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Judge hopes sentencing in Lovette trial will make days 'a little brighter'

By Chris Harrow | December 20

Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility for parole for the murder of former UNC student body president Eve ...

Laurence Lovette sentenced to life in prison for Eve Carson's murder

By Chelsey Dulaney | December 20

More than three years after her death, the second man accused of former Student Body President Eve Carson’s murder has been found guilty. Following ...

North Carolina forward John Henson lays the ball into the basket during the game against the Long Beach State at the Dean E. Smith Center on Saturday.

After a slow start UNC rolls Nicholls State 99-49

By Brandon Moree | December 19

Just three and a half minutes in to the second half, a disgusted coach Roy Williams pulled his five starters off the floor in favor of five fresh pairs ...

Defense questions Atwater's absence in closing argument

By Chelsey Dulaney and Steven Norton | December 19

In closing arguments for the trial of Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. Monday, defense attorneys pointed out a “missing chapter” absent from the ...

Closing arguments begin in Carson murder trial

By Chelsey Dulaney | December 19

In a crowded Hillsborough courtroom, prosecutors urged jurors to look at evidence and testimonies presented in court that link Lovette to Carson’s violent ...

Young forwards show progress in UNC win

By Brandon Moree | December 17

Tyler Zeller’s shadow is an easy place to get lost. He is often, as he was Saturday night against Appalachian State, the tallest player on the court ...

Police arrest man for Ashley Forest Road shooting

By From staff and wire reports | December 16

Chapel Hill police are looking for Mario Dante Ramsey, 26, who faces charges of one count of first degree murder for the Dec.

Defense declines to present evidence as prosecution rests its case against Lovette

By Tarini Parti | December 15

Laurence Alvin Lovette, the man on trial for the murder of former student body president Eve Carson, declined to testify in court Thursday, as the prosecution ...

UNC student files racial complaint with Chapel Hill Police Department

By Melvin Backman | December 15

A UNC student who says he was racially profiled when he was stopped by Chapel Hill police near a crime scene in the early hours of Sunday morning met ...

DNA on car door a match to Lovette, SBI investigator says

By Chris Harrow and Steven Norton | December 14

A State Bureau of Investigation analyst said the DNA found on the interior door of Eve Carson’s Toyota Highlander was many thousand trillion time ...

Childhood friend of accused Carson killer gives details about murder

By Chelsey Dulaney and Chelsea Bailey | December 13

On the night of March 4, 2008, Jayson McNeil received a call from his childhood friend Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. asking for a ride to Chapel Hill. Lovette, ...

North Carolina wins College Cup

By Brandon Moree | December 11

The North Carolina men’s soccer team beat UNC-Charlotte 1-0 in the final of the College Cup on Sunday in Hoover, Ala. Ben Speas hit the game winner ...

Bullock boosts Tar Heels in win against Long Beach State

By Kelly Parsons | December 10

In UNC’s 84-78 win against the 49ers, sophomore guard Reggie Bullock scored eight straight points in the second half to help give the Tar Heels a lead ...

Billy Schuler's equalizer sends North Carolina into overtime

By Leah Campbell | December 10

With five minutes and thirteen seconds remaining in the second half, the top-seeded North Carolina men’s soccer team was almost certain it was headed ...

Testimony in Laurence Lovette trial provides possible details on Eve Carson killing

By Dan Wiser and Jeanna Smialek | December 8

As the second day of testimony in the trial of one of the men accused in the 2008 shooting of former student body president Eve Carson continues, the ...

UNC football ticket sales drop in 2011 campaign

By Mark Thompson | December 5

If anything, former North Carolina football coach Butch Davis looked relaxed and confident when he spoke at ACC Football Kickoff media day on July 24. ...

President Obama, Holden Thorp talk at meeting of higher education leaders to discuss student debt

By Andy Thomason | December 5

Chancellor Holden Thorp met with President Barack Obama on Monday for a discussion that signals a coming national effort by the White House to make college ...

UNC will take on Missouri in Independence Bowl on Dec. 26

By Michael Lananna | December 5

A native of West Springfield, Va., Bryn Renner said he was hoping to play a bowl game in front of his home-town fans.

UNC senior Michael Crosa takes pride in controlling the Bell Tower’s traditional tunes

By Claire McNeill | December 5

Every day, UNC students hear the exhaust of buses, the hubbub of the Pit and the scuff of shoes on bricks.

Iran claims it shot down U.S. reconnaissance drone

By From staff and wire reports | December 4

WASHINGTON, D.C. (MCT) — Iran’s military shot down an unmanned American drone over its eastern territory, the official Islamic Republic News Agency ...