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, ...

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 ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham County commissioners approved a multi-million dollar plan Monday to upgrade the Durham County Sheriff's Office training facility. The proposal called for a new outdoor ...

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 newly sworn-in High Sheriff for County Durham was reassured he is far less likely to be at risk of execution than many predecessors in the historic role. In a centuries-old tradition, Mike Poole, ...

Durham County is preparing to assess its food system and create a 10-year plan to ensure food security. Durham’s Board of County Commissioners approved a $159,547 contract Monday with Key ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham County has withdrawn its sponsorship of the city's Pride event, citing concerns over federal executive orders that limit local government involvement in "diversity, ...

A tent at a homeless encampment at the Durham Freeway and West Chapel Hill Street in 2018. File photo by Cliff Bellamy The Herald-Sun AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy.