Durham County Sheriff Clarence Birkhead was elected for a third term in the 2026 primary election. Durham County Sheriff ...

DAE swept the school board, Deberry, Birkhead, and Chitlik were reelected, while District Court Judge Clayton Jones was unseated.

Immigration enforcement and ICE cooperation has been a central issue in the race to be the next Orange County sheriff.

It was freezing outside when a detainee at the Durham County Detention Facility said he saw a staff member at the jail tie another detainee’s wrists and legs to a restraint chair for a few hours, with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Durham County voters will cast ballots in the statewide primary election in March 2026. Local races include the county’s sheriff, ...

Wake and Durham sheriffs report no CBP notification and urge calm. Durham County Sheriff stress community safety, advise residents to know rights. Local leaders criticize federal secrecy over Border ...

A man and woman were taken to the hospital from injuries sustatined during a domestic dispute on the road. A child who was in the car with them was taken into DSS custody.