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Here's what you need to know about vaccinations in Orange County

By Trevor Moore | February 24

North Carolina will start vaccinating school and childcare workers on Feb. 24 as the state enters Group 3 of its vaccine distribution plan.

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

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | February 24

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 ...

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

By Bethany Lee | February 23

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

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

By Kathryn Goodwin | February 23

“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

By Niharika Vattikonda | February 23

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

By Bethany Lee | February 23

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

By Praveena Somasundaram | February 23

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

By Kelli Rainer | February 23

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

By Kayla Guilliams | February 23

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 ...

Living with a pandemic: Polio in the 1940s

By Maeve Sheehey | February 21

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

By Britney Nguyen | February 21

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 ...

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

By Susie Webb | February 17

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 ...

Vinyl art installations enliven downtown Chapel Hill businesses

By Noah Robert Houser | February 16

For artist Loren Pease, the program is a way to unite the community and encourage residents to support local businesses. “Considering the times ...

New Wegmans location brings more organic food to Chapel Hill, and more traffic

By Ian Chrisafis | February 16

The store, which has received some concern about traffic from residents, is opening at 1810 Fordham Rd. on Feb. 24.

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New social studies standards met with mixed feelings from students, teachers

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | February 16

The new K-12 social studies standards include terms such as racism, discrimination and identity and place a greater emphasis on social movements and competing ...

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'She was indefatigable': Remembering Irene Briggaman's efforts to alleviate hunger

By Trevor Moore | February 16

John Dorward, former executive director of the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service, said Briggaman was a force of nature. “She was a marvelous individual,” ...

Email reveals how police prepared for Franklin St. rush after Town refuses to comment

By Kayla Guilliams | February 11

Many students have expressed frustration with how the Chapel Hill Police Department handled the Feb. 6 Franklin Street rush, where approximately 1,000 ...

Meet Sarah Dudzic, PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro's first executive director

By Sascha Medina | February 11

Sarah Dudzic, the new executive director of PORCH Chapel Hill-Carrboro, plans to ensure the organization's sustainability during a time when food insecurity ...

Cooper says N.C. will increase COVID-19 vaccine supply as waitlist numbers surge

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | February 11

Ever since the COVID-19 vaccine became available to states, supply has been a concern. Mandy Cohen, secretary of N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, ...

GoFundMe for carjacked Chapel Hill Insomnia driver reaches nearly $50,000

By Ella Layn | February 10

Robert Perry, a delivery driver for Insomnia Cookies, was shot and robbed in December. A co-worker of Perry started the GoFundMe hoping that it would ...