Duke University's endowment reached an all-time high as of June 30, 2026, after a 19.3% investment return.
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Do you trust large universities to manage their endowments in your community's interest?
Durham news covers city government, Durham County, Durham Public Schools, Research Triangle employers and public safety in the Research Triangle's vertex city. Reporting reaches neighborhoods and surrounding counties.
North Carolina Central scored a 26-yard touchdown with 27 seconds left to beat Norfolk State and keep its MEAC title hopes alive.
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Should private organizations provide significant funding for academic scientific research?
The philosophy professor receives an $800,000 grant for his research on human memory and forgiveness.
Emergency teams remove a vehicle found in a pond near the Streets at Southpoint in Durham.
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Do you feel phone theft is a serious problem in your area?
An IT Asset Management Group study places Durham sixth among U.S. cities for phone and handheld theft rates.
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Do you think New Hampshire's voter ID rules make it harder for students to vote?
Long morning lines formed at Durham's only polling place as University of New Hampshire students voted despite a state ban on student IDs.
The page follows Durham city hall and the Durham County board of commissioners, Durham Public Schools and the university, pharmaceutical and technology employers that make Durham one of the Research Triangle's anchor cities. From Hayti and Trinity Park to Walltown, Hope Valley and Old West Durham, neighborhood reporting extends through the city and into Orange County, Wake County, Chatham County and Person County where a story crosses the line. Duke University and Duke Health are the dominant institutional employers in Durham, and their decisions on expansion, research funding and real estate shape local economic and planning debates in ways that make the university a near-constant presence in local government coverage. Rapid population growth and the housing affordability pressures that come with it—particularly for residents not employed by the university or tech sector—are the structural subjects that return most persistently to the Durham city council agenda.
