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Local church continues to hold weekly Black Lives Matter vigils after banners burned

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews and Maria Morava | November 15

Since late May, Olin T. Binkley Baptist Church has held antiracism vigils on Fridays from 5 to 6 p.m. Despite significant community support, three banners ...

Meet Dawna Jones, the next president of Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP

By Kayla Guilliams | November 15

Dawna Jones is the current secretary of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP. She said she wants to build upon what the branch has already accomplished when ...

Chapel Hill experienced an increase in breaking and entering cases during October

By Trevor Moore | November 12

Nine businesses were broken into in Chapel Hill and Carrboro during the month of October. Some of the businesses that were broken into include Breadmen's, ...

High schoolers fight for permanent memorial to lynching victims in North Carolina

By Brian Rosenzweig | November 12

Six high school students are working to turn a class project into a Raleigh monument memorializing victims of lynching in North Carolina. So far, the ...

Local nonprofit finds new ways to support the Chapel Hill Public Library

By Elsa Karcher | November 11

A local nonprofit, the Friends of the Chapel Hill Public Library, has transitioned to a fully online bookstore to support the Chapel Hill Public Library. ...

Dual protests in Raleigh follow announcement of Biden as president-elect

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 10

After Joe Biden was announced as the president-elect Saturday, people took to the streets in Raleigh, some celebrating Biden's victory and others falsely ...

Meet Nida Allam, the first Muslim woman elected to office in North Carolina

By Kayla Guilliams | November 10

Nida Allam is one of five women elected to the Durham County Board of Commissioners in the 2020 election. In 2017, she was elected as third vice chairperson ...

Carrboro Town Council votes to end participation in federal policing program

By Dair McNinch | November 10

The Carrboro Town Council voted Oct. 27 to end participation in the Federal Asset Forfeiture Program despite concerns the police department expressed ...

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools considers transition to hybrid learning for spring

By Niharika Vattikonda | November 9

At Thursday's meeting, the CHCCS board decided to test out hybrid instruction this month with plans to bring students back in the spring.

Executive order, evictions moratorium provide protection for North Carolina tenants

By Hayley Rosewall | November 9

Gov. Cooper signed a new executive order on Oct. 28 that clarifies which residents are eligible for protections under a federal evictions moratorium from ...

Local high school students volunteer for national nonprofit to educate voters

By Kathryn Goodwin | November 8

MyVote Project is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that provides policy platforms from candidates ranging from national to local elections. They ...

'Love in the air': Chapel Hill, Carrboro celebrate Joe Biden's presidential win

By Sonia Rao | November 8

The former vice president declared victory over President Donald Trump on Saturday after securing 290 electoral votes — more than the 270 needed to ...

Chapel Hill poet laureate releases poem as program navigates COVID-19

By Sascha Medina | November 8

Chapel Hill Poet Laureate CJ Suitt has had to adapt his work due to COVID-19. Recently, he released a poem called "In the Aftermath" about what the community ...

Smaller downtown bars fight to stay open amid 'devastating' pandemic conditions

By Brian Rosenzweig | November 8

Belltree, an old-fashioned cocktail club in Carrboro, and Zog's Pool Hall in Chapel Hill are two local bars that have faced hardships since COVID-19 forced ...

Black Lives Matter flags remain at Carrboro Town Hall despite removal request

By Alexandra Myers | November 5

The Carrboro Town Council received a letter on Oct. 28 from the NCSBE requesting the Town remove Black Lives Matter flags at the front of Carrboro Town ...

Push for outdoor seating on Franklin Street raises questions about accessibility

By Emma Kenfield | November 5

An increase in outdoor seating options on Franklin Street could pose potential problems for the disabled community. Sarah Gilles, a chairperson ...

Students vote on campus at the Stone Center

Despite higher 2020 turnout, fewer N.C. voters reported their race, political party

By Michael Taffe | November 4

“We’ve got a lot more voters who have not indicated their race or ethnicity," politics professor Michael Bitzer said. "Back in 2016, for all of the ...

Election Day is over. What comes next for North Carolina?

By Sonia Rao | November 4

North Carolina's unofficial results most likely won't change until Nov. 12. This means North Carolinians likely won't know who won close races, such as ...

Tillis declares narrow victory, dispelling predictions of N.C. flipping U.S. Senate

By Henry Haney | November 4

In a narrow race that has yet to be called, Tillis received 48.73 percent of the vote, giving him a slim 1.78 percent margin over Cunningham, according ...

"Its been long, but I think we're really going to like the finish."

Republicans keep their control over N.C. General Assembly

By Kayleigh Carpenter | November 4

Despite projected Democratic gains in the North Carolina legislature, Republicans held onto their majority, picking up four seats in the N.C. House.