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Are you tired of quarantining at home? Take a walk on a local greenway

By Jordan Barish | April 7

According to Orange County's stay-at-home order, play centers, private and public playgrounds, skate parks and recreation centers will all be closed to ...

UNC's Hearts for the Homeless is helping Orange County's most vulnerable amid pandemic

By Dylan Cole Phillips | April 7

COVID-19 has not stopped UNC's newly-founded chapter of Hearts for the Homeless, a nonprofit started to assist people experiencing homelessness, from ...

'A struggle and a conflict': The history and future of Pine Knolls

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 5

Pine Knolls is a community that has struggled with self-preservation in the past, and today, that self-preservation is still uncertain.

‘It's not business as usual’: Essential workers continue on through pandemic

By Victoria Johnson | April 5

While most are sheltered in their homes, essential personnel like firefighters, policemen and medical workers continue to provide community services. ...

Listen: Local business owners talk about their experiences dealing with COVID-19

By Taylor Heeden | April 5

The coronavirus pandemic is impacting local businesses. Reporter Taylor Heeden sat down with local business owners and politicians to discuss economic ...

State prisons prepare for continued COVID-19 spread, as first four cases are detected

By Brittany McGee | April 2

The first four cases of COVID-19 in state prisons were announced on Thursday, two days after the North Carolina Department of Public Safety increased ...

Police increase patrols around town but haven't seen an uptick in break-ins

By Kayleigh Carpenter | April 2

Ran Northam, community safety communications specialist for the Town of Chapel Hill, confirmed in an email that Chapel Hill police have increased their ...

N.C. lawmakers are seeking federal testing waivers as the state faces coronavirus effects

By Guillermo Molero | April 2

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that states would be able to bypass federal standardized testing requirements for the 2019-2020 school ...

Here's how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the 2020 census

By Meredith Radford | April 2

In the wake of the novel coronavirus, the census has been delayed, but remains vital to our society. Renee Price, chairperson for Orange County's task ...

Orange County has recently experienced a surge in new voter registrations as North Carolina’s primary approaches.

How COVID-19 may affect the 2020 election process

By Meredith Radford | April 1

Although the 2020 Presidential election is still over seven months away, state officials are weighing options to find a way to best ensure voter turnout ...

Here's what the third coronavirus relief package means for North Carolina

By Jordan Barish | March 31

Some college students are concerned because they aren't specifically addressed in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the third federal ...

Acting CHCCS Superintendent Patrick Abele to lead transition to online learning

By Lilly Clark | March 31

Current superintendent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools has been placed on medical leave, so Abele will be taking action to lead adjustments due to ...

This nonprofit is raising money for local Latinx and Hispanic communities amid COVID-19

By Kayleigh Carpenter | March 30

To help during the pandemic, the organization has already donated food to a total of 246 people, including 107 children who are no longer receiving food ...

CHCCS Board of Education to fund WiFi hotspots for students without internet access

By Niharika Vattikonda | March 30

In preparation for the implementation of at-home learning until May 15, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education estimated the need for ...

Here's how COVID-19 changed life in the University and state over the course of a month

By Maeve Sheehey and Michael Taffe | March 30

The University, city and state have seen dramatic changes over the past month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From classes going remote and campus shutting ...

Refugees in Orange County struggle to make ends meet amid COVID-19 economic hardships

By Sonia Rao | March 29

As COVID-19 continues to change the dynamics for families everywhere, refugee families in Orange County are facing their own unique set of challenges. ...

Chapel Hill group taking novel approach to helping survivors of domestic violence

By Kayleigh Carpenter | March 29

“To see women who I have worked with having flourished after escaping a situation and to see them on the road to doing better is incredible.”

How the women of Orange County stepped up to respond to WWI and the Spanish Flu

By Emma Kenfield | March 29

Women also formed various war circles, in which they made hospital gowns, garments for refugees, bed pads and various medical supplies. These circles ...

Not your typical grandmas: Raging Grannies fight for freedom and justice in the Triangle

By Amena Saad | March 29

That message is that as grandmothers, we’ll do everything we can to ensure a safe and sustainable future for our grandchildren,” said Vicki Ryder, ...

Hillsborough Mayor Jenn Weaver gives virtual "State of the Town" address

By Kayleigh Carpenter | March 26

Instead of addressing a room full of people, Mayor Jenn Weaver gave her first State of the Town Address to an empty board meeting room.