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Preview: UNC softball set for weekend series against Louisville

By Caroline Yaffa | April 7

After difficult losses to Clemson and Charlotte, the North Carolina softball team (19-18, 4-8 ACC) will need to bounce back as it travels to face the ...

'This is just a blessing': NCAA Tournament gives Tar Heel apparel stores sales boost

By Lilly Behbehani | April 7

“In the three years that I have been here, it is the busiest we have ever been,” Ellianna Tickle, sales manager at Underground Printing, said.

UNC men's golf athlete Austin Greaser competing in the 2022 Masters

By Asheebo Rojas | April 7

“I want to come out of it and learn a lot of things about myself,” junior Austin Greaser said. “I want to learn how to stack up against the best. ...

RDU enters new fiscal year with $249 million budget, new projects underway

By Simon Tan | April 6

After pausing certain operations and construction plans due to COVID-19, the RDU Airport Authority Board approved the new budget, which will be used to ...

Solar panels sit at the solar farm on White Cross Road in Chapel Hill on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.

Environmental groups challenge Duke Energy over proposed solar plan

By Maggie McIntyre | April 6

Seventeen solar installation companies and 54 nonprofits are standing together to fight Duke Energy’s changes to its net metering policy, arguing that ...

'It’s what makes us special': Chapel Hill businesses boom during NCAA Tournament run

By Ethan E. Horton | April 6

The Final Four and national championship games brought forth brand recognition to sales spikes for Chapel Hill restaurants and bars. Local businesses ...

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Reports highlight racial disparities in disciplinary infractions in OCS, CHCCS schools

By Madelyn Van Meter | April 5

Data presented in a March 22 Orange County Board of Education meeting showed that Black students make up about 14 percent of the student body population ...

New UNC student organization uplifts Tamil culture and language at UNC

By Abby Pender | April 5

"One freshman told us that she, for her it feels like she doesn't miss home as much because of the club, because it feels like home," Nasiha Rizwan, president ...

'We came this far': Togetherness and the "experience" after UNC's 72-69 title loss to Kansas

By PJ Morales | April 5

The 72-69 loss to Kansas in the national championship game hurt for the Tar Heels. But don’t think for a second that they’re disappointed. Hurting, ...

Mask compliance on public transportation remains high, with some enforcement gaps

By Ian Walniuk | April 4

Chapel Hill Transit Director Brian Litchfield said Orange County will continue to require masks on public transportation as long as the federal mandate ...

Chapel Hill to build bike, pedestrian paths along Fordham Boulevard and Morgan Creek

By Gabriel Morrison | April 4

Over $1 million in funding was approved by the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization board in early March for the construction ...

N.C. House candidate Jonah Garson hosts town hall in the Pit

By Ian Walniuk | April 4

N.C. House candidate Jonah Garson hosted a campaign rally at the Pit last week, where he discussed campaign issues including criminal justice, reproductive ...

Electric vehicle plant to be built in Chatham County expected to create 7,500 jobs

By Sam Kornylak | April 4

The factory is set to create 7,500 new jobs across the state. With $2 billion worth of investment, it is the largest economic development announcement ...

Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation hires new assistant director

By Sierra President | April 3

The Town of Chapel Hill has announced Atuya Cornwell as the incoming assistant director for their Parks and Recreation department. He brings nearly two ...

Record number of fans rush Franklin Street after Final Four win over Duke

By Waverly McIver and Maddie Singleton | April 3

“It is absolutely amazing to be a senior and be in this environment, this is what I’ve been waiting for,” UNC senior Diana Bangera said.

'This is epic': UNC community watches Final Four victory at Dean E. Smith Center

By Layna Hong and Jade Neptune | April 3

A crowd of students and community members gathered in the Dean E. Smith Center to watch the historic North Carolina men's basketball matchup against Duke ...

After Love's heroics to beat Duke in Final Four, UNC men's hoops pivots to title game

By PJ Morales | April 3

As he sat down on the press table on Saturday night, sophomore guard Caleb Love was at a loss for words. Love drained the most important bucket of ...

Column: From the bottom of my heart, Tar Heels, thanks for making me look like an idiot

By PJ Morales | April 1

"After showing me just how wrong I could be and reaching their first Final Four since 2017, all I can really say to the Tar Heels is: thank you."

In Hubert Davis' first season, here's how UNC made its historic run to the Final Four

By Evan Rogers | April 1

Two games and 80 minutes is all that stands between North Carolina and a seventh NCAA championship title. About a month ago, the aforementioned statement ...

Gov. Roy Cooper proclaims North Carolina as the center of college basketball

By Lauren McCarthy | March 31

In anticipation of the upcoming Final Four matchup between UNC and Duke, Cooper proclaimed North Carolina as "the center of the college basketball universe" ...