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New Hope Elementary School teacher suspended amid child pornography investigation

By Jonny Cook | April 16

Investigators are not currently aware of any students at New Hope Elementary being the subject of photographs.

The light rail might be gone, but a train could still be coming to Orange County

By Henry Haney | April 16

Hillsborough has secured over eight million dollars in funding for a new train station. Amtrak plans to offer two passenger routes that would connect ...

Orange County just passed a resolution on UNC's handling of Confederates on campus

By Anna Pogarcic | April 16

According to the resolution, Orange County wants to partner with UNC to help students and the community feel safe and to offer education about law enforcement. ...

'Please remember them': father of murdered Muslim students testifies to U.S. House

By Sophia Wilhelm | April 15

Mohammad Abu-Salha recounted the tragic murder of three of his family members, the autopsy, the victims' humanitarian work and the violence targeted at ...

Here's what's happening with the Blue Ribbon Mentor program at CHCCS

By Sean Leider | April 14

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools System has been accused of making decisions about the Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate program without including the ...

Local artist Jeghetto presents pop-up puppets exhibit on Franklin Street

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 14

“...For the local government to give open spaces that are just sitting and let local artists utilize them, I think that’s a very big step in activism ...

After over a decade of work, the light rail is dead. What happened?

By Michael Meeks | April 10

“We can blame Duke today, but I think our problems started back three years ago."

Mandarin magnet program and vacant seat discussed at CHCCS Board of Education meeting

By Julia Masters | April 10

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education discussed three pressing topics at its meeting on Thursday.

What affordable housing could look like in Chapel Hill thanks to this new funding

By cailey howard | April 10

With homelessness, housing costs and inaccessible assisted living resources on upward trends, the Town of Chapel Hill is beginning to combat these issues ...

Will there be regulations on Airbnbs in the near future?

By Sophia Wilhelm | April 8

Short-term rentals are a growing industry throughout the nation, and Orange County is no exception. With almost 300 active Airbnbs and HomeAways in Chapel ...

What's going on with the construction in Carrboro?

By Julia Masters | April 4

Carrboro is building a roundabout to improve the flow of traffic.

Orange County GOP convention encourages participation in a blue county

By Julia Masters | April 1

The Orange County Republican Party also elected precinct chairs, reaffirmed the state party platform and made amendments to their current platform.

Want to get involved in the Chapel Hill government? This may be the academy for you

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 1

This five-week program, run by the Town of Chapel Hill, hopes to increase engagement between citizens and town government.

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Orange County Dems are looking for another 'blue wave' 2020, but will they get it?

By Ryan Smoot | March 31

“We can’t count on a blue wave like a natural occurrence, it’s got to be a man-made wave and a woman-made wave."

IFC's food pantry is temporarily moving to Historic Town Hall

By Julia Masters | March 29

The IFC plans to eventually co-locate the community kitchen and the food pantry, which are currently in two different buildings.

The light rail project has been discontinued. Now what?

By Veronica Correa | March 27

"I think that we're going to continue working to find another solution," Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger said. "This is not the end."

BREAKING: GoTriangle Board of Trustees votes to discontinue the light rail project

By Anna Pogarcic | March 27

He said GoTriangle will continue to work with its partners to repurpose what has already been invested.

Local affordable housing group requests funding from Orange County

By Nicholas Emken | March 27

Community Home Trust, a non-profit organization that acquired a Carrboro low-income rental development in 2017, requested $80,000 from the Board of Orange ...

Orange County plans to improve affordable housing bond

By Crystal Yu | March 26

Changes proposed by the Board of Orange County Commissioners will be made to the Affordable Housing Bond program following their meeting on March 19.

Orange County residents and organizations discuss food security, homelessness

By Sofia Lesnewski | March 26

At the Charity and Justice Community Workshop held at the Carrboro Century Center on Monday, community members explored the ways to respond to human need, ...