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Organizations file lawsuit against NCDHHS about prolonged jailing of people with disabilities

By Sarah Clements | April 28

The lawsuit was filed on April 18 and claimed that the NCDHHS has failed to provide timely competency assessments, in violation of the 14th Amendment, ...

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Students create a bucket list for the perfect Chapel Hill summer

By Adele Harris | April 28

From kayaking at Jordan Lake to watching movies to escape the heat, there's a range of summer activities in Chapel Hill for those staying in the area ...

24th annual Mildred Council Community Dinner will emphasize community, honor legacies

By Kristin Kharrat | April 25

The 24th annual Mildred Council Community Dinner will be on Sunday, April 28. The event aims to bring the community together and pay homage to its creator, ...

Orange County Schools Board of Education discusses redistricting, teacher pay

By Sarah Clements | April 24

The new redistricting timeline, which was created in February, will be feedback driven and focused on improved accuracy. The plan will also include staff, ...

Small plane crashes at RDU, injuring UNC professor and pilot

By Jessica F. Simmons | April 24

The passenger on the plane was Dr. Paul Chelminski, a UNC professor and internal medicine physician with UNC Health. Chelminski was taken to UNC ...

North Carolina faces increasing proportion of femicides

By Sophie Baglioni | April 24

As of April of this year, there have been 24 recorded domestic violence-related homicide cases in North Carolina, with 90 percent of the victims being ...

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Chapel Hill Transit wins statewide safety award for lack of preventable accidents

By Fiona Wong | April 23

David Rhew, the director of the North Carolina Public Transportation Association, said in an email the safety award recognizes various public transit ...

New documentary explores barriers to reentry in Orange County

By Sierra President | April 22

The Orange County Local Reentry Council held a screening of "Welcome Home?" — a documentary focused on the struggle to find housing for incarcerated ...

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Orange County Schools board member resigns for health reasons three weeks before runoff

By Ethan E. Horton | April 22

Moore's doctoral degree had recently been called into question in reporting by the News & Observer.

Chapel Hill, Carrboro communities prioritize environmental sustainability

By Sarah Smiley | April 22

Mitigating climate change has long been a priority for Chapel Hill and Carrboro community members. Leaders from both towns have made commitments to environmental ...

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Carrboro approves language access plan with interpretation, translation services

By Sarah Lewisohn | April 19

The plan prioritizes languages that are both commonly spoken in Carrboro and have high proportions of residents who reported speaking English less than ...

NEXT Chapel Hill-Carrboro hosts first-ever Policy Slam Competition

By Kristin Kharrat | April 18

The event provided the opportunity for seven contestants to share local urban planning policies that can help create a more equitable community.

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Carrboro Town Council hears presentation on 2024-25 budget in work session

By Grace Whittemore | April 17

During its Tuesday night work session, the Carrboro Town Council heard from the Town's finance director Bret Greene about the state of the 2024-25 ...

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The Flying Pierogi soft-opens storefront in Carrboro's South Green

By Grace Whittemore | April 17

The restaurant previously operated out of a food truck that traveled throughout the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area serving its European-inspired cuisine.

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Chapel Hill Town Council sees fewer proposed developments, meetings to start year

By Maddie Policastro | April 17

Since the start of 2024, the council has held only three regular meetings, changed multiple business meetings to work sessions and heard no new development ...

Renovations underway for new Franklin Street Purple Bowl location

By Lucy Kraus | April 16

After being forced to relocate to a new location, the Franklin Street acai bowl business is carving out its new space.

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State agency receives $750 million to address affordable housing

By Sierra President | April 16

Households are considered cost-burdened if they spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing. But in North Carolina, 71 percent of extremely ...

Lack of beginning teacher support contributes to high attrition rates statewide

By Lucy Marques and Sarah Clements | April 16

“When you have these individuals that are beginning teachers, they're not only trying to learn the pedagogy of teaching, they're also going back to ...

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East Rosemary Street reopens after eight months closed to traffic

By Caroline Horne | April 15

The street was initially closed on August 21 between North Columbia Street and Henderson Street due to the construction of a parking deck, with the road ...

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Community organizations petition town council for public bathrooms downtown

By Jessica Hudnut | April 14

Four community organizations submitted a petition to the Chapel Hill Town Council to provide public bathrooms in downtown Chapel Hill in ...