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Senior Global Studies major Eileen Harvey rides her bike in front of Memorial hall on Thursday night.

Law makes biking safer in North Carolina

By Jared Weber | October 3

Thanks to a newly implemented North Carolina law, cyclists and motorists may finally have the space to settle their differences.

Chandler Kania enters guilty plea ahead of jury selection for trial

By Ryan Salchert | October 3

An emotional Chandler Kania and his defense team surprised a sparse crowd at the Orange County Courthouse Monday morning by entering a guilty plea.

Sugarland is being featured on a new show on Food Network.

Christmas in September: Sugarland to appear in new Food Network show

By Meghana Srikrishna | October 3

On Saturday, if you had walked into Sugarland, a dessert shop on Franklin Street, you might have been a little confused.

"It weighs on my heart every day": Family remembers victim of drunken driving crash

By Jane Little | October 3

Darlene McGee held her family together after her mother’s death 10 years ago.

Lawsuit dismissed against marriage refusal law for magistrates

By Neecole Bostick | October 3

A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against Senate Bill 2 on Sept. 20, causing an immediately filing to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Community leaders react to Inter-City Visit to Boulder and Denver

By Hannah Wall | October 3

On Sept. 25, leaders of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro community traveled to Boulder and Denver, Colo. to spend three days learning and discussing key issues ...

Olivia Valdes creates a work of spin art at the Carrboro ArtsCenter booth at Festifall on West Franklin Street on Sunday afternoon.

West Franklin Street closes for 44th Festifall

By Rosie Loughran | October 3

West Franklin Street was filled with artists, patrons, musicians and food trucks on Sunday for the 44th annual Festifall Arts Festival.

Police, Campus Health carry Naxolone, a drug that can reverse an overdose

By Samantha Scott and Harris Wheless | September 30

At 4:31 a.m. on Sept. 23, Carrboro Police received a 911 call reporting a drug overdose on the 500 block of Jones Ferry Road.

The loaded sweet potato tots, left, and the loaded regular tots at Linda's.

Drunchies: We ate cheese fries and Brussels sprouts at Linda's

By Jane Little and Sarah Vassello | September 30

Chapel Hill-Carrboro is known for a lot of things — sports, music, liberalism in the center of a red state — but we think it should be known for one ...

Law to limit public access to police camera footage

By Ari Sen | September 30

Starting Saturday, members of the public will have to obtain a court order to access North Carolina police body and dash camera footage.

Judge rules to allow evidence in Chandler Kania's trial

By staff and wire report | September 29

An Orange County judge denied two motions to suppress evidence in Chandler Kania's upcoming trial.

Community members gather to raise a wall to commemorate the accomplishments made during the first year of the Northside Neighborhood Initiative. Photo courtesy of Sally Bitar.

Northside Neighborhood Initiative celebrates success of its first year

By Sally Bitar | September 29

Since its launch in March 2015, the Northside Neighborhood Initiative has worked to improve affordable housing options in the neighborhood, among other ...

The Monterrey Mexican food truck parks around town.

All Up In Your Business for Sept. 29, 2016

By Holden Williams and Ryan Salchert | September 29

Since June, Monterrey Mexican Restaurant has been operating a food truck that serves Chapel Hill from the Chapel Hill Tire parking lot on West Franklin ...

Wake County sheriff calls for consistent transgender bathroom policy

By Sam Killenberg | September 29

Wake County Sheriff Donnie Harrison is considering removing deputies from Wake County schools if the district doesn’t develop a uniform bathroom policy ...

Synthetic marijuana use increases in NC prisons

By Montana Gramer | September 29

Prisons in North Carolina have seen a rise in the use of synthetic marijuana in the past two years. The man-made drug can be 100 times more potent than ...

Police hope new composite could break Faith Hedgepeth case

By Ryan Salchert | September 28

It’s been four years since Faith Hedgepeth was found dead in her Chapel Hill apartment, and still the case remains unsolved.

North Carolina 5th best state for gender pay gap

By Grant Masini | September 28

The gender pay gap in North Carolina is one of the smallest in nation, but under current conditions it won’t close anytime soon — perhaps not until ...

Carrboro highlights Diaper Need Awareness Week

By Lauren Talley | September 28

Diapers are a necessity for every child, but they can’t be purchased by low-income people using WIC vouchers or food stamps.

The Orange County Library now offers a new library station where visitors can check out books, similar to a Redbox with videos. It is the first one on the West Coast. Photo courtesy of Libbie Hough.

Orange County Library Station offers vending machine for books and movies

By Molly Horak | September 28

The Orange County Library Station, a new machine on the grounds of the Cedar Grove Community Center, provides a new way for library card holders to access ...

Wake County purchases building for alternative learning program

By Carina McDermed | September 28

The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted last week to purchase a new building in Raleigh for suspended high school students with disabilities and ...