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Orange County, Chapel Hill, Carrboro declare state of emergencies to address coronavirus

By Sonia Rao | March 13

Orange County and Carrboro have just declared state of emergencies in response to the ongoing COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

Hathaway Pendergrass wins district judge primary

By Brent Van Vliet | March 4

The unofficial results are in for the race to be the Democratic nominee for district court judge in Orange and Chatham counties.

Local PACs drive out incumbents on Orange County Board of Commissioners

By Michael Taffe | March 4

Chapel Hill Leadership PAC, related to the local interest group known as CHALT, and Save Orange Schools PAC backed newcomers Amy Fowler and Jean Hamilton ...

Orange County residents receive GOP "census" mailer weeks before actual census mailed

By Suzannah Claire Perry | March 2

A Republican Party-sponsored fundraising mailer titled "Congressional District Census" has Orange County officials and census activists questioning if ...

Here's how prosecution of drug charges is treated differently in Orange County

By Meredith Radford | February 25

Orange County's Recovery Court and Family Treatment Court are beneficial alternatives to incarceration to both the county and the individuals it helps. ...

To combat food insecurity, Orange County's food council aims to change policy

By Jordan Barish | February 25

The 15-member council has seats for each elected body, including representatives from the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, Hillsborough Board ...

A candidate for district court judge might not be allowed on the November ballot

By Elizabeth Egan | February 20

Erika Bales, a candidate in the Democratic primary race for district court judge, said she was informed that she is not eligible to be the Democratic ...

Food insecurity affects many children in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Twenty-three percent of students received free and reduced lunches last year.

OCS board looks to combat 'lunch shaming' with these new proposals

By Taylor Heeden | February 19

Lunch shaming is a phenomenon occurring in schools across the United States where students are shamed for not being able to pay for their lunches every ...

Daffodils for a cause: Chapel Hill teen sells flowers to raise donations for charity

By Audrey Selley | February 17

Rebecca Mills, current senior at East Chapel Hill High School, has been selling daffodils in front of the post office on East Franklin street since she ...

Activist and high school student honored in annual Pauli Murray Awards

By Elise Palmer | February 16

With impressive community involvement in Orange County, both Mae McLendon and Thea Barrett deserve to be recipients of this prestigious award.

Report shows Orange County bail and bond system unjustly penalizes low-income citizens

By Kayleigh Carpenter | February 14

Orange County's criminal justice system disadvantages low-income residents, according to a new report by the Orange County Bail/Bond Justice Project. ...

The N.C. gubernatorial primaries in full swing as the N.C. primaries approach

By Taylor Heeden | February 12

Incumbent Democratic candidate Gov. Roy Cooper is running again for office, but not uncontested. There are two candidates running for the Republican bid ...

Here's what you need to know about voting in the March 3 primary

By Meredith Radford | February 11

You must be registered to vote with your Orange County address in order to be eligible to vote in Orange County. If you want to vote at your other ...

Meet the four candidates for judge in the upcoming District Court primary

By Meredith Radford | February 9

The Daily Tar Heel talked to the four candidates for district court judge about their platforms and the road ahead. Here's what they had to say.

Save Orange Schools attempts to address aging infrastructure in Orange County Schools

By Emma Kenfield | February 5

“There are critical issues and needs across the board regarding public education. We just believe that there is a need for advocacy in this area that ...

Here’s what you missed at Tuesday's Orange County Board of Commissioners meeting

By Suzannah Claire Perry | February 5

“To be able to preserve places that have so much of a history and a legacy tied to them, both Schley Grange and the Cedar Grove School, is so important ...

A recent report found contamination of recyclable materials in Orange County ranges from 2 to just over 10 percent, which is below the national average of 25 percent. UNC has implemented initiatives to improve solid waste management and works to get students to recycle correctly.

Your pizza box isn’t recyclable: Here's what you can and can't recycle at UNC

By Emma Cunningham-Bradshaw | February 5

Although the University recovers about 7 percent more recyclable material than the national average, UNC students still need to pay more attention to ...

The Orange County Complete Count Committee wants you to fill out your census

By Suzannah Claire Perry | January 30

It's important that everyone fills out the census. Here's why.

Former N.C. chief justice's portrait removed from courthouse over slave trader past

By Amena Saad | January 29

The portrait of former N.C. Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin was removed from Orange County Courthouse after it was found he was an enslaver, a slave trader ...

Co-storing fire and EMS tools is making Orange County safer, Orange County EMS said

By Elizabeth Egan | January 29

Orange County Emergency Services provided updates on their efforts to keep residents safe, including their efficiency in transporting patients and their ...