The most emu-sing story you'll read today: Wild bird spotted around Orange County

“That’s very strange to look out of your window and see an emu in your yard,” Fox said.

Confederate group avoids counter-protestors in latest demonstration

Confederates and counter-demonstrators were dispersed among Chapel Hill and surrounding areas on Sunday, bringing the community unofficial renaming events ...

Here's who's running in this fall's local elections

Here is a comprehensive list of all of the candidates that have filed thus far.

'The best of small-town America': Hillsborough Mayor reflects on 14-year career

“I could talk about Hillsborough forever,” Stevens said. “But the bottom line, really, is that being mayor was the best thing I’ve ever done.” ...

Column: Interfaith leaders call for Orange County Schools to do better

An open letter to the OCS board from several different members of the religious community of Orange County

After over 40 years, sewer service in the Rogers Road Neighborhood is complete

“We didn’t have any power, so we had to put people in office that thought like us, and that’s what we started doing,” Caldwell said. “And we ...

Remembering former Orange County Sheriff Albert "Lindy" Pendergrass

Selfless, hardworking, often tough and disciplined, and determined. The Daily Tar Heel remembers Albert "Lindy" Pendergrass, family man, eight-time Orange ...

Two Silent Sam demonstrators appealed charges brought against them in September

Following the raucous Sept. 8 Silent Sam protests, two demonstrators present at the former site of the confederate monument made their appeals today in ...

How is Orange County responding to the N.C. voter ID law?

Senate Bill 824, requiring photographic identification to vote, will take effect starting in 2020. The Orange County Board of Elections is taking steps ...

4 suspects in the toppling of Silent Sam had their trials yesterday. What happened?

Read the legal decisions given by the Orange County District Court on the four suspects who were accused of toppling Silent Sam. 

What happened after Friday's tornado in Orange County?

The National Weather Service reported that a significant portion of the damage was concentrated near the intersection of Old N.C. 86 and Interstate 40, ...

Safety study aims to address lack of infrastructure for non-motorists on N.C. 54

With no sidewalks and no crosswalks, students that live in housing along N.C. 54 are forced to cross the highway dangerously just to make it to class ...

How the recent heavy rains led to Carrboro's stormwater management plan

“I think that there’s not only issues of the storm events, but the fact that our own infrastructure doesn’t even meet the current standards.”

Chapel Hill Town Council passes resolution on Bolin Creek Trail fixes

A comprehensive proposal to rebuild trials and improve sewage systems was recently accepted by the Town of Chapel Hill, which primarily benefits the Stratford ...

Community support voiced for Rogers Road neighborhood zoning project

Residents, students, and city planners expressed support for a rezoning initiative in the Historic Rogers Road neighborhood at a Chapel Hill Town Council ...

Column: We need the people who need affordable housing

Help Go With the Flow make period products more accessible

The third annual Go With The Flow benefit will be happening Saturday evening, hosted by the Orange County Social Club.

What's next for transportation in Chapel Hill? This group has answers

NEXT, an interest group of community leaders and residents, is seeking alternative public transportation options for Chapel Hill and Carrboro residents ...

Susan Romaine announces candidacy for Carrboro Board of Aldermen

"She’s a problem solver. She is someone who jumps into anything with both feet.”