The OC Report -

Chapel Hill and Carrboro hold free legal clinic for DACA recipients

By Karlton Tate | September 28

The Town of Chapel Hill and the Town of Carrboro have partnered with El Centro Hispano, a community building nonprofit that assists the Triangle’s Latinx ...

Local resident tries to raise funds for handicapped accessible van

By Seth Newkirk | September 28

It takes Charles Pennix three different bus rides in order to get to the hospital to receive his treatment, a difficult task for someone with Arthrogryposis. ...

UNC sophomore Laura Perron enjoys a Sunday afternoon with her dog, Hershey, at Weaver Street Market, a dog friendly establishment in Carrboro.

Downtown Chapel Hill and Carrboro offer dog-friendly dining options

By Claire Willmschen | September 28

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro area seems to have many people that are dog lovers. Between local families and students, someone is often walking a dog ...

Chapel Hill Town Council meets on Sept. 27

By Sophia Wilhelm | September 27

Check here for live updates on the meeting:

Chapel Hill's Stream Team keeping local streams clean

By Rachel McKinney | September 27

The Town of Chapel Hill’s water quality monitoring volunteer group, Stream Team, aims to connect residents to the environment and promote an environmentally ...

Filing period extended for School Board candidates

By Jacquelyn Melinek | September 27

This past Monday, Annetta Stokes Streater gave a premature farewell from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education as her term expires ...

Recently there have been several hit and runs between cars and pedestrians or cyclists in Chapel Hill.

Local police discuss strategies for pedestrian safety

By Ashley Peterson | September 27

A motor vehicle crash on North Greensboro Street at 4 p.m. Monday resulted in serious injury to a cyclist.

Early voting comes early to Orange County

By Jacquelyn Melinek | September 27

Early voting for local elections in Orange County starts Oct. 19 at the Orange County Board of Elections office and on Oct. 23 at the Carrboro Town Hall, ...

Target pledges to meet living wage by 2020

By Cole Kordus | September 27

By 2020 Target plans to raise their minimum wage to $15 for its 320,000 workers. Currently Target pays its workers $10 an hour, however they will ...

Carrboro Board of Aldermen meet to discuss DACA workshops, floodplain areas and affordable housing

By Erik Beene | September 26

See our live updates from the Sept. 26 Board of Aldermen meeting here:

CHCCS sees positive changes through Project Advance

By Chantal Shine | September 26

It's been a year since Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools implemented Project Advance, a new model which is designed to add supplemental pay to teacher's ...

A municipal parking lot located at 203 S. Greensboro St. in Carrboro, NC.

Planned Carrboro Library creates parking concerns

By Doug Dubrowski | September 26

Plans to bring a southern branch of the Orange County Library are complicating parking in Carrboro.

WOTS: Are you voting in Chapel Hill's municipal elections?

By Maryam Mohamed | September 25

This November, Chapel Hill and Carrboro are holding municipal elections for Town Council and Board of Aldermen respectively. In a college town like Chapel ...

Chapel Hill hosts forum to meet town council candidates

By Gregory Hall | September 25

Staff writer Gregory Hall reports live from a forum introducing the town council candidates.

University debates closing Horace Williams Airport

By Marin Wolf | September 24

The UNC Board of Trustees meets this week to discuss closing Horace Williams Airport because of reduced use and much needed repairs that will cost UNC ...

Sigmund, the Shih Tzu, smiles at the Critter Carnival on Saturday afternoon.

Changes to Critter Carnival bring event to Chapel Hill

By Samantha Yi | September 24

Southern Community Park was full of live music and plenty of animals Saturday. The park hosted the the third annual Critter Carnival to raise awareness ...

Orange County residents feed an alpaca at Perry Farm Alpacas in Hillsborough as part of National Alpaca Day on Saturday.

National Alpaca Day brings crowds to Hillsborough farm

By Maria Elena Vizcaino | September 24

Nearly a thousand Orange County residents celebrated National Alpaca Day at Perry Farm Alpacas in Hillsborough on Saturday.

Is the Blue Hill District prone to flooding?

By Alex Gailey | September 21

Concerns about stormwater runoff and flooding in the Blue Hill District continue to be voiced as the area expands with new developments. The Blue ...

Perennial Coffee and Pastries barista Anna Kasibhatla creates a new brew: a grapefruit infused spiced maple latte in 2017.

All up in your business for Sept. 22

By Ashley Peterson | September 21

Many UNC students make the trek to Carrboro for a cup of local craft coffee and peaceful environment. Walk no farther because a new coffee shop is in ...

The new Al's Burger Shack location in Southern Village had their first business day Monday.

Al takes a bite out of Chapel Hill business scene

By Erik Beene | September 21

From the moment he got behind a grill, Al Bowers knew he had a love for the food industry. Years after discovering his passion, Bowers is now the owner ...