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N.C. State Fair features 73 new food items and two new rides

October 25, 2024 Reyna Drake

The Fair showcases North Carolina’s $111 billion agriculture and agribusiness industry, and it featured some farmers who are trying to recover after Helene damaged their farms.

Meet the eccentric owner of a unique Carrboro store

October 25, 2024 Matthew Broderick

Surplus Sid’s is popular year-round, but it gets especially busy this time of year, as students look for unusual Halloween costumes.

Carolina Connection Podcast: Early voting is underway in N.C.

October 21, 2024 Madeleine Ahmadi and Henry Taylor

With weeks remaining before the 2024 election, many eyes are on North Carolina. Carolina Connection’s Henry Taylor and Madeleine Ahmadi discuss how the presidential campaign is playing out in the state and how North Carolinians feel about casting votes that may hold more power than in previous elections.

A UNC System initiative is helping fire departments move away from toxic PFAS foams

October 17, 2024 Foster Foday-Hemingway

A recently passed North Carolina law created a statewide program to dispose of fire fighting foams containing PFAS, a group of toxic chemicals that can contaminate drinking water.

Lee Roberts installed as UNC-Chapel Hill’s 13th chancellor

October 11, 2024 Sarah Ellis

After nine months as UNC’s Interim Chancellor, Lee Roberts now has the job permanently. He was officially installed on University Day.

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate on University Day, call for Roberts to resign

October 11, 2024 Sofia Casini

The protest was largely peaceful and was smaller than the encampment last spring that sparked violence and arrests.

Sharon Lawrence poses in front of a Carolina Playmakers Banner.

UNC honors actor Sharon Lawrence for supporting aspiring performers

October 11, 2024 Maddie Policastro

Among this year’s recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award is Sharon Lawrence, an Emmy-nominated actress who graduated from UNC in 1983.

At college campuses damaged by Helene, students face challenges and uncertainties

October 4, 2024 W.H. Hayes

Appalachian State University in Boone is one of many schools that have canceled classes. ASU students now are trying to move forward as cleanup and repairs begin.

As he’s officially installed as chancellor, Lee Roberts faces skepticism from some students

October 4, 2024 Reyna Drake

Roberts is a finance executive who served as budget director for Republican former governor Pat McCrory. But he never worked full-time in higher education, and his background and political history make some students uneasy.

Reversing an earlier ruling, an NC court has blocked the use of digital OneCards as voter IDs

October 4, 2024 Ava Mayo

In August, the NC Board of Elections announced that UNC’s digital ID would be allowed at the polls as a voter ID. But state and national Republicans challenged the decision, and now the NC Court of Appeals has sided with the GOP.