Durham County News

The county Board of Commissioners on Monday will consider giving drug company Merck $2 million in economic incentives to expand its Durham facility , adding 150 to 180 jobs.

A couple of city and county departments are seeking public input on improvements.

Gov. Mike Easley is filling a seat on a district court bench that was vacated two months ago when a judge who implied a murder defendant had gang ties resigned.

State inspectors are working in Durham County and 23 other counties to remove avocados and jalapeno peppers suspected of salmonella contamination from more than 100 small stores.

Durham County's Engineering Department will hold a public meeting on the proposed new Justice Center from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the main auditorium of the Durham County Main Library, 300 N. Roxboro ...

Blake Brinkley thought the house fire he saw Thursday afternoon was both amazing and scary.

A Durham County Superior Court judge reduced the bond today for the woman whose husband is accused in a sexual assault case that includes allegations of channeling demons and caging and beating a man.

Gov. Mike Easley is running out of time to sign the state budget General Assembly members passed a week ago.

Durham residents looking to play a more active role in their community can learn how at Durham Neighborhood College sessions this fall.

A Durham woman was struck and killed in northern Durham County on Sunday while riding her motorcycle without wearing a helmet.

It's uncertain whether there's enough support in the state Senate for a bill that would allow Durham County voters to decide whether to implement a 1 percent tax on all prepared food and beverages.

Police arrested a man they say fired a gun into an occupied house and assaulted another man with intent to kill.

Legislation granting a 1 percent tax on meals in Durham County is moving through the General Assembly in phase one of an ambitious plan to lure the headquarters of Minor League Baseball to the city of the ...

A bill calling for a November referendum on whether Durham County can collect a 1 percent tax on prepared meals and beverages passed its third reading in the House this afternoon, meaning it will now move to ...

State Highway Patrol officials say they are still looking for a person or persons who ran bicycle riders off the road with a car late last month.

Two people were hospitalized Monday night after a motorcycle being pursued by a Durham County deputy slammed into the back of a car in northern Durham County.

A judge agreed to lower bail for Joy Suzanne Johnson, who is accused of aiding and abetting her husband in a sexual assault case that includes allegations of caging a man.

The mother of a Durham girl, killed by a drunk driver ten years ago, had her own close call.

Duke University Health Systems pediatric clinics plan to talk to parents about the safety of guns in their families and safeguards in places that their children frequent.

Police have arrested a man wanted on charges breaking and entering and possession of stolen goods.