David Richman

Ashlyn Rhyne

City & State

Carrboro Town Council approves using Town-owned land for affordable housing

By David Richman | February 10

The draft comprehensive plan identified a housing gap of 1,079 units in Carrboro.

Anna Connors

City & State

Carrboro Town Council discusses updates to climate plans

By David Richman | February 10

The main issues discussed in the presentation were the implementations of the two plans, including a draft fleet study scope and a draft dietary greenhouse gas emissions inventory.

Emma Plumly

City & State

Chapel Hill community expresses concerns about traffic safety after recent accidents

By David Richman | February 1

“People have been sounding the alarm for things like Estes Drive and the intersection of Estes and MLK for a long time,” N.C. House candidate Jonah Garson said. “People have been wringing their hands about how pedestrian and cyclist unfriendly Franklin Street is.”

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Claire Audilet

City & State

N.C. Republicans vote to delay 2022 primary elections to June

By David Richman | January 20

The N.C. primary elections were originally scheduled for March 8 but were postponed to May 17 because of gerrymandering lawsuits.

Gabi Allen

City & State

N.C. facing allegations of partisan gerrymandering in new maps

By David Richman | November 16

Republican leaders in the N.C. General Assembly have faced allegations of partisan gerrymandering and criticism of the new “race-blind” map drawing process following the Nov. 4 passage of new federal and state legislative maps.

David Richman

City & State

Winston-Salem holds anti-gun rally following Sept 1. high school shooting

By David Richman | September 7

It was the second school shooting in North Carolina that week, but the first that was fatal. And on Friday — less than a day before the rally — a 2-year-old was also shot and killed in a home in Winston-Salem.

Dustin Duong

City & State

Orange County appoints former Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP president as new commissioner

By David Richman | September 6

With the appointment of Anna Richards to the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, six of the seven commissioners are now women, and three are women of color.

Alex Berenfeld

City & State

Redistricting explained: A guide to how legislative maps are drawn in N.C.

By David Richman | August 31

Two committees — one from each chamber of the General Assembly — handle redistricting in North Carolina. Redistricting is typically done every 10 years after the results of the decennial census are released. The U.S. Census Bureau released population data from the 2020 census on Aug. 12.

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TRAVIS LONG

City & State

Demonstrations in Elizabeth City continue to demand justice for Andrew Brown Jr.

By David Richman | May 3

For the past week, Elizabeth City has been filled with protests in response to Pasquotank County sheriff's deputies killing Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man.

Helen McGinnis

News

Raleigh vigil for Daunte Wright turns into protest resulting in several arrests

By David Richman | April 20

A group of around 300 people gathered at a vigil at Moore Square in downtown Raleigh on Sunday to commemorate Daunte Wright, as well as several victims of police brutality in Raleigh and two transgender women who were murdered in Charlotte earlier this month.