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The shooting was three years ago. Here's how their families turned tragedy into progress.

By Marin Wolf | January 31

Three Muslim students were killed in 2015. This week, Chapel Hill's mayor declared a day in their honor. The student's families have used the legacies ...

Campus Health offers students ways to promote mental health.

Here are free and low-cost locations for you to get STI testing

By Doug Dubrowski | January 31

Multiple locations in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Durham offer confidential testing for STIs as well as pregnancy tests.

Orange County zoning, water and sewer management discussed at Assembly of Governments

January 31

City staff writer Cole Kordus live-tweeted at the from the Jan. 30 meeting of the Orange County Assembly of Governments, where county officials discussed ...

Belen Alvarado and her three children live in Lakeview Mobile Home Park.

Mobile home residents respond to surprise threat of displacement by luxury apartments

By Marin Wolf | January 30

Developers presented a concept plan to the Chapel Hill Town Council Wednesday for the construction of a luxury apartment complex on land where the Lakeview ...

Chapel Hill Dunkin' Donuts petitions for drive-thru

By Claire Willmschen | January 29

The Chapel Hill Dunkin’ Donuts is petitioning to add a drive-thru to its business, and many people are excited, but the process is harder than some ...

Crispy or soft bacon? Local comedians have heated humorous debates

By Doug Dubrowski | January 28

A background of hip-hop music filled Local 506 as two comedians held a heated debate in front of a few dozen patrons about which was better: soft or crispy ...

A Frederick Douglass puppet present by artist Tarish "Jeghetto" Pipkins at the Frederick Douglass at 200 Kickoff Celebration on Thursday night.

Chapel Hill and Carrboro celebrate Frederick Douglass

By Kari Larsen | January 25

Orange County will be holding a series of events over the next month to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Frederick Douglass’ birthday.

The concept plans indicate construction will occur in a phase system. The proposed first phase will be centered around building one of the two proposed six-story buildings. Photo Courtesy of the Tom Hughes.

UNC Health Care proposes new facilities

By Karlton Tate | January 25

UNC Health care has proposed a concept plan to the Town of Chapel Hill for the redevelopment of University-owned property along highway 15-501 near I-40 ...

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger speaks during the Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP MLK Day Rally and March at the Peace and Justice Plaza on Jan. 15.

Mayor Hemminger signs petition to uphold Obama-era environmental policies

By Rachel McKinney | January 24

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger is working towards promoting clean energy through a petition with the Sierra Club against the repeal of the Clean Power ...

After trial, Chapel Hill is still being impacted by Chandler Kania

By Doug Dubrowski | January 23

Two and a half years ago, a night that began with an underage student drinking at parties and bars ended in tragedy; a DWI crash that left three dead. ...

A Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools bus drives toward Chapel Hill High School.

Whooping cough found in Chapel Hill schools

By Ashley Peterson | January 23

Multiple cases of whooping cough have been reported at East Chapel Hill High and Chapel Hill High Schools.

All Up In Your Business: Hibachi on Franklin Street, Carolina Square gets new stores

By Drew Wayland | January 23

Hibachi is set to open on Franklin St. in early February, Carolina Square gets a new salon and The Varsity Theatre switches to showing first-run movies ...

Carrboro's Carolina North Forest and Bolin Creek garner controversy

By Sophia Wilhelm | January 22

Resting in the neck of the woods of Carrboro is the Carolina North Forest, the last untouched forested land of the town -- but possibly not for long. ...

Parents and teachers discuss racial inequalities in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School system at the Carrboro Century Center in September of 2017.

CHCCS Black students 10 times more likely to get suspended than white students

By Mattias Miller | January 21

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools racial equity report card for the 2015-16 school year showed that 51.3 percent of short-term suspensions were ...

Marchers carry homemade signs during Saturday's rally in Raleigh. There was also a march in Hillsborough.

Pink hats come back: Hillsborough hosts Women's March into Action

By Marin Wolf | January 21

Hillsborough hosted the 2018 Women’s March into Action on Saturday to mark the one-year anniversary of the Women’s March on Washington, joining hundreds ...

Chapel Hill received up to 10 inches of snow on Jan. 17, leading to two and a half days of cancelled classes for UNC students.

Winter Storm Inga hits Chapel Hill, Cooper declares NC in state of emergency

By Karlton Tate | January 18

North Carolina received record snowfall in some parts of the state on Wednesday.

Board of Aldermen begins process for Comprehensive Plan

By Claire Willmschen | January 18

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen discussed the creation of a new Comprehensive Plan for the town on their Jan. 9 meeting which gathered support by both ...

Town of Chapel Hill and UNC aim to bring the gap for immigrant and refugee residents

By Maria Elena Vizcaino | January 18

UNC and the Town of Chapel Hill are working together in an initiative to address the needs of foreign-born and refugee communities in town.

Chapel Hill, Carrboro responds to structure fire

By Lauren Talley | January 17

The Chapel Hill Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 500 N. Columbia St. at 11:52 a.m. on Wednesday. Reports say the fire began in Unit B ...

A parking spot at the Carrboro Police Department.

Pedestrian killed after collision with vehicle on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

By Rebecca Ayers | January 17

A pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene Tuesday night after a collision with a vehicle off of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.