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This year's major lawsuits and court cases on redistricting and gerrymandering

By Tori Newby | December 5

The Harper v. Hall series took the main stage in North Carolina politics with the third case in the series, Harper III, being decided this year.

NCDHHS Low-Income Energy Assistance Program accepting applications

By Ella Aluise | December 5

Since Dec. 1, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services' Low-Income Energy Assistance Program has been accepting priority applications ...

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North Carolina's 2023 congressional maps challenged as racial gerrymander

By Ethan E. Horton | December 4

Several individual voters from across the state filed a lawsuit against members of the General Assembly that specifically said congressional districts ...

North Carolina advocates reflect on abortion access after Ohio referendum

By Kathryn DeHart | December 3

The Ohio amendment that enshrined abortion in the state constitution was a citizen-led ballot referendum. But, in North Carolina, constitutional amendments ...

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Chapel Hill Town Council votes 7-1 against proposed 12-story development on Rosemary Street

By William Becker | November 30

The town council also approved a conditional zoning application regarding the Chapel Hill Life Sciences Center at 306 W. Franklin St., with only council ...

'Trailblazer and icon:' Mural of Pauli Murray to be unveiled at Orange County Sportsplex

By Caroline Horne | November 30

“I think it makes sense to have her portrait on a place, on a space, that is used by the community because she was very much a believer in bringing ...

Phase 1 of Carrboro's Morgan Creek Greenway could be funded by new amendment

By Makenzie Mills | November 30

The amendment will add Carrboro’s funds from the federal government's Surface Transportation Block Grant program to Phase 1 of Carrboro’s ...

Orange County enters third stage of its first comprehensive strategic plan

By Henry Thomas | November 30

Orange County is nearly halfway done completing their six-pronged improvement plan.

Student charged with felony in Carrboro High School bomb threat, Carrboro PD says

By Ethan E. Horton | November 29

CHCCS sent an email to district families just after 10:15 a.m. Wednesday that said Carrboro High was being evacuated to the athletic fields to the south ...

Allen Buansi to seek re-election to N.C House of Representatives

By Lucy Marques | November 29

N.C Rep. Allen Buansi (D-Orange) announced in a press release on Wednesday that he will run for re-election in N.C House District 56.

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Orange County Schools reflects on funding, quality of school meals

By Tori Newby | November 28

OCS child nutrition director Sara Pitts said the county aims to tailor its food options to student preferences, following trends and turning them into ...

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'A greater sense of urgency': 12-week abortion ban inhibits, exhausts healthcare providers

By Lucy Marques | November 27

S.B. 20, which went into effect on July 1, bans most abortions in North Carolina after 12 weeks of pregnancy and requires patients to attend an in-person ...

High school e-cigarette use has declined, according to CDC survey

By Audrey Kashatus | November 27

E-cigarette usage is down to 10 percent among high school students across the country, according to a survey by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

New bench on Bolin Creek Trail honors memory of Town employee Jim Huegerich

By George Leggett | November 26

Jim Huegerich worked with the Chapel Hill Police Department Crisis Unit for 37 years. After he left CHPD, he played a key part in establishing the ...

Chapelboro and WCHL to move to offices on East Franklin Street

By Emma Hall | November 23

Chapel Hill Media Group, which includes 97.9 The Hill WCHL and Chapelboro.com, is moving from its University Place office to 1525 E. Franklin St., which formerly ...

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'Survival through song': Saul Dreier, of Holocaust Survivor Band, to perform at UNC

By Tori Newby | November 21

"To see someone muster up the courage to respond through joy, it's just a ray of light that we desperately need," Zalman Bluming, the rabbi of Chabad ...

New breakfast spot Snooze Eatery opens in Eastgate Plaza

By Libby Wakefield | November 20

Snooze Eatery, a breakfast chain, opened a new restaurant in Chapel Hill on Nov. 8 after a soft opening that featured collaborations with local nonprofit ...

NCDHHS Office of Rural Health celebrates 50th anniversary

By Jana Abdouni | November 20

Maggie Sauer, the director of the NCDHHS Office of Rural Health, said the office was the first of its kind in the nation.

OWASA continues testing for PFAS, developing filtration upgrades

By Annika Duneja | November 20

Katie Hall, OWASA’s public information officer, said of the 45 PFAS compounds they tested for, Cane Creek Reservoir was found to contain 11. After ...

Quick turnaround rejected in lawsuit alleging state senate maps dilute Black voting power

By Ethan E. Horton | November 20

The plaintiffs in a federal suit — Rodney D. Pierce and Moses Matthews, who are both Black voters in the newly drawn District 2 — argue ...