A look inside: Wegmans in Chapel Hill opens its doors to the public

New York supermarket chain Wegmans opened its long-awaited Chapel Hill location on Wednesday. Shoppers lined up for over an hour to be the first customers ...

Cooper says N.C. bars can open indoors, other COVID-19 restrictions eased

For the first time since March, bars in North Carolina will be able to open indoors. Cooper announced this and an ease in many other COVID-19 restrictions ...

Orange County School Board renames C.W. Stanford Middle School

“We are responsible for school and community climate," board member Jennifer Moore said. "We are having to address issues of inequity because our predecessors ...

2021 Piedmont Laureate aims to increase representation in children's literature

"After 17 years as a writer, Lyons has published over 15 children’s books with people of color serving main character roles."

Chapel Hill Transit redesigns bus stops to make public transportation more accessible

“When things are made ADA-compliant and made more accessible, physically that just enhances this for everyone,” Corey Root,  the Orange County ...

Durham's Geer Cemetery sparks discussion of historically neglected Black burial grounds

Local community organizations and state government partners are paving the way towards more recognition and resources for historically neglected Black ...

Legacy of Chapel Hill’s first Black detective remains, 50 years after his death

Theodore Roosevelt Cole Jr. was killed in 1969 on the day of his promotional ceremony to become Chapel Hill’s first Black detective.         ...

Local and national movements hope to improve Black maternal health

Organizations, activists and lawmakers, including Rep. Alma Adams of North Carolina’s 12th Congressional District, have been pushing for action to address ...

WUNC presents new podcast about local civil rights hero Pauli Murray

The podcast, called "Pauli", centers around Durham native Pauli Murray's influence as a civil rights attorney. Former Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ...

From The Rock Wall tells the living histories of Black Chapel Hill-Carrboro

The project was developed by the Marian Cheek Jackson Center for Saving and Making History and aims to uplift voices, past and present, of Black Chapel ...

Cedar Ridge High School seniors showcase their artwork at Margaret Lane Gallery

“Around the latter half of my first year in I.B. Art, I stumbled across artists like Hannah Höch and Barbara Kruger who made social commentary,” ...

Living with a pandemic: Polio in the 1940s

For polio survivors, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is not the first infectious disease to upend their lives. Now, decades after polio ripped through North ...

Retired CHCCS teacher Karen Reid is looking for a kidney donor

Reid, who was diagnosed with a chronic kidney disease in 2014, recently published a letter asking for help finding a donor. Her disease has now progressed ...

One person arrested after shots fired at Chapel Hill apartment complex

Friends of Chapel Hill Public Library celebrates National Library Lovers Month

Every Saturday during February, there will be a table set up at the front entrance to the library where current members of the Friends of Chapel Hill ...

Former UNC BOG member Darrell Allison named chancellor at Fayetteville State University

Former UNC Board of Governors member Darrell Allison has been named as the next chancellor for Fayetteville State University. 

Two candidates seek chief public defender position for Orange and Chatham counties

A chief public defender runs and maintains the public defender's office. They create policies and work on issues such as the disparate impact of court ...

Pandemic crises generate progress in Orange County’s Emergency Housing Department

The pandemic has had a devastating impact on renters and homeowners in Orange County. To solve the looming housing crisis, the Orange County Housing and ...

Orange County, schools systems adjust plans ahead of winter storm

Officials say residents should prepare for up to three days of lost power as Orange County faces a winter storm warning from midnight Thursday until 7 ...