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'It’s not just health care': New state health improvement plan aims to promote health equity

By Lucy Marques | September 5

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released its 2022 State Health Improvement Plan (NC SHIP) in August. The plan explains strategies ...

Debut documentary of First Thursday Film Series screened at Chapel Hill Public Library

By Annie Gibson | September 5

The First Thursday Film Series will feature a documentary screening on the first Thursday of each month with expert commentary by one scholar and one ...

Peace and Justice Plaza hosts event for International Overdose Awareness Day

By Sam Kornylak | September 5

In Chapel Hill, the Orange County Criminal Justice Resource Department, in collaboration with Orange County Emergency Services Department and the Freedom ...

Chapel Hill begins developing Bus Rapid Transit project to improve service and safety

By Madelyn Van Meter | September 5

The Town of Chapel Hill has started to look for sponsorships to help with the development and implementation of the North-South Bus Rapid Transit (N-S ...

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UNC founded nonprofit celebrates 20 years of free musical mentoring for children

By Zhuyu Li | September 5

Musical Empowerment, a nonprofit organization founded at UNC, hosted a benefit concert on Aug. 30 to celebrate its 20th anniversary and its mission of ...

N.C. Supreme Court hears arguments over ordering legislature to fund Leandro Plan

By Avery Baker | September 5

“One of the key things here is that this case is not weighing whether or not we need to invest more in education,” Mary Ann Wolf, president and executive ...

NC health experts discuss stigma and access to monkeypox vaccination in town hall

By Maddie Singleton | September 5

Health experts from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and other organizations discussed monkeypox testing, prevention and vaccines ...

NC court limits power of racially gerrymandered legislature to amend state constitution

By Ethan E. Horton | August 31

A racially gerrymandered legislature cannot propose amendments to the North Carolina Constitution, according to an Aug. 19 ruling from the N.C. Supreme ...

'I can only have one forkful': North Carolina has $6.2 billion state budget surplus

By Maddie Singleton | August 31

N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Orange, Caswell, said the surplus came from a couple different sources including federal assistance during the pandemic and sales ...

'Akin to murder': North Carolinians speak out as legislators debate Medicaid expansion

By Ian Walniuk | August 31

Mike Danforth is one of many North Carolinians who have lost their lives because they lack insurance. A 2019 study by the National Bureau of Economic ...

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NoDa Brewing Company to bring new location to Chapel Hill

By Caroline Kelly | August 30

NoDa, a Charlotte-based brewing company specializing in craft beers, plans to open their first Chapel Hill location on September 16. NoDa Brewing Co. ...

'This is my home': Chapel Hill to provide millions for affordable housing, help community

By Maggie McIntyre | August 30

The Town of Chapel Hill announced on Aug. 18 that it will be releasing up to $7.8 million to help fund affordable housing projects in the area. ...

UNC student forcefully arrested on Franklin Street by Alcohol Law Enforcement agents

By Emmy Martin | August 29

On Thursday, Aug. 25, at around 8:30 p.m., two Alcohol Law Enforcement agents arrested UNC junior Alexander Sumner with what eyewitnesses described as ...

With renovations underway, Raising Cane's to open on Franklin Street in spring 2023

By Lucy Marques | August 29

Remodeling work on the 8,638 square-foot building, including electrical, mechanical and plumbing changes, is expected to cost up to $2 million, according ...

Attorney General Josh Stein facing potential prosecution in ongoing dispute over 2020 ad

By Ian Walniuk | August 29

The controversy pertains to an advertisement from Stein’s 2020 reelection campaign against O’Neill. In the advertisement, Stein claimed that O’Neill ...

NC celebrates Women's Equality Day as organizations continue the fight for empowerment

By Avery Baker | August 29

Aug. 26 was Women’s Equality Day in North Carolina, meant to recognize the inequalities women face in wages, voting rights and political representation. ...

CHCCS held its first day of school on Aug. 29 with adapted COVID-19 requirements

By Sierra President | August 29

On Monday, Aug. 29, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools opened its doors for another school year. This is the first full school year since 2019 when face ...

Chapel Hill residents hold rally for reproductive rights, counter-protesters attend

By Maddie Singleton | August 29

Pro-choice protesters rallied at the Freedom For All protest in the Peace and Justice Plaza in downtown Chapel Hill on Aug. 26 – Women’s Equality ...

Driver transported to hospital after car accident on Franklin Street

By Emmy Martin | August 28

On Sunday evening, a single-vehicle accident occurred at the intersection of Franklin Street and Church Street outside of Target, knocking down a light ...

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Chapel Hill Police Department charges suspect in University Gardens shooting

By Samuel Long and Guillermo Molero | August 28

A 19 year old died on Thursday evening from gunshot wounds at the University Gardens apartment complex located at 800 Pritchard Ave. Ext.