Executive order, evictions moratorium provide protection for North Carolina tenants

Gov. Cooper signed a new executive order on Oct. 28 that clarifies which residents are eligible for protections under a federal evictions moratorium from ...

UNC to extend testing hours in the Union for students leaving for winter break

UNC announced the extension of COVID-19 testing hours at the Carolina Union towards the end of the semester, giving students more time to get tested before ...

Push for outdoor seating on Franklin Street raises questions about accessibility

An increase in outdoor seating options on Franklin Street could pose potential problems for the disabled community.  Sarah Gilles, a chairperson ...

SONG Durham raises over $60,000 to bail Black mothers out of jail

The Black Mama's Bail Out Action is an annual event designed to bail Black mothers and caregivers out of jail. Southerners on New Ground Durham has raised ...

'Nothing happening': Students share a day in the life on UNC's empty campus

After UNC faced outbreaks of COVID-19 at the start of the fall semester, the majority of on-campus students left to return home or to find an off-campus ...

Uncertainty lingers around COVID-19 vaccine safety, development and distribution

Elizabeth Tilson, North Carolina's state health director and chief medical officer, said North Carolina likely won't have enough COVID-19 doses available ...

Was N.C. State Fair’s food festival COVID-safe? Vendors weigh in

“The sense of normalcy is comforting, but a little different,” one vendor said. “Given what this year has brought us —  maybe it’s not ...

UNC students experience anxiety as they await COVID-19 test results

As UNC provides COVID-19 testing to its students, some experience anxiety while waiting for results. Dr. Allen O'Barr, director of CAPS, recommends students ...

Weekly Quiz for the Well-Read News Whiz: Oct. 23

Chapel Hill's Regal Timberlyne Theater closes, to be turned into medical office space

Chapel Hill's Regal Timberlyne Theater is closing down, and a new medical office building is set to take its place.

'He's pissed': Roy Williams 'hungry' to ensure UNC bounces back from last year's woes

“If I tell you something, you ought to take it to the bank because I’m going to tell you the freaking truth,” UNC men's basketball head coach Roy ...

Campus & Community Advisory Committee plans recommendations for spring housing

Here's what you missed at Tuesday's Campus & Community Advisory Committee meeting.

Heel Talk Episode 25: Fans are welcomed back to Kenan Stadium

Here's how to cast your vote early in Orange County

Early voting is underway in North Carolina through Oct. 31. Gerry Cohen, a member of the Wake County Board of Elections, and Rachel Raper, director of ...

Orange County Board of Education approves high school athletics, driver's education

Driver's education, high school athletics and a hybrid spring schedule were discussed at Monday's Orange County Schools Board of Education meeting. Athletics ...

The virtual 'village': Refugee inclusion still a priority in Durham

Local organizations and advocates who support refugee and immigrant integration initiatives have had to get creative at a time when community gatherings ...

New saliva-based test on campus brings more frequent, less sensitive results

With Campus Health now offering saliva-based COVID-19 tests to students, UNC epidemiologists explain the reliability of this new and more widespread testing ...

Here's why UNC's $3 billion endowment can't all be used for COVID-19 relief

University leaders explain what the UNC endowment is and how its funds are being used in light of the pandemic.  The UNC endowment had a market ...

Campus Health has begun texting students weekly reminders for COVID-19 testing

Students have begun receiving texts from Campus Health after getting tested for COVID-19 in the Student Union, recommending they get tested again every ...