Gov. Cooper appoints members of equity task force to implement pandemic recovery

Gov. Roy Cooper announced the appointment of several members to the Andrea Harris Equity Task Force. The mission of the task force is to advise state ...

State honors tribes during American Indian Heritage Month, some question sincerity

On Nov. 2, Gov. Roy Cooper proclaimed November as American Indian Heritage Month to celebrate the eight state-recognized indigenous tribes. Since 1990, ...

UNC Board of Trustees discuss university naming policy, Tar Heel Bus Tour

The Board of Trustees on Thursday voted to pass an amendment to the university naming policy and recognized the success of both Campaign for Carolina ...

Hillsborough commissioner appointed by Gov. Cooper to juvenile justice committee

Hillsborough Mayor Pro Tem Matt Hughes was appointed to North Carolina’s Juvenile Justice Planning Committee, a part of Gov. Roy Cooper's Crime Commission. ...

Chapel Hill awaits results of soil testing for coal ash

Chapel Hill Mayor Pan Hemminger said the Town has been transparent about what it has learned about coal ash at 828 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. But, one ...

Renée Price defeats Charles Lopez, wins N.C. House District 50 per unofficial results

Democrat Renée Price will represent District 50 in the North Carolina House of Representatives according to unofficial results on Tuesday.  The ...

Four republicans elected to the N.C. Court of Appeals, defeating Democratic opponents

Four Republicans were elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals Tuesday, defeating all Democratic candidates, according to unofficial results as ...

Republicans fall one seat short of regaining supermajority in NC General Assembly

According to unofficial results, Republicans flipped two seats in the N.C. House and two in the N.C. Senate, meaning they would fall one seat short of ...

'Keeping rural in mind': Organizations work to engage and inform rural voters

Over 75 of North Carolina’s counties are rural, with 2.2 million rural voters making up the second-highest segment of the state’s electorate after ...

Here's where you can vote on election day Nov. 8

'We have to resist the outside threats': Confronting barriers to voting in N.C.

Many North Carolinians interested in making their voices heard in the 2022 midterm election have faced including institutional, economic and informational ...

North Carolina sees increase in Women, Infants and Children program participation

Over the past two years, North Carolina saw the largest increase in participation in the federal Women, Infants and Children program, according to an ...

North Carolina Botanical Garden to expand Stillhouse Bottom Nature Preserve

The North Carolina Botanical Garden will expand the Stillhouse Bottom Nature Preserve in southern Chapel Hill by purchasing 24.7 acres. The organization ...

NC By Train sees increased passenger numbers, students share their experiences

On Oct. 14, Gov. Roy Cooper announced that more people rode North Carolina’s intercity rail service during September than any other month in the past ...

NC Forest Service and local departments combat wildfires during fall fire season

The North Carolina Forest Service announced on Oct. 10 that the fall wildfire season has started in North Carolina and that people should take precautions ...

'Everybody has the potential to be a poet': Carrboro names next poet laureate

Liza Wolff-Francis has been selected as Carrboro’s next poet laureate and will begin her term in January, taking over for current Poet Laureate Fred ...

Cheri Beasley, NC U.S. Senate candidate, visits UNC with Sen. Jon Ossoff

As part of the “For the People: Get Out the Vote Tour,” Beasley came to Chapel Hill to discuss her candidacy for U.S. Senate. She was joined by Sen. ...

Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award applications due Oct. 15, winner announced next month

Applications for the Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Award — a yearly grant that provides $500 to an organization that actively helps animals in the community ...

In fourth year of Banghart era, UNC women's basketball has its sights set on March

“Whether you're hunted or not, you have to be hunting, right? Or you'll die," head coach Courtney Banghart said. "It's actually like an ecosystem thing. ...