‘Dad Would Be Proud’: Chatham County Breaks Ground On Parker’s Ridge Park
Parker’s Ridge Park will feature an inclusive playground, a pump track, a walking trail, and a picnic shelter on former farmland near Moncure.
Carrboro Fire: 1 Dead, 20 Residents Displaced After Blaze at Hillmont Apartments
Carrboro Fire Department and other local emergency crews responded to a fire within an apartment building on Monday afternoon.
UNC Opens New Office in Washington, D.C., Touts Experiential Learning and Government Relations
UNC has officially opened a new office in Washington, D.C., which the university is dubbing “Carolina in the Capital.”
Photo Gallery: ‘Kids Over Corporations’ Rally in Raleigh
Thousands of demonstrators marched across Raleigh to demand better pay for North Carolina’s teachers and more resources for students.
Local Government Meetings: May 4-8, 2026
This week in local government: budget talks for Chapel Hill and Orange and Chatham Counties, and a possible data-center moratorium in Durham.
UNC Women’s Lacrosse No. 2 Overall Seed, Men No. 3 in NCAA Tournament
The UNC men’s and women’s lacrosse teams are both national seeds in their respective...
Preventive Care for Whole Populations: ‘Paying It Forward’ with Piedmont Health’s Rui Ariyapala
Aaron welcomes population health specialist Rui Ariyapala, who serves as Associate Medical Officer for Piedmont Health Services.
Redistricting War Accelerates Winner-Take-All Political Combat That’s Straining American Democracy
The Supreme Court has escalated the nationwide redistricting war that has seen Democrats and Republicans casting aside decades of tradition.
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6AM-9AM M-FThe Morning News: ‘Kids Over Corporations,’ Durham Data Center Moratorium, NCAA Lacrosse
In today's news: thousands of North Carolinians (including many from Orange County) head to Raleigh to protest for public school funding.
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3PM-6PM M-FConversations We Need to Have: Paul Slack on Complicated Historical Legacies
Orange County Chief Civil Rights Officer Paul Slack spoke with 97.9 The Hill's Andrew Stuckey on Monday, May 4. They began by discussing Andrew's recent trip to Charleston, which included a discussion of the buildings in Charleston that were used in the slave trade. This led to a conversation about a burial ground for enslaved people that is in Blackwood Farm Park, and how the county plans on recognizing that.
