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CHCCS Board discusses next school year's budget amid coronavirus economic concerns

By Dylan Cole Phillips | April 12

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School Board of Education met Thursday night to discuss the superintendent’s recommended budget in the wake of COVID-19. ...

How custodians in Durham Public Schools were granted paid emergency leave

By Victoria Johnson | April 9

The North Carolina State Board of Education approved the “State of Emergency” COVID-19 sick leave for school employees on March 27. How will this ...

Are stay-at-home orders really reducing pollution in the Triangle?

By Lilly Clark | April 9

Unlike other areas in the U.S. and around the world, the Triangle has not yet seen a significant change in its air quality as residents have been ordered ...

Students struggle to pay rent and negotiate leases due to economic impact of COVID-19

By Brittany McGee | April 9

As the pandemic continues, it is becoming harder for students to keep up with housing payments. Some students have tried renegotiating their leases, but ...

UNC System's Silent Sam Trust will cover Confederate group's attorney fees

By Charlie McGee | April 8

Over $80,000 of the short-lived “Monument Trust” will be paid to non-UNC attorneys who played a role in the creation of a lawsuit settlement that ...

N.C. experiencing a vast increase in unemployment insurance claims due to COVID-19

By Kayleigh Carpenter | April 8

North Carolina is ranked second in the country for greatest percent increase in coronavirus-related unemployment insurance claims. Findings from WalletHub ...

CHCCS commits to paying staff providing meals to students amidst COVID-19 outbreak

By Elsa Karcher | April 8

Bus drivers and nutritional workers in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools system have been volunteering in a lunch program to provide students with ...

Orange County Board of Commissioners discusses next steps for climate projects

By Guillermo Molero | April 8

The money for these projects, among others, would come from the new Climate Action Tax that the commissioners approved as part of the budget for the 2019-20 ...

North Carolina comes in 36th place nationwide in census responses

By Niharika Vattikonda | April 8

North Carolina is currently underperforming in responses to the 2020 Census. The lack of responses comes from complications due to COVID-19, several hard-to-count ...

Local fundraisers provide meals to health care workers during pandemic

By Audrey Selley | April 8

In collaboration with many restaurants and local organizations in the area, Feed the Fight Chapel Hill and North Carolina Healthcare Association are helping ...

Orange County leads North Carolina counties in 2020 census response rate

By Elizabeth Egan | April 7

With a 2020 census rate of 52.7 percent, Orange County is leading North Carolina counties as of Tuesday night. The county created a Complete Count Committee ...

Here’s how local law enforcement agencies are enforcing the stay-at-home order

By Suzannah Claire Perry | April 7

Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue said his own department has focused on educating, not punishing, residents who they find may be in violation of the ...

Town of Carrboro provides business loans to ease economic impact of COVID-19

By Victoria Johnson | April 7

The Carrboro Emergency Fund Review Committee is providing loans to help small businesses during the pandemic.

Are you tired of quarantining at home? Take a walk on a local greenway

By Jordan Barish | April 7

According to Orange County's stay-at-home order, play centers, private and public playgrounds, skate parks and recreation centers will all be closed to ...

UNC's Hearts for the Homeless is helping Orange County's most vulnerable amid pandemic

By Dylan Cole Phillips | April 7

COVID-19 has not stopped UNC's newly-founded chapter of Hearts for the Homeless, a nonprofit started to assist people experiencing homelessness, from ...

'A struggle and a conflict': The history and future of Pine Knolls

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 5

Pine Knolls is a community that has struggled with self-preservation in the past, and today, that self-preservation is still uncertain.

‘It's not business as usual’: Essential workers continue on through pandemic

By Victoria Johnson | April 5

While most are sheltered in their homes, essential personnel like firefighters, policemen and medical workers continue to provide community services. ...

N.C. hospitals are changing operations and procedures, adapting to COVID-19 spread

By Suzannah Claire Perry and Elizabeth Egan | April 5

Hospitals across the state of North Carolina are taking steps to ensure that they are ready for the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, expected to come to ...

Listen: Local business owners talk about their experiences dealing with COVID-19

By Taylor Heeden | April 5

The coronavirus pandemic is impacting local businesses. Reporter Taylor Heeden sat down with local business owners and politicians to discuss economic ...

Duke Lemur Center welcomes kin of legendary TV lemur Zoboomafoo

By Audrey Selley | April 5

The Duke Lemur Center saw the birth of two lemurs during January. Terence, a Coquerel’s sifaka lemur, was born Jan. 21 this year. Terence is the nephew ...