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Local nonprofits help North Carolina combat food insecurity

By Sophia Wilhelm | February 12

With one in four children facing food deprivation, North Carolina has one of the highest percentages of children who are food insecure in the U.S., according ...

DPS came to McCorkle Place to vacate the immediate area surrounding the Silent Sam statue Aug. 31, 2017.

Local legislators collaborate with community leaders to relocate Silent Sam

By Carlyann Edwards | February 11

Mayor Pam Hemminger says Confederate statue Silent Sam should be relocated to a place where it can viewed in an educational context.

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Three years after the Chapel Hill shooting, Muslim students talk legacy, Islamophobia

By Lucas Risinger | February 11

According to a study by the Pew Research Center, 44 percent of Americans polled in 2017 responded that "there is a natural conflict between Islam and ...

A firsthand account of what it's like to have your house broken into

By Seth Newkirk | February 11

I lived your nightmare, and it ended up in a car chase.

After close victory, UNC students and local residents rush Franklin Street

By Molly Horak and Rebecca Ayers | February 9

UNC students and local residents ran to Franklin Street to celebrate the Tar Heel's 82-78 victory over Duke. People rushed out of Top of the Hill Distillery, ...

Carrboro residents' property taxes could be raised with the new budget process

By Doug Dubrowski | February 8

Carrboro may soon change their property tax rate for the first time in nine years.

Carrboro police department gives its seventh Naloxone shot, saves life

By Cole Kordus | February 7

Lt. Keith Webster of the Carrboro police department saved the life of an overdosing driver last weekend with the help of the Orange County Health Department ...

Campus Health offers students ways to promote mental health.

Worried about getting sick? Learn how to stay healthy this flu season

By Laura Brummett | February 7

This year's strain of the flu is one of the worst, affecting over 150 people last week in the UNC Healthcare system alone.

Photo Illustration. Although traditional cigarette use has fallen in the past decade among young people in North Carolina, the rise in popularity of e-cigarettes has presented a new challenge for health officials.

Why vaping in Orange County may be worse for you than you think

By Karlton Tate | February 7

E-cigarettes and vaporizers have become increasingly popular among younger demographics; however, officials worry that users are unaware of major health ...

UNC Health Care and Apple pair up for new health app

By Marin Wolf | February 7

Apple and UNC Health Care have paired up to provide health records to patients.

Photo courtesy of Tenille Fox,  spokesperson for Orange County Animal Services.

Find your Valentine with animal adoption discounts from Orange County Animal Services

By Mickayla McCann | February 6

Orange County Animal Services has a Valentine Adoption Special running throughout the month of February which cuts the adoption fees for cats, kittens, ...

Q&A with retired Chapel Hill Police Department crisis counselor Sabrina Garcia

By Claire Willmschen | February 5

Sabrina Garcia retired from the Chapel Hill Police Department after 28 years as a Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Specialist. Staff writer Claire ...

Carrboro's Akai Hana provides handmade artisan sushi experience

By Drew Wayland | February 4

Akai Hana Japanese restaurant and sushi bar has stood quietly at the crook of Main Street in Carrboro for 21 years. The staff serve authentic, handmade ...

Maple View works to terminate brain cancer

By Marin Wolf | February 4

Maple View celebrated National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day on Feb. 3 to benefit the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke through Angels ...

Executive Director of Cure HTT, Marianne S. Clancy, presents Congressman David Price an award on behalf of Cure HTT in August for his work in passing legislation on behalf of those affected by the genetic disease. Price, along with Gov. Roy Cooper, opposed the the proposed Republican health care bill.

Rep. Price addresses questions over Trump, state of D.C. at town hall

By Caroline Levine | February 4

Rep. David Price addressed his constituents and took questions at his town hall event in Carrboro on Saturday morning. Questions about the current state ...

After humble beginnings, PORCH has raised over $2 million for hunger relief efforts

By Mattias Miller | February 1

PORCH, an all-volunteer, grassroots hunger relief organization, will hold a community celebration as they pass the $2 million mark in donations for hunger ...

The shooting was three years ago. Here's how their families turned tragedy into progress.

By Marin Wolf | January 31

Three Muslim students were killed in 2015. This week, Chapel Hill's mayor declared a day in their honor. The student's families have used the legacies ...

Here are free and low-cost locations for you to get STI testing

By Doug Dubrowski | January 31

Multiple locations in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Durham offer confidential testing for STIs as well as pregnancy tests.

Orange County zoning, water and sewer management discussed at Assembly of Governments

January 31

City staff writer Cole Kordus live-tweeted at the from the Jan. 30 meeting of the Orange County Assembly of Governments, where county officials discussed ...

Belen Alvarado and her three children live in Lakeview Mobile Home Park.

Mobile home residents respond to surprise threat of displacement by luxury apartments

By Marin Wolf | January 30

Developers presented a concept plan to the Chapel Hill Town Council Wednesday for the construction of a luxury apartment complex on land where the Lakeview ...