DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- Durham city leaders announced on Tuesday evening the immediate termination of the city's Solid Waste Management director after just three weeks on the job. James Lyons started ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Curbside yard waste pickup is still suspended in both Durham and in Raleigh because of COVID-19. But this week crews will make a one time exception for yard waste. The city ...

For the fourth day in a row, most of the trash isn't being picked up in Durham. Many of Durham's solid waste workers didn't get on their trucks to collect trash on Thursday. Instead, they're on strike ...

Updated at 7:03 p.m., Sept. 11, 2023 to note that after the initial publication of this story, the workers have ended their strike Sanitation workers in Durham have ended their strike and are ...

Leftover food comes and goes easily. Wilted salad left from a potluck, daily coffee grounds, the moldy butt of a loaf of bread, slick potato peels from Thanksgiving prep—if you’re like most people in ...

According to City Manager Wanda Page, James Lyons faked his prior work history during his hiring process as the city's solid waste management director. According to City Manager Wanda Page, James ...

This story originally published online at NC Newsline. This is a developing story. It was updated at 2:55 pm with the cost of the national search. A former Durham mayoral candidate recently hired as ...

Durham has new rules requiring pet waste bins in neighborhoods and along trails, getting homeowners associations involved in the push to get dog walkers to do their ...