HUD Coverage

Many McDougald Terrace apartments lacked working smoke detectors

Mold, roaches, exposed electrical wires and serious ventilation problems are some of the problems federal inspectors found last year at the McDougald Terrace housing complex in Durham.

Federal inspectors find many problems at McDougald Terrace

Mold, roaches, exposed electrical wires and serious ventilation problems are some of the problems federal inspectors found last year at the McDougald Terrace housing complex in Durham.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

Fayetteville transforming crime-ridden housing complexes into sought-after homes

A $100 million investment into affordable housing more than 10 years ago has reduced crime and violence in several Fayetteville neighborhoods.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Full interview: Price discusses impeachment, McDougald Terrace

Democratic 4th District Congressman David Price discusses President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate and the funding needs of public housing in the wake of carbon monoxide problems that have forced the evacuation of the McDougald Terrace complex in Durham.

Jordan High culinary students make meals for uprooted McDougald Terrace residents

Friday marked the beginning of the fourth week of living out of a hotel room for many McDougald Terrace residents, and with no end in sight on those hotel stays, students at Durham's Jordan High School came up with a creative way to help residents.

Sarah Krueger, WRAL Durham reporter, & Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

McDougald Terrace has dismal safety record in recent years

As scores of families who live in McDougald Terrace face carbon monoxide problems, countless others in public housing complexes in Durham also live in unsafe conditions, according to federal inspectors.

'We're fed up. We're tired': McDougald Terrace residents demand action from Durham officials

Residents of the McDougald Terrace housing complex complained to the Durham City Council on Monday night about their living conditions, including high levels of carbon monoxide that have sickened several people and forced scores of families out.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter, & Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter