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New Chapel Hill website aims to ease the process of opening a small business

October 12, 2026 Kayleigh Bender

The town’s redesigned economic development website puts information about opening and operating a business in one place, including details about inspections and permits.

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An NC city’s Bigfoot festival attracts believers and skeptics of the legendary beast

October 5, 2026 Brooks Stevenson

While skeptics call it implausible, thousands of Bigfoot believers came together in Marion, N.C. to share evidence, discuss sightings, and celebrate community in the North Carolina mountains.

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UNC faces questions for not releasing findings of recent investigations

October 2, 2026 Harper Stumb

UNC investigated both the School of Civic Life and Leadership and the football program, but didn’t release results.

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UNC’s student population continues to rise despite concerns

October 2, 2026 Samantha Rose

After the Board of Trustees passed a resolution to increase UNC’s undergraduate class by 5,000 students within the next eight years, some students expressed concerns for housing and parking.

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UNC commemorates First Amendment Day as speech and press rights face historic challenges

October 2, 2026 Brooks Stevenson

The annual event occurs as a court fight is underway over a White House ban on certain news organizations – one of several legal battles resulting from the Trump Administration’s efforts to restrict press freedoms.

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UNC’s Flock camera contract is soon up for renewal; student group wants them gone

September 25, 2026 Meredith Peele

UNC installed more than a dozen Flock cameras as a safety measure after a campus shooting in 2023. Now, a student group wants them taken down.

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UNC declares football investigation over after two high-profile resignations

September 18, 2026 Brooks Stevenson, Lauren Mallett and Kayleigh Bender

Football Defensive Coordinator Steve Belichick resigned two weeks after football General Manager Michael Lombardi left the university amid a wide-ranging investigation.

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Campus attack raises concerns about Alert Carolina system

September 18, 2026 Samantha Rose

Students and faculty are questioning why UNC failed to activate its emergency alert system after a visitor to campus shouted threats and racial slurs during a meeting of Black students.

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As investigation continues, Belichick tries to turn the conversation back to football

September 11, 2026 Kayleigh Bender

After GM Michael Lombardi’s resignation amid a university investigation, questions remain about Bill Belichick’s responsibility, the program’s culture of compliance, and the future of its NFL-style model.

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Faculty, students, and media pressure UNC to release Civic Life investigation report

April 25, 2026 Editor and Alice Scott

UNC is refusing to release the findings of an investigation into the School of Civic Life and Leadership. The investigation followed allegations of misconduct in the school’s hiring practices.

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