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Former youth prison turned radioactive waste decay site operated by UNC

By Helen McGinnis | April 9

The Chapel Hill Youth Development and Research Unit, now known as Chydaru, was an experimental youth prison that was later repurposed as a radioactive ...

UNC's first on-campus vaccine clinic opens Wednesday

UNC Health pauses administration of Johnson & Johnson vaccinations, will resume Saturday

By Sonia Rao | April 8

UNC Health paused administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines across its clinics Thursday following adverse reactions in 4-5 patients ...

N.C. Senate passes bill to raise the minimum age for juvenile delinquency

By Kelli Rainer | April 8

Of states with a specified minimum age, North Carolina currently has the lowest in the nation.

Divided N.C. House passes bill to limit governor’s emergency powers along party lines

By Guillermo Molero | April 7

The Emergency Powers Accountability Act would require the governor to receive approval from a majority of the Council of State – the collective name ...

Meet the women in charge of Orange County's public safety system

By Emmy Trivette | April 6

These three women focus on documenting and maintaining the portions of Orange County’s public safety system dealing with community involvement and mental ...

N.C. House introduces bill that would ban trans athletes from gender-identifying teams

By Kathryn Goodwin | April 6

House Bill 358, introduced on March 22 in the N.C. House of Representatives, would require middle, high school and collegiate athletes to compete on the ...

Who is ... Kathryn Peters? Carrboro civic technologist wins 'Jeopardy!' game

By Britney Nguyen | April 5

Peters won first place on a "Jeopardy!" episode that aired on March 22. She then returned as the reigning champ on an episode that aired March 23, where ...

Proposed Aura development draws comments over traffic and affordable housing concerns

By Trevor Moore | March 30

Chapel Hill's advisory boards are considering if they want to recommend the project before it is sent to the Town Council for a final decision. If approved, ...

Most public school records in N.C. will now show students' preferred names

By Ella Layn | March 30

A recent change from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will now allow North Carolina public school students to list their preferred ...

CHCCS students return to in-person classes

CHCCS students, teachers return to in-person instruction for the first time in a year

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | March 30

On Friday morning, about one hundred students returned to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School to finish out their first week of in-person instruction ...

'I Was Still Singing' offers digital look at Black women's history in Chapel Hill

By Niharika Vattikonda | March 29

Led by community historian Danita Mason-Hogans, “I Was Still Singing” offers a look into the perspectives of the Black women who shaped Chapel Hill's ...

Chapel Hill increases monitoring of busy roads following recent pedestrian crashes

By Audrey Selley | March 28

The Town conducted the first of these sessions on March 23 and March 27. March’s efforts focused on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where two pedestrian ...

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Efland-Cheeks community voices concerns over marginalization of Black voices

By Kayla Guilliams | March 28

A letter, read aloud at a recent BOCC meeting, raised concerns about income inequality, expressed disappointment about how the board has handled issues ...

CHTC shows concern about proposed student apartments, adopts anti-hate crime resolution

By Ella Layn | March 25

The proposed apartment complex, The Flats, would bring approximately 200 new apartment units and a 450 space parking deck to southern Martin Luther King ...

OCS board approves in-person elementary school learning for rest of the school year

By Alexandra Myers and Charlotte Easley | March 24

The Orange County Schools Board of Education voted to allow all elementary schools to open fully in person under Plan A. Middle and high schools will ...

North Carolina's rural counties are hit disproportionately by COVID-19. Here's why.

By Kayla Guilliams | March 23

Although rural counties have a lower population density than urban ones, they still faced periods of critical community spread. From September through ...

Asian American community supports one another in wake of Atlanta shootings

By Praveena Somasundaram | March 23

Dozens of community members gathered at the Peace and Justice Plaza Sunday to remember and honor the victims of the recent shootings at Atlanta-area spas. ...

Local organization aims to reach a zero-waste environment in the Triangle

By Kathryn Goodwin | March 23

A circular economy is one that minimizes waste and lets natural systems thrive by designing products that maintain its value and are able to be reused. Circular ...

Some N.C. businesses can now open at full capacity as more COVID-19 restrictions eased

By Sonia Rao | March 23

COVID-19 restrictions in North Carolina will once again be eased starting Friday, March 26 at 5 p.m., Gov. Roy Cooper announced at a Tuesday news briefing. ...

Where to get vaccinated in Chapel Hill and the Triangle area

By Brian Rosenzweig | March 23

The following list explores vaccination options in the Triangle areas, with notes on what vaccines are being offered, how appointments are made, how vaccines ...