UNC Health Care proposes new facilities

UNC Health care has proposed a concept plan to the Town of Chapel Hill for the redevelopment of University-owned property along highway 15-501 near I-40 ...

UNC class studies social change through service with The Marian Cheek Jackson Center

A UNC class is partnering with The Marian Cheek Jackson Center through APPLES Service-Learning to focus on social change and globalization. 

Town of Chapel Hill and UNC aim to bring the gap for immigrant and refugee residents

UNC and the Town of Chapel Hill are working together in an initiative to address the needs of foreign-born and refugee communities in town.  

Chapel Hill, Carrboro responds to structure fire

The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 500 N. Columbia St. at 11:52 a.m. on Wednesday. Reports say the fire began in Unit B ...

PTA helps local families affected by extensive fires in The Villages of Chapel Hill

On the night of Jan. 8, UNC senior Damaris Osorio was in the shower when she was informed that her apartment was on fire. 

Orange County Snow Survival Guide: Closures and updates

Central North Carolina, including Orange County, is expected to receive two to four inches of snow Wednesday morning, according to a statement by the ...

Stop, drop and roll out of dorm rooms for fire drills

Students living on campus have all experienced the dreaded fire alarm in the middle of the night. Instead of exiting their buildings, some people have ...

What it was like to be a Black student in Chapel Hill 60 years ago

 David Mason Jr. recalls walking every morning in the muddy, unpaved streets of the Northside neighborhood to attend class at Orange County Training ...

Students unable to lease from Town House Apartments due to redevelopment plans

Residents of Town House Apartments cannot sign leases for the next school year right now because of potential redevelopment. An email, sent on Oct. 19, ...

Town council prepares to find new town manager

The Chapel Hill Town Council has started the process of finding a replacement for Town Manager Roger Stancil, who announced his intent to retire this ...

Operation Safe Streets aims to stop drunk driving

The Mecklenburg County Alcogol Beverage Control Board has a program called Operation Safe Streets, which aims to stop drunk driving by finding people ...

Chapel Hill Town Council met to discuss new fire station, American Legion property

The Chapel Hill Town Council met last night for a business meeting to discuss the sale of a retiring fire truck to help pay for the construction of Fire ...

Thousands of acres off limits for urban development in Orange County

Orange County has around 37,000 acres of land that cannot allow urban development due to a joint planning agreement between Chapel Hill, Carrboro and ...

Northside Neighborhood Initiative works on affordable housing

As college students sign leases for off-campus houses for the next school year, long-time neighborhood residents prepare for another year of increasing ...

Midnight lunches and Chapel Hill's third shift

When Jessica Toney texts her boyfriend during her "lunch break," he's often going to sleep.  Toney, a UNC senior who works midnight shifts in a lab ...

Chapel Hill Town Manager announced he will retire in September 2018

Chapel Hill Town Manager Roger Stancil will retire in September after 12 years of service to the town.

Chapel Hill Town Council meets to discuss the Town Manager retiring, development and SECU Family House

CHALT-endorsed newcomers win seats on Chapel Hill town council

Mayors of Chapel Hill, Carrboro win by landslide in municipal elections