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Gov. Cooper appoints members of equity task force to implement pandemic recovery

By Maddie Van Meter | November 15

Gov. Roy Cooper announced the appointment of several members to the Andrea Harris Equity Task Force. The mission of the task force is to advise state ...

'God bless the bus': Moovit app provides transit users with bus schedules

By Bailey White | November 15

Chapel Hill Transit Director Brian Litchfield said Moovit has been on his phone for several years. Moovit includes other transit options, including Uber ...

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New bookstore to open in Carrboro, focuses on used and affordable books for everyone

By Bridget Bendezu | November 15

Golden Fig Books, an independent Durham bookstore, is opening a new store in Carrboro at Carr Mill Mall on Friday, Nov. 18.

'It's really dangerous': Residents along NC-54 struggle with lack of crosswalks

By Olivia Gschwind | November 15

Some areas of NC-54 lack crosswalks near bus stops, which poses a problem to pedestrians trying to reach those across the road. The highway is one of ...

Sancar Center hosts event for Azerbaijan Victory and Flag Day, celebrates culture

By Phoebe Martel | November 15

Last Saturday evening, members of the Azerbaijani diaspora, Triangle-area officials and Washington, D.C.-based foreign policy analysts gathered to celebrate ...

State honors tribes during American Indian Heritage Month, some question sincerity

By Caroline Dickey | November 14

On Nov. 2, Gov. Roy Cooper proclaimed November as American Indian Heritage Month to celebrate the eight state-recognized indigenous tribes. Since 1990, ...

Hospitals face strains amid rise of flu and respiratory illnesses in NC

By Audrey Kashatus | November 14

North Carolina is facing very high levels of influenza-like illness much earlier this year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

'Celebrating and interrogating Southern culture': Carrboro Film Fest returns for 17th year

By Jenna Rupp | November 14

The film festival will showcase nearly 50 independent films, all focusing on the South and Southern culture. The two feature-length films were both written ...

'It’s the time of highest need': Residents face housing shortage, rising prices

By Lily Richardson | November 13

Chapel Hill-Carrboro residents face difficulties as interest rates and home prices rise and housing becomes more challenging to find. Since 2017, the ...

Carrboro legend Elizabeth Cotten inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Vina Senthil | November 13

On Nov. 5, Carrboro musician Elizabeth Cotten posthumously received the Early Influence Award from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. She joined ...

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OC Schools Board of Education hears equity plan update, unanimously accepts

By Hannah Ma | November 13

At the Orange County Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday, the OCS Equity Task Force presented their equity plan update and outline for equity ...

Hillsborough commissioner appointed by Gov. Cooper to juvenile justice committee

By Sophia Fanning | November 13

Hillsborough Mayor Pro Tem Matt Hughes was appointed to North Carolina’s Juvenile Justice Planning Committee, a part of Gov. Roy Cooper's Crime Commission. ...

Twelve CHCCS psychologists commended during School Psychology Awareness Week

By Tori Newby | November 10

School psychologists across the state work with students, parents and other staff members to implement interventions to address behavioral and academic ...

Longtime record-seller Gerry Williams hosts biannual record show in Carrboro

By Sam Kornylak | November 9

Gerry Williams has been selling records for 45 years and hosting record shows in Carrboro for the last 18. His most recent record show on Sunday was at ...

Two Republicans win seats on the NC Supreme Court, flipping majority

By Eliza Benbow and Ethan E. Horton | November 9

Republicans have reclaimed a majority of the N.C. Supreme Court with the election of Judge Richard Dietz to Seat 3 and Trey Allen to Seat 5. Both seats ...

Black drivers are disproportionally pulled over in Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill and Carrboro policing data shows racial disparities in traffic stops

By Gabriel Morrison and Joseph Adams | November 9

Police reports issued over the past few years by the Carrboro Police Department and Chapel Hill Police Department show that traffic stops disproportionately ...

Chapel Hill awaits results of soil testing for coal ash

By Samuel Long | November 9

Chapel Hill Mayor Pan Hemminger said the Town has been transparent about what it has learned about coal ash at 828 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. But, one ...

Link between lack of affordable housing and home insecurity evident in Orange County, activists say

By Walker Livingston | November 9

A lack of affordable housing and other factors are seen as driving homelessness in Orange County, and local organizations seek to provide resources and ...

Republican Ted Budd wins U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina

By Emmy Martin | November 9

As of 2:03 a.m. on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C. 13th) has won North Carolina's contested U.S. Senate seat per unofficial election results. At ...

Democrat Renée Price will represent District 50 in the North Carolina House of Representatives according to unofficial results on Tuesday. 
The seat was previously held by N.C. House Rep. Graig Meyer (D-Caswell, Orange), who is set to represent District 23 in the N.C. Senate.

Renée Price defeats Charles Lopez, wins N.C. House District 50 per unofficial results

By Maddie Singleton | November 9

Democrat Renée Price will represent District 50 in the North Carolina House of Representatives according to unofficial results on Tuesday. The ...