Durham
The City of Durham is located in Durham County in central North Carolina. Here are the latest stories in and about the city.
Latest stories
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Man charged with murder in Durham drive-by shooting
A man is charged with murder in a drive-by shooting that killed one woman and injured two others on Friday in Durham.
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Dog found in a dumpster in Durham has found a home
A dog -- now named "Kingston" -- that was found in a Durham dumpster has been adopted and is heading to his fur-ever home.
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One woman killed, another hospitalized in Durham neighborhood shooting
Durham Police say that a woman is dead and another is in the hospital after a shooting Saturday afternoon on Revere Road in Durham. Neighbors told WRAL News they saw a man run after a shooting in the neighborhood.
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Durham Council 'confident' in gun violence action plan as NC Central students urge action
NC Central students ask Durham council to take action following a shooting near campus that injured two students. Durham Police are in the process of passing a gun violence plan. Members tell WRAL they are confident it will effectively lower violence.
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25 years after 9/11, Durham fire chief remembers rescue mission at the Pentagon
Before becoming Durham’s fire chief, Robert Zoldos was a member of Virginia Task Force One, a highly specialized urban search and rescue team trained to respond to major disasters around the world. On September 11, 2001, Zoldos was one of the first teams to respond after a plane struck the Pentagon.
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Triangle honors victims of 9/11 25 years later with stair climbs at UNC, Durham Bulls Athletic Park
Thousands woke up early Friday morning to participate in the annual stair climbs in Durham and Chapel Hill honoring the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Warrant: multiple shootings at Durham Housing Authority property connected, retaliatory
A new search warrant shows at least five shootings in Durham were retaliatory, after another murder. In that document, Durham Police say a murder in February at a Durham Housing Authority complex spurred retaliatory shootings over of the span of seven months.
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Durham's new police chief Stephanie Mardis aims to target violent crime
Tuesday marks the first official day of work for Durham's new police chief.
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Driver falls asleep, crashes into Durham dental office, police say
A driver suffered minor injuries after police said he fell asleep and crashed into a dental office on Page Road.
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Durham house fire prompts large response
Around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, a neighbor reported a fire on the 300 block of Spring Street in Durham. Firefighters located the small fire inside a closet and extinguished it quickly.
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Driver charged after student hit getting off school bus in Durham
A driver was charged after police said they hit a student getting off a school bus Tuesday afternoon in Durham. The student suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital, police said.
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HVAC issues persist in Triangle schools; Hillside High without A/C
Air conditioning issues continue at schools across the Triangle. Wake and Durham County schools sent students home this week after temperatures rose inside classrooms without air conditioning.
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Downtown Durham stabbing: 1 hurt, 1 in custody
Durham police responded to a stabbing investigation downtown, near City Hall, on Tuesday morning.
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Founder of nonprofit accused of failing to pay employees denies allegations in court
The founder of a nonprofit accused of failing to pay his employees appeared briefly in court on Monday. He fainted later while speaking to reporters in the elevator.
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Two shot on Hunt Street in Durham Sunday morning
Two people were shot in the 100 block of Hunt Street. They arrived at the hospital later seperately.
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Highlights: Northern Durham football downs Bartlett Yancey in Week 1 (Aug. 20, 2026)
Northern Durham got off to a strong start in the 2026 football season with a 45-18 win over Bartlett Yancey.
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Police investigating after finding someone shot in south Durham
Police said they believe the shooting actually happened somewhere else in north Durham.
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Man killed in stabbing on Old Oxford Road in Durham, suspect identified
Durham police responded to a stabbing call in the 600 Block of Old Oxford Rd, they found a man with stab wounds who later died at the scene.
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‘Doing the best we can’: Record-breaking 911 call volume strains Durham EMS resources
Durham's growth is straining the capacity of emergency resources, impacting the ability of EMS to respond to lower-priority 911 calls. Durham’s Director of Emergency Services says Durham broke a record last fiscal year for calls for service, and they're on track to break it again this year.
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Stanley Cup comes to Durham Bulls Athletic Park to continue Canes' summer-long celebration
The Stanley Cup will make a stop at Durham Bulls Athletic Park as the Carolina Hurricanes continue celebrating their second championship.
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Durham County adopts 9-month pause on data centers
Durham County commissioners have approved a nine-month moratorium on new or expanded data centers after hearing from people in the community on Monday night.
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Durham police searching for missing woman
30-year-old Makayla Jenkins was last seen Thursday in the 3200 block of North Duke Street, police say.
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ALE raids illegal Durham nightclub; six arrests, drugs, guns and alcohol seized
Early Saturday morning, special agents with the North Carolina Law Enforcement Division (ALE) conducted a search warrant of an illegal night club on Dearborn Drive in Durham.
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Driver safe after UPS truck catches fire on I-85 in Durham
A UPS truck driver is safe after their trailer caught fire on Interstate 85 in Durham early Friday morning.
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What’s changing on school menus as Wake, Durham students return
Wake and Durham students will see changes to school meals this year, including new menu precautions, expanded access to free meals and higher prices for some Wake County families.
