UNC Health Care and Novant Health are both in the running to receive approval for new expansion projects.
Eleven new pieces of N.C. legislation go into effect Dec. 1, tightening the reins on issues ranging from handgun permits to Medicaid fraud. Here is a breakdown of three of the new laws and how they could affect the Triangle area:
Local stores in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area are selling Four Loko drinks faster than they can keep the shelves stocked after a recent federal decision is forcing makers of the popular drink to remove its caffeine content.
Orange County’s most acclaimed Southern-style cook said judging an African-American food competition may be a challenge. That’s because the contest promotes healthier versions of traditional Southern dishes — and Mildred “Mama Dip” Council doesn’t do healthy.
A local business is giving community members another chance to remember both Halloween celebrations and a lost leader. Franklin Street Yoga Center will bring Halloween back tonight by hosting the second annual Eve Ball dance party at the Carolina Club.
Tuesday night Earl McKee claimed his seat on the Board of Orange County Commissioners. The Democratic candidate, McKee won 31,804 votes, almost 72 percent of the total, in the district-two race against Republican candidate Greg Andrews, according to unofficial Board of Elections results.
Carrboro residents may have to bid farewell to three acres of pines in Anderson Park after officials found parasitic beetles in them. The town’s public works department discovered two weeks ago that Southern pine beetles had infested the trees and immediately informed Orange County Ranger Jake Pressley.
