NCPIRG calls on YoPo and Sutton's to stop using styrofoam

North Carolina Public Interest Research Group is a consumer interest group with an emphasis on environmental and public health issues. The request is ...

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

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

“...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 ...

All Up In Your Business: Epilogue will be 'a place for locals, by locals'

UNC students and Chapel Hill community members alike are excited about a new bookstore/coffee shop coming to Franklin Street. 

Hillsborough-based produce delivery service aims to tackle food waste

Column: Building community while increasing access to local, fresh food

Ready, set, go: Gearing up for this weekend's Tar Heel 10 Miler

Proceeds from this Saturday's Tar Heel 10 Miler will benefit the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and Chapel Hill-Carrboro YMCA’s We Build ...

CHCCS Superintendent speaks on unity, improvement in State of the Schools address

Following the second annual State of the Schools address, CCHCS superintendent, Pamela Baldwin, commits to improvement in a three-step plan.  

Man charged with killing 3 Muslim students won't face death penalty, the N&O reports

Craig Hicks is charged with three counts of first degree murder in the fatal shooting of Deah Barakat, 23, Yusor Abu-Salha, 21, and Razan Abu-Salha, 19, ...

How community leaders in Carrboro are urging UNC to handle Confederate groups on campus

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen recently passed a resolution recommending that the University betters its response to racist acts taking place on campus.  ...

N.C. teachers are preparing to head to Raleigh for a 'Day of Action' in May

"The other thing that I just want to reflect on is how the advocacy last year really hit the press. I think it really, really showed the state the importance ...

One dead, at least 15 injured in downtown Durham explosion Wednesday morning

People should stay away from downtown Durham until further notice. “This is the kind of day that you never prepare for as a mayor.”

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

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

UNC Health Care looking to expand patient care with new Eastowne development

UNC Health Care and the Town of Chapel Hill are hoping to meet the growing needs of local residents with the development of Eastowne Medical Park which ...

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

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

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?

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 ...

Column: No place for white supremacist violence on campus

Police Reports: April 3 - April 4

A roundup of crime in Chapel Hill and Carrboro from April 3 and 4.