Enough fentanyl to kill more than 2.3 million people seized in Durham County drug bust ...

A Durham man with an “extensive criminal record” for narcotics trafficking was arrested Thursday night on several felony ...

Unlike some North Carolina jails, the Durham County Detention Facility stands in a highly visible, downtown location. But practices inside that should be visible to the public are not, Emancipate NC ...

DURHAM N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham County Sheriff's Office released crime statistics covering the first nine months of 2025, and they show a slight decrease compared to last year. When comparing Jan. 1 ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Two new initiatives aimed at enhancing communication between the Durham County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) and the community were launched, Sheriff Clarence F. Birkhead announced ...

It was freezing outside when a detainee at the Durham County Detention Facility said he saw a staff member at the jail tie another detainee’s wrists and legs to a restraint chair for a few hours, with ...

Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead can keep some jail policies hidden from the public, a judge ruled Thursday. That includes the jail’s search, restraint and housing assignment policies.