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Local educators, students with technical skills shine during STEM Education Month

By Niharika Ghoshal | April 27

April is STEM Education Month in North Carolina, as proclaimed by Gov. Roy Cooper on April 13. Students and educators in STEM are celebrating the month ...

N.C. House Democrats introduce bill to ban fracking, 11 years after it was made legal

By Avery Baker | April 27

House Bill 676, filed on April 18 by N.C. Rep. John Autry (D-Mecklenburg), proposes a statewide ban on hydraulic fracturing, commonly referred to as “fracking.” ...

Most Lumbee Tribe members in North Carolina live in Robeson, Scotland, Hoke and Cumberland counties

After more than 100 years, Lumbee Tribe still seeking federal recognition

By Walker Livingston | April 27

“I want people to know that we are a tribal entity, we are a tribal government, we are a government that is self-sustaining,” John Lowery, chairperson ...

N.C. House and Senate bills could establish contaminant levels for drinking water

By Kaitlyn Church | April 27

Collectively titled the 2023 Safe Drinking Water Act, N.C. Senate Bill 350 and House Bill 610 were filed on March 22 and April 13, respectively. If passed, ...

CHHS English teacher Kimberly Jones wins state Teacher of the Year

By Zoe Werner | April 27

On April 14, Kimberly Jones became the 2023 Burroughs Wellcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year. She will spend the next year traveling around ...

Bipartisan group of NC Reps introduce bill to prevent youth access to nicotine

By Annie Gibson | April 27

House Bill 543, which aims to reduce youth dependency on nicotine, was moved to the N.C. House rules committee on April 3. If passed, the bill will become ...

Stephanie Brown to retire after 14 years directing Park Library

By Corey Davis | April 27

Stephanie Brown has been the director of the Park Library in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media for 14 years. After teaching and assisting hundreds ...

Farewell Column: I'm going to sleep

By Ira Wilder | April 27

"I’m the first to leave every party I go to. My bed and I have a passionate affair that I refuse to cut short in the name of social graces. I always ...

Farewell Column: It's 3 a.m. and I can't think of a good headline

By Allie Kelly | April 27

"The Daily Tar Heel has made me endlessly grateful for mornings. The 3 a.m. variety. "

Farewell Column: A season of lessons

By Clay Morris | April 27

"So, when the opportunity arose, I applied to become the diversity, equity and inclusion chairperson at the paper. I didn’t seek the position assuming ...

Scott Forbes and the pitching puzzle: what adjustments are the Diamond Heels making at the mound?

By Grace Nugent | April 27

“You got to figure that out as a coach, you got to be honest with them,” Forbes said after getting swept by Boston College. “Of course, of course. ...

Mike Pence speaks on UNC campus, students protest in response

By Lauren Rhodes | April 27

Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was on UNC's campus Wednesday evening, speaking at an event titled “Saving America from the Woke Left." The event ...

Farewell Column: Farewell, home of 'Elise-isms'

By Elise Trexler | April 27

"When I connect with people — especially in the journalism world — I find those connections unbreakable. There’s some special sauce that we all ...

Farewell Column: Being vulnerable, having joy and printing news

By Elizabeth Egan | April 27

"Thank you for teaching me how to be vulnerable and giving me the grace to do so. Thank you for teaching me that sometimes, the hardest things are the ...

UNC women's lacrosse cruises past No. 17 Clemson in first matchup of ACC Tournament

By Lucy Thomas | April 26

The Tar Heels kept their winning streak up today after their tough win against Duke last week. These two consecutive victories against ranked teams and ...

Land use amendment causes controversy among residents, some say ‘no rezoning’

By Annika Duneja | April 26

To combat Chapel Hill’s unstable housing climate, the Chapel Hill planning department and Town Council are considering a LUMO amendment that would allow ...

UNC softball loses midweek game to Charlotte despite late comeback effort

By Lindsey Ware | April 26

The team is hoping to finish the regular season in the top six seeds in the ACC to get a bye in the conference tournament and is currently in sixth place. ...

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As fentanyl threats rise in the country, so does UNC research

By Akash Bhowmik | April 26

As rates of drugs laced with fentanyl pose threats to those who use drugs, several researchers at UNC focus on harm reduction. Part of this is access ...

Meet 'Trumpet Monk': a street musician who seeks to give back

By Jenna Rupp | April 26

Many Chapel Hill evenings spent on Franklin Street include the sounds of local musician "Trumpet Monk," who had a career as a successful guitarist before ...

Solar panels sit at the solar farm on White Cross Road in Chapel Hill on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.

SolarEquity partners with two affordable housing nonprofits to install solar panels

By Tori Newby | April 26

Two local affordable housing nonprofits, EMPOWERment, Inc. and CASA, are embarking on their first solarization projects with the help of SolarEquity, ...