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For UNC students and fans, Thursday was a ‘pretty upsetting’ day to be a Tar Heel

North Carolina

For UNC students and fans, Thursday was a ‘pretty upsetting’ day to be a Tar Heel

The news that legendary Coach Roy Williams was retiring came as an unpleasant surprise.
Orange County Pawsitive training boosts cat adoptions

Orange County

Orange County Pawsitive training boosts cat adoptions

Orange County shelter cat learns to high five

Orange County

Orange County shelter cat learns to high five

UNC-Chapel Hill seeking final submissions to rename campus buildings with racist ties

Education

UNC-Chapel Hill seeking final submissions to rename campus buildings with racist ties

Meet the Chapel Hill educator who is now the 2021 North Carolina Teacher of the Year

Education

Meet the Chapel Hill educator who is now the 2021 North Carolina Teacher of the Year

This pretty yellow flower doesn’t belong in NC. And it’s harming Triangle backyards.

Living

This pretty yellow flower doesn’t belong in NC. And it’s harming Triangle backyards.

Chapel Hill has questions about developers’ plan to turn ‘obsolete’ mall inside out

Orange County

Chapel Hill has questions about developers’ plan to turn ‘obsolete’ mall inside out

Chapel Hill mall owner plans major update. Council wants to hear what public thinks.

Orange County

Chapel Hill mall owner plans major update. Council wants to hear what public thinks.

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North Carolina town is among nation’s top destinations for millennials, report says

One student dead, officer injured in shooting at high school in Tennessee, police say

Walker Kessler turns down UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis, says he’s transferring

April 12, 2021, 6:49 PM

This tricky creature isn’t a snake — or a worm, wildlife officials say. What is it?

April 12, 2021, 4:47 PM

‘It was shocking’: NC wedding venue denies services to same-sex couples

April 11, 2021, 7:00 PM
‘Disaster Girl’ of meme fame walks among us in North Carolina. Nope, she’s not evil.

Local

‘Disaster Girl’ of meme fame walks among us in North Carolina. Nope, she’s not evil.

Police say this masked gunman robbed a bank in Chapel Hill. Recognize him?

Crime

Police say this masked gunman robbed a bank in Chapel Hill. Recognize him?

April 5, 2021, 1:20 PM
After a long year of pandemic darkness, churches welcome Easter’s promise of light

Local

After a long year of pandemic darkness, churches welcome Easter’s promise of light

Two charged after teen fatally shot at Hillsborough tobacco and vape store

Orange County

Two charged after teen fatally shot at Hillsborough tobacco and vape store

Can you train a cat? NC shelter boosts adoptions with ‘My Cat From Hell’ host’s help

Orange County

Can you train a cat? NC shelter boosts adoptions with ‘My Cat From Hell’ host’s help

UNC, Duke and NC State universities earn top US News rankings for graduate programs

Education

UNC, Duke and NC State universities earn top US News rankings for graduate programs

How well do vaccines keep COVID from spreading? UNC students will help figure that out.

Education

How well do vaccines keep COVID from spreading? UNC students will help figure that out.

March 30, 2021, 2:33 PM
COVID vaccine distribution ramps up on campuses, and NC State community is thrilled

Education

COVID vaccine distribution ramps up on campuses, and NC State community is thrilled

COVID outbreaks dwindle in the Triangle, but case numbers rise in two counties

Coronavirus

COVID outbreaks dwindle in the Triangle, but case numbers rise in two counties

UNC Health turns to Twitter to make sure leftover COVID vaccine doses are used

Coronavirus

UNC Health turns to Twitter to make sure leftover COVID vaccine doses are used

Some egg hunts and other Easter events are back — safely — this year. Here’s a list.

Local

Some egg hunts and other Easter events are back — safely — this year. Here’s a list.

How UNC-Chapel Hill plans to fix its budget deficit and address COVID financial losses

Education

How UNC-Chapel Hill plans to fix its budget deficit and address COVID financial losses

March 25, 2021, 4:52 PM
UNC, Chapel Hill launch economic development partnership

Education

UNC, Chapel Hill launch economic development partnership

See the proposed South Columbia Annex project in Chapel Hill

Orange County

See the proposed South Columbia Annex project in Chapel Hill

'Shrek the Musical' opens Thursday at Chapel Hill High

'Shrek the Musical' opens Thursday at Chapel Hill High

April 24, 2017, 1:14 PM
Carrborro High School presents 'Cinderella'

Carrborro High School presents 'Cinderella'

March 13, 2017, 2:58 PM
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade, Dec. 10, 2016

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Holiday Parade, Dec. 10, 2016

December 14, 2016, 2:03 PM
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