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N.C. Senate Bill 100 poses a threat for cities looking to reduce police funding

By Ella Layn | March 8

The bill, also known as the Police Funding Protection Act, states any North Carolina city that reduces funds for law enforcement agencies by more than ...

Community voices concerns over Latinx representation on CHCCS board, coin-flip method

By Kayla Guilliams | March 8

Many community members are frustrated that the board did not engage in a discussion about Latinx representation or racial equity before voting to appoint ...

CHCCS Board of Education moves forward in-person start date to March 22

By Susie Webb | March 7

All students in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools district will now be returning to in-person education a month earlier than previously decided. ...

Students rush Franklin Street for the second time following UNC win against Duke

By Suzannah Claire Perry and Heidi Pérez-Moreno | March 6

Following UNC men's basketball defeat of Duke, fans rushed Franklin Street for the second time this year. Last month, officers took over 35 minutes ...

Settlement secures release of 3,500 incarcerated people from state prisons

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | March 4

The legal settlement ensures the early release of 3,500 people over the next six months, 1,500 of whom will be released over the next three months. The ...

Equality Act, cosponsored by Rep. Price, passes House, still faces vote in Senate

By Kathryn Goodwin | March 3

U.S. Rep. David Price co-sponsors and votes for the Equality Act, prohibiting discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. The ...

Newly-opened Jed’s Kitchen offers halal Moroccan food to the Chapel Hill community

By Elias Horowitz | March 3

Jed's Kitchen recently opened on Franklin Street and offers a variety of classic Moroccan dishes. The restaurant aims to be inclusive offering a menu ...

‘We feel like glorified babysitters’: New teachers forge a career amid uncertainty

By Dominick Ferrara | March 3

New teachers in Chatham County reflect on the uncertainty and unpredictability of teaching during the pandemic.

Orange County Public Transportation to offer new on-demand service pilot program

By Cloris Huan | March 2

The program will be offered Fridays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., for $5 per trip.

‘Avoided a disaster’: Efland residents reflect on Buc-ee’s station, future development

By Henry Haney | March 1

Community organizers in Efland rallied an opposition strong enough to fend off Texas gas giant Buc-ee’s. But what voices were left unheard in the discussion, ...

Chapel Hill Town Council vacancy could extend until November or May

By Caroline Kelly | March 1

Former Chapel Hill Town Council member Rachel Schaevitz resigned last January, and her seat has been vacant since then. Municipal elections are set to ...

Donna Carrington uses lived experience to fight homelessness

By Julia Masters | March 1

Carrington is the executive director of the Community Empowerment Fund, a nonprofit organization in Durham and Orange counties in North Carolina aimed ...

Durham minister fights for Holocaust education bill to include Black history

By Bethany Lee | March 1

N.C. legislators filed a bill on Feb. 10 to make Holocaust and genocide education mandatory for public schools, but Durham minister and activist Paul ...

Durham faith-based advocacy group La Semilla holds refugee vaccination event

‘I’ve been waiting for an opportunity’: Triangle Immigrants feel left out of vaccine process

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | February 28

Research from the Center for American Progress shows undocumented immigrants are more likely to work essential jobs in the United States, with an estimated ...

November municipal elections could be delayed until spring of 2022

By Kelli Rainer | February 25

Every 10 years, district lines are redrawn in North Carolina based on census data to maximize the accuracy of political representation in districts. But ...

Chapel Hill Town Council split over Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. redevelopment project

By Kayla Guilliams | February 25

The project would redevelop the nonoperational Marathon Service Station and the Tar Heel Mobile Home Park by building a new gas station, convenience store ...

Meet Lisa Kaylie, the CHCCS Board of Education's newest appointee

By Elias Horowitz | February 25

Lisa Kaylie, a former chairperson of CHCCS’s Special Needs Advisory Council, was appointed to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education ...

State legislature passes bill to send students back to school, awaits governor approval

By Guillermo Molero | February 24

It doesn’t appear to have Gov. Cooper’s support, despite him calling on K-12 school districts across the state to allow in-person instruction earlier ...

Immigrants’ rights coalition condemns new controversial N.C. Senate bill

By Susie Webb | February 24

The bill has even sparked firm opposition from Orange County's own representatives.

School district program aims to combat food insecurity during pandemic

By Graham Hill | February 24

Food for Students has made an effort to not only provide food, but also connect with students: dropping off ingredients for recipes like blueberry muffins, ...