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Will CHALT and NEXT endorsed candidates be successful on Tuesday?

By Sofia Lesnewski | November 3

As election day approaches, candidates for local office in Chapel Hill and Carrboro are entering the homestretch of campaigning. For the Next Action Fund ...

Advocates demand town council candidates pay attention to affordable housing

By Amirsaman Zahabioun | November 3

After just over an hour, the marchers’ ‘Housing is crucial, so make yourself useful’ chants came to an end, but not their mission to propose and ...

Undercounting in 2020 census could impact the state's budget for the next decade

By Kayleigh Carpenter | November 3

Beginning on April 1, 2020, the Census Bureau will attempt to count every person residing in the country in order to reapportion congressional seats, ...

Court ruling mandates new congressional maps in N.C. before 2020 election

By Mark Morrison | October 31

In the midst of election season, the state court has ruled to prohibit further use of current congressional maps.

'I think birds saved my life': Rise CEO Tom Ferguson uses bird-watching to slow down

By Diane Adame | October 31

Tom Ferguson said bird-watching has allowed him to slow down, check his ego and become more empathetic.

Mellow Mushroom on Franklin Street set to close on Sunday

By Julianna Robbins | October 31

“We have developed a lot of regular guests and people that we have become friends with, so we appreciate all those folks and hate that we have to not ...

A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools bus drives toward Chapel Hill High School.

Scroggs Elementary School supports family after student dies in car crash

By Suzannah Claire Perry | October 31

A fundraiser has been set up to support a Scroggs Elementary School student who lost his mother and middle-school aged sister in an Oct. 21 car accident. ...

The Orange County Courthouse in 2010. DTH/Mary Lide Parker

Cedar Ridge High School senior arrested for sending threat of mass violence

By Sonia Rao | October 30

According to a press release, high school senior Dylan George sent a text message to a classmate saying there was going to be a school shooting at Cedar ...

Public art bench in Merritt Park dedicated to Chapel Hill's Merritt family

By Elizabeth Egan | October 29

The Town of Chapel Hill continues to celebrate history with a new dedicated bench in Merritt's Pasture. This is only one part of a larger historical celebration ...

Human Relations Commission panel sparks conversation about free speech

By Amena Saad | October 29

The discussion featured three panelists: legal expert and UNC Law School professor Ted Shaw, BOCC Commissioner Mark Dorosin, and activist-entrepreneur ...

Chapel Hill is debating on the best way to implement bus rapid transit

By Niharika Vattikonda | October 29

Town officials are advocating for the construction of the North-South Bus Rapid Transit route, the first rapid transit system in the region. The route ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools suspend use of dogs in random drug searches

By Taylor Heeden | October 28

On Sept. 3, parents were alerted by email to a random search that occurred at Carrboro High School.

Kay Hagan, former U.S. Senator from North Carolina, dies at 66

By Michael Taffe | October 28

Kay Hagan, who served both in the N.C. Senate and U.S. Senate, died from complications from a brain disease on Monday morning. Family, friends, and Senators ...

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No trick or treating here: Your guide to Franklin Street on Halloween Night

By Audrey Selley | October 28

As students prepare for Halloween at UNC this year, Chapel Hill police let people know what they should and should not do.

Your local guide to the 2019 Chapel Hill-Carrboro elections

By Jamey Cross , Anna Pogarcic and Michael Taffe | October 27

Local election season is here in Orange County, so we broke down exactly what you need to know about the candidates in each of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro ...

Over a year after being killed by a security guard, DeAndre Ballard is not forgotten

By Sofia Lesnewski | October 27

Students at NCCU remember the death of DeAndre Ballard a year later.

'It’s time for fair maps in North Carolina': Discussion continues on state district lines

By Ben Humphries | October 27

The state court agreed with the plaintiffs and declared the redrawn maps unconstitutional on Sept. 3, and ordered them redrawn again by Sept. 19.

Majority of endangered species in the U.S. are plants. Here's what that means for N.C.

By David Saff | October 27

“We're putting ourselves out of business in a big way. A lot of people say, 'Oh, I'm worried about the Earth,'" he said. "I'm not worried about the ...

Warehouse Apartments sale generates upgrades and rent increases for residents

By Sonia Rao | October 27

The Preiss Company, a student housing real estate investor based in Raleigh, recently acquired the apartments from the previous owner, the New York City-based ...

Candidates swarm voters with policy objectives at 'speed dating' event

By Amirsaman Zahabioun and Mark Morrison | October 25

On Oct. 23, the Democratic Women of Orange County (DWOC) hosted a “Date with the Candidates” speed dating event at the Chapel Hill Public Library, ...