Durham County ranks last in the Triangle for its response to the 2020 census, with 56.4% of residents having submitted census forms as of June…
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Aissa Dearing remembers a talk on gang violence prevention in her seventh-grade health class. This is how gangs recruit students, school security and police officers…
Since China banned imports of most plastics and other recycled materials from the U.S. in 2018, cities and towns have been scrambling to figure out…
When the NFL needed help to stop the spread of the MRSA bacteria in 2013, the league called Dr. Deverick Anderson, a Duke infectious disease…
On the morning of Saturday, June 20, dozens of Durham residents joined in a car parade to celebrate Juneteenth — a historic holiday commemorating the…
Despite making up just 14% of Durham County’s population, over three-quarters of reported COVID-19 cases in June were among Latinx residents, Department of Public Health…
Suddenly book browsing has become a hazardous pastime. Durham’s libraries and bookstores have closed their doors, so book lovers have no place to wander through…
A new State of the County Health Report is out and the message is clear. Durham is making progress on some major health priorities. But…
For the second time this month, frustration and outrage over police misconduct against Black people dominated a Durham City Council meeting on Monday. Council members…
The city of Durham and Durham County are continuing to move forward with reopening plans during the coronavirus pandemic. An amendment to the “safer-at-home” order…