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Q&A: Allison Riggs talks accountability, accessibility in lead up to election

By Victoria Yang | October 22

The Daily Tar Heel's Victoria Yang spoke with Allison Riggs, a candidate for the N.C. Supreme Court, to discuss her candidacy and aspirations ...

Q&A: Valerie Zachary discusses affordability, court experience

By Emily Dudash | October 22

The Daily Tar Heel's Emily Dudash spoke with Valerie Zachary, the Republican candidate for the N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Seat 14 to discuss ...

Q&A: Ed Eldred discusses personal impacts of law, connecting with public

By Emily Dudash | October 22

The Daily Tar Heel's Emily Dudash spoke with Ed Eldred, the Democratic candidate for the N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Seat 14, to discuss his ...

Q&A: Martin Moore talks diverse perspectives, judicial experience

By Suchetana Kona | October 22

The Daily Tar Heel's Suchetana Kona spoke with Martin Moore, the Democratic candidate for the N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Seat 15, to discuss his candidacy ...

Q&A: Chris Freeman discusses the importance of community, Court of Appeals candidacy

By Suchetana Kona | October 22

The Daily Tar Heel's Suchetana Kona spoke with Chris Freeman, the Republican candidate for the N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Seat 15, to discuss his candidacy ...

Q&A: Court of Appeals candidate Tom Murry discusses fairness, role of the appellate court

By McKenzie Bulris | October 22

The Daily Tar Heel sat down with Tom Murry, the Republican candidate for the N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Seat 12, to discuss his campaign and goals.

Q&A: Carolyn Jennings Thompson talks justice, previous experience

By McKenzie Bulris | October 22

The Daily Tar Heel's McKenzie Bulris spoke with Carolyn Jennings Thompson, the Democratic candidate for the N.C. Court of Appeals Judge Seat 12, to discuss ...

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Q&A: Carrboro Town Council candidate Isaac Woolsey talks accessibility, transit

By Joseph Cole | October 22

The Daily Tar Heel's Joseph Cole spoke with Carrboro Town Council special election candidate Isaac Woolsey about his experience and aspirations for ...

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Q&A: Carrboro Town Council candidate Cristóbal Palmer discusses infrastructure, more

By Sheridan Barry | October 22

The Daily Tar Heel's Sheridan Barry spoke with Carrboro Town Council special election candidate Cristóbal Palmer about his experience and aspirations ...

Digital experts discuss lack of regulation for AI in N.C. political advertising

By Defne Önal | October 22

There is no current statewide regulation regarding the use of generative AI in political advertising. Some worry about the lack of transparency, while ...

'Absolutely essential': Volunteers help Orange County residents get to the polls

By Maddie Policastro | October 22

This year, a community program increased their scale of operations to provide services to disabled individuals by acquiring an ADA wheelchair van and ...

Western North Carolina business leaders evaluate fall tourism as region recovers

By Sarah Lewisohn | October 21

Hurricane Helene devastated western North Carolina just before the region's tourism season, which generations billions of dollars to sustain local businesses ...

A guide to Orange County's bond referendums

By Sarah Clements | October 20

All Orange County ballots will have a bond referendum that will give voters the ability to decide if the county can raise funds to repair, upgrade and ...

Before You Vote 2024: A Guide to Bond Referendums on Orange County Ballots

By Lucy Marques , Sarah Clements and Natalie Bradin | October 20

Welcome back to the third episode of Before You Vote 2024, where City & State Editor Lucy Marques chats with senior writer Sarah Clements about the ...

N.C. Board of Elections extends absentee ballot deadline for western N.C.

By Sarah Clements | October 15

While its infrastructure is slowly recovering, western North Carolina is still facing underwater polling places, road destruction and power outages, all ...

HI-CHEW manufacturing plant begins construction, will bring 204 jobs to Orange County

By Caroline Horne | October 15

The company that owns HI-CHEW decided on expanding the recently constructed plant in North Carolina rather than opening an additional plan in Asia. Cost, ...

The CoGen Project: A look at the rail line transformation project in Orange County

By Isaac Carter | October 14

The CoGen project looks to transform out-of-service rail lines into hotspots for economic and community development that connect Chapel Hill, Carrboro ...

'Come make something cool with us': Say It With Glass art studio opens in Carrboro

By Taylor Motley | October 14

The owner, Sam Nguyen, said she's trying to make the studio a third space for community members of all ages and abilities.

North Carolina Democrats launch student voter protection initiative

By Lucy Marques | October 14

The Student Voter Protection Ambassador program, intended to assist elgible student voters, follows a recent N.C. Appellate Court decision to not allow ...

A history of student voter engagement at UNC

By Annika Duneja | October 13

Experts say ease of voting and media coverage of young voters have historically impacted student participation in voting.