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La Residence will reopen in December following electrical fire

By Zac Lowell | August 29

According to the official Chapel Hill Fire Department report, a Chapel Hill police officer on patrol reported fire and smoke coming from the site at approximately ...

Aetna and United Healthcare to leave state Affordable Care Act exchange

By Sam Killenberg | August 29

North Carolinians buying health care from the state's Affordable Care Act marketplace will have fewer choices next year after two providers, Aetna and ...

Kevin Meehan, a vendor at the Carrboro Farmer's Market, explains his scale at his booth. He sells homegrown produce from Turtle Run, his farm in Saxapahaw, NC.

The Carrboro Farmers' Market celebrates 20 years at Town Commons

By Janna Childers | August 29

The Carrboro Farmers' Market has long occupied a central place in local residents' lives — this year, the market is celebrating 20 years in its current ...

Former finance director charged with embezzling more than $150,000 from UNC's Newman Center

By Olivia Schaber | August 29

The former director of finance and administration at UNC’s Newman Catholic Student Center Parish has been charged with credit card fraud, paying himself ...

Despite new development, Orange County struggles to provide affordable housing

By Ryan Salchert | August 26

Residential affordability in Orange County is faltering as tourism and commercial development boom.

Liz McCarthy from Oxford, NC browses for items on sale at Southern Season in Chapel Hill, NC. Southern Season changed hands earlier this week, but the only direct effect on patrons so far is that gift cards no longer work.

Southern Season sold for $3.5 million in bankruptcy auction

By Erin Kolstad | August 26

After declaring bankruptcy, Southern Season and its new owner, Calvert Retail, are looking to move forward.

From left, graduate student João Ritter sits with Roof founders Tomas Roy, junior, and Teddy Wilson, a UNC senior. Courtesy of João Ritter.

Roommate problems? There's an app for that

By Lindsey Hoover | August 26

Roof – a new app created for better roommate communication – is changing the way roommates think about dividing household responsibilities.

Police: Car chase on Rosemary Street ended in Carrboro

By staff and wire report | August 25

A car chase occurred on Rosemary St. around 9:00 p.m. Thursday in Chapel Hill.

Coyote sightings up in Carrboro in recent months

By Shantan Krovidi | August 25

In recent months, there have been an increased number of coyote sightings in the Carrboro area. But don’t worry, it appears as if they’re just looking ...

NC Senate race heats up with challenger Deborah Ross

By Sam Killenberg | August 24

A little-known former North Carolina legislator has surged ahead in the polls over incumbent Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., for his seat in the U.S. Senate. ...

Q&A with joint professor David McNelis on using nuclear energy

By Kelsey Mason | August 24

David McNelis, a joint research professor at UNC, is a proponent of using nuclear energy as much as possible. He recently wrote an op-ed in the (Raleigh) ...

CJ Alfonso, a junior majoring in global studies and public policy, browses the poster sale at the Teen Center on Rosemary St. This poster sale has opened the UNC school year for over twenty years.

Poster sale brings in traffic and money to Chapel Hill Street Scene Teen Center

By Sara Kiley Watson | August 24

UNC students flock to the poster sale at the Chapel Hill Street Scene Teen Center every year to decorate their residence halls and apartment walls.

Paul Clark reads his book, Nibbles the Squirrel Explores Chapel Hill, on Franklin Street.

Q&A with UNC graduate Paul Clark, author of 'Nibbles the Squirrel'

By Erin Kolstad | August 24

Paul Clark is a corporal with the Durham Police Department, UNC graduate, father and a children’s book writer. Assistant City Editor Erin Kolstad talked ...

North Carolina sees a decade without any executions

By Kent McDonald | August 23

When Samuel Flippen was executed in the early hours of Aug. 18, 2006, by lethal injection, he locked eyes with his parents and mouthed, “I love you.” ...

Chapel Hill resident Brandon Lee plays Pokemon GO in front of the Old Well Tuesday morning.

Here are the Pokemon Go stops closest to you in Chapel Hill and Carrboro

By Dottie Blyth | August 23

Whether you’re making the dreadful 8 a.m. trek from South Campus to Franklin Street or having Saturday brunch in Carrboro, be sure to check out these ...

Chandler Kania leaves his pre-trial hearing at the Orange County Courthouse on Aug. 16.

Chandler Kania defense lawyers move to delay trial date and suppress iPhone evidence

By Sara Kiley Watson | August 23

Former UNC student Chandler Kania’s pretrial hearing in Orange County Courthouse Aug. 16 centered on his iPhone.

Flyleaf Books posts signs meant to combat the passing of House Bill 2.

House Bill 2 costs Chapel Hill-Carrboro area an estimated $1.2 million in business

By Kiana Cole | August 23

Even though businesses in Chapel Hill and Carrboro have spoken out against House Bill 2, they’ve still lost an estimated $1.2 million because of the ...

Prominent moderator for governor debate reflects NC's political spotlight

By CJ Farris | August 23

Chuck Todd, NBC News’ political director and moderator of Meet the Press on NBC, will come to North Carolina in October to moderate the state’s gubernatorial ...

'Racial gerrymanders' to stand on election day

By Corey Risinger | August 23

Come election day, some North Carolina voters will submit their ballots within unconstitutional districts — following a ruling early this month by a ...

Dr. Bill Ferris, a UNC Professor of the American South, will be giving a TED Talk in Durham, along with UNC's Dr. Flavio Frohlich and many other speakers on July 9th at the Carolina Theatre.

Construction on three projects in downtown Chapel Hill continues into school year

By Shantan Krovvidi | August 22

Major construction projects in downtown Chapel Hill are still underway as school starts. Traffic delays will ease when a Rosemary Street project ends ...