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State honors tribes during American Indian Heritage Month, some question sincerity

By Caroline Dickey | November 14

On Nov. 2, Gov. Roy Cooper proclaimed November as American Indian Heritage Month to celebrate the eight state-recognized indigenous tribes. Since 1990, ...

Hospitals face strains amid rise of flu and respiratory illnesses in NC

By Audrey Kashatus | November 14

North Carolina is facing very high levels of influenza-like illness much earlier this year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control ...

'Celebrating and interrogating Southern culture': Carrboro Film Fest returns for 17th year

By Jenna Rupp | November 14

The film festival will showcase nearly 50 independent films, all focusing on the South and Southern culture. The two feature-length films were both written ...

'It’s the time of highest need': Residents face housing shortage, rising prices

By Lily Richardson | November 13

Chapel Hill-Carrboro residents face difficulties as interest rates and home prices rise and housing becomes more challenging to find. Since 2017, the ...

Carrboro legend Elizabeth Cotten inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

By Vina Senthil | November 13

On Nov. 5, Carrboro musician Elizabeth Cotten posthumously received the Early Influence Award from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation. She joined ...

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OC Schools Board of Education hears equity plan update, unanimously accepts

By Hannah Ma | November 13

At the Orange County Schools Board of Education meeting on Monday, the OCS Equity Task Force presented their equity plan update and outline for equity ...

Hillsborough commissioner appointed by Gov. Cooper to juvenile justice committee

By Sophia Fanning | November 13

Hillsborough Mayor Pro Tem Matt Hughes was appointed to North Carolina’s Juvenile Justice Planning Committee, a part of Gov. Roy Cooper's Crime Commission. ...

Twelve CHCCS psychologists commended during School Psychology Awareness Week

By Tori Newby | November 10

School psychologists across the state work with students, parents and other staff members to implement interventions to address behavioral and academic ...

Longtime record-seller Gerry Williams hosts biannual record show in Carrboro

By Sam Kornylak | November 9

Gerry Williams has been selling records for 45 years and hosting record shows in Carrboro for the last 18. His most recent record show on Sunday was at ...

Two Republicans win seats on the NC Supreme Court, flipping majority

By Eliza Benbow and Ethan E. Horton | November 9

Republicans have reclaimed a majority of the N.C. Supreme Court with the election of Judge Richard Dietz to Seat 3 and Trey Allen to Seat 5. Both seats ...

Black drivers are disproportionally pulled over in Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill and Carrboro policing data shows racial disparities in traffic stops

By Gabriel Morrison and Joseph Adams | November 9

Police reports issued over the past few years by the Carrboro Police Department and Chapel Hill Police Department show that traffic stops disproportionately ...

Chapel Hill awaits results of soil testing for coal ash

By Samuel Long | November 9

Chapel Hill Mayor Pan Hemminger said the Town has been transparent about what it has learned about coal ash at 828 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. But, one ...

Link between lack of affordable housing and home insecurity evident in Orange County, activists say

By Walker Livingston | November 9

A lack of affordable housing and other factors are seen as driving homelessness in Orange County, and local organizations seek to provide resources and ...

Republican Ted Budd wins U.S. Senate seat for North Carolina

By Emmy Martin | November 9

As of 2:03 a.m. on Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C. 13th) has won North Carolina's contested U.S. Senate seat per unofficial election results. At ...

Democrat Renée Price will represent District 50 in the North Carolina House of Representatives according to unofficial results on Tuesday. 
The seat was previously held by N.C. House Rep. Graig Meyer (D-Caswell, Orange), who is set to represent District 23 in the N.C. Senate.

Renée Price defeats Charles Lopez, wins N.C. House District 50 per unofficial results

By Maddie Singleton | November 9

Democrat Renée Price will represent District 50 in the North Carolina House of Representatives according to unofficial results on Tuesday. The ...

Four republicans elected to the N.C. Court of Appeals, defeating Democratic opponents

By Maddie Singleton | November 9

Four Republicans were elected to the North Carolina Court of Appeals Tuesday, defeating all Democratic candidates, according to unofficial results as ...

Republicans fall one seat short of regaining supermajority in NC General Assembly

By Ethan E. Horton | November 9

According to unofficial results, Republicans flipped two seats in the N.C. House and two in the N.C. Senate, meaning they would fall one seat short of ...

Rep. Graig Meyer is to become next N.C. senator for District 23, per unofficial results

By Samuel Long | November 9

Per unofficial results, North Carolina Rep. Graig Meyer (D-Caswell, Orange) has won the 2022 midterm election for the District 23 North Carolina Senate ...

Democrat Valerie Foushee wins 4th Congressional District in U.S. House

By Eliza Benbow | November 8

N.C. Sen. Valerie Foushee (D-Chatham, Orange) has won the election and will represent the 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. ...

Access to abortion, among other issues, drives UNC students to the polls

By Bridget Bendezu | November 8

Students at UNC went to the polls on Tuesday for a variety of reasons, but many cited abortion access as a key issue. Other motivators for voting included ...