe ...

Durham County is hosting an Electronics Recycling Drop Off event for residents with a 2025-2026 solid waste decal to dispose ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham County has withdrawn its sponsorship of the city's Pride event, citing concerns over federal executive orders that limit local government involvement in "diversity, ...