Durham Shooting Deaths Doubled in Q1 2026Deadly shootings, non-fatal injuries, rape investigations, and assaults all climbed together, a pattern that goes beyond any single incident.
Andia's Ice Cream Opens Inside Nanny GoatThe rotating scoop shop runs four days a week with 11 changing flavors, adding a dessert stop to the Geer House bodega one block from Durham Central Park.
RDU Awards $400M Runway Replacement to Balfour BeattyThe contract lands as RDU is already mid-build on a $775M terminal expansion, stacking two of its largest construction awards ever in the same window.
Durham Locks In Engineer for $30M Sewer ProjectThe Goose Creek basin is full, and Durham keeps approving housing nearby. A two-phase, $30 million fix now has a design team.
Camden Takes Over 400-Unit Hopson Road ProjectHigh Street Residential spent years winning approvals; now a national apartment REIT steps in to build, betting on Durham's southwest corridor.
Durham Weighs Election System OverhaulFour ideas are on the table, from dropping primaries to changing who votes in ward races.
Durham Launches Savings Accounts for KidsA bipartisan coalition is betting federal wealth-building accounts can reach Durham children who have the least access to financial mobility.
NCCU Is the Only UNC Campus Rated Financially UnhealthyNorth Carolina's budget stalemate is starving the Durham HBCU of $159 million in enrollment funding it says it needs to recover.
Duke Plans $23M Data Center on Central CampusThe project would raise campus energy demand and end Duke's carbon-neutral status, drawing scrutiny from faculty and nearby neighbors.
Durham Eyes One Free Parking Hour DowntownA $74,000 annual pilot could draw weekday foot traffic near DPAC and the Carolina Theatre, but Downtown Durham Inc. wonders if one hour is enough.