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UNC men's basketball falls to No. 7 Florida, 90-84, in the Jumpman Invitational

| December 17

Chapel Hill Transit

Safety study aims to address lack of infrastructure for non-motorists on N.C. 54

By Henry Haney | April 23

With no sidewalks and no crosswalks, students that live in housing along N.C. 54 are forced to cross the highway dangerously just to make it to class ...

After NCDOT made cuts, the Town looks for other ways to fund Chapel Hill Transit

By Crystal Yu | April 21

“Cutting funds devoted to transit is taking us in exactly the wrong direction."

After over a decade of work, the light rail is dead. What happened?

By Michael Meeks | April 10

“We can blame Duke today, but I think our problems started back three years ago."

Stop Requested: CHT may be putting an end to controversial bus advertisements

By Nicholas Emken | March 18

“I think if we’re not going be managing the content, then I think we want to make sure that we’re not putting on things that could be offensive ...

The light rail debacle chugs over to UNC

By Crystal Yu | March 3

Carolina Urbanists held a meeting on Wednesday with GoTriangle speakers to discuss local transit plans and the Orange-Durham light rail project.

Duke changed its mind on the Durham-Orange Light Rail, throwing the project off track

By Ryan Smoot | March 1

After more than $130 million in Orange-Durham tax dollars was spent designing a new light rail transit system, Duke University informed GoTriangle that ...

Photo: Towns restoring Bolin Creek (Eliza Williams)

Chapel Hill residents give input for budget development process

By Diane Adame | February 26

The annual budget for the Town of Chapel Hill is a year-round process, with much input being given to achieve a balanced and fair budget for the next ...

Chapel Hill's getting a new bike-friendly bus line, and cyclists are pumped for it

By Laura Rong | January 31

Chapel Hill Transit held a public meeting Tuesday to provide an update on the North-South Bus Rapid Transit plan. The BRT will be 8.2 miles long starting ...

Statewide funding cuts might bungle your bus schedule

By Samantha Perry | January 30

Chapel Hill Transit may soon be feeling the effects of recent statewide funding cuts.

Snow fell in Chapel Hill on a Wednesday afternoon in 2014. North Carolina declared a state of emergency in response to winter weather across the state.

Are we about to have another snow day?

By Crystal Yu | January 29

Here are some preliminary predictions for inclement winter weather in Chapel Hill.

The government shutdown v. the Durham-Orange Light Rail project: Which will end first?

By Henry Haney | January 15

The federal government shutdown is affecting the progress of the Durham-Orange Light Rail project, which aims to make transportation from Chapel Hill ...

The way Chapel Hill looks will change in 2020

By Crystal Yu | January 13

Town Council is working with residents to change Chapel Hill's landscape by updating the Land Use Management Ordinance to add apartment complexes, commercial ...

Durham-Orange Light Rail sees many minor changes, but it's chugging along

By Claire Willmschen | November 14

Check out the following updates on the Durham-Orange Light Rail.

Here's an update on Orange County power outages, transit and a map of road conditions

By Maddy Arrowood | October 11

Hurricane Michael has caused several road closures and power outages in Orange County.

Operations in Chapel Hill are officially back to normal... mostly

By Anna Pogarcic | September 18

After several days of rain during Hurricane Florence, Chapel Hill is finally back to nearly normal.

Chapel Hill Transit resumes limited operation

By Anna Pogarcic | September 17

Here's a list of the flood-prone areas in Chapel Hill as of Monday morning:

Thinking about driving in the storm? The Town wants you to think twice.

By David Saff | September 12

The Town of Chapel Hill is monitoring storm conditions and plans to stay in touch with residents about road safety.

Updated: Buses, groceries and more — what's open now?

By Marin Wolf | September 12

The latest information on evacuations, shelters, grocery stores, transportation and canceled events ahead of Hurricane Florence.

UNC professor Frank Baumgartner on race, traffic stops and why you should care

By Claire Willmschen | September 4

UNC political science professor Frank Baumgartner recently published a book on his research of over 20 million traffic stops, and his findings suggest ...

Here's an update on the Town of Chapel Hill's FY19 budget process

By Emily Davis | May 17

The proposed Chapel Hill Town Council budget aimed to focus on people first. “We understand that none of us are successful without the other 700 employees ...