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Chapel Hill's fraud cases increase exponentially

By Luman Ouyang | Oct. 10, 2014

Three weeks ago, someone stole Janice Tyler's identity and opened a PayPal credit account in her name.

Orange County awards good care for aging

By Erin Kolstad | Sep. 24, 2014

For residents at an assisted living home in Chapel Hill, forgetting was a part of life — until the facility's new program helped them to remember.

The Goat Parade, a public art installation in University Mall, has been on show since August 4th. Jayden Woodland, 3, came to see the goats on Monday. Her father explained "we heard about the goat parade and we decided to come check it out!"

Goat sculptures to decorate Chapel Hill, Pittsboro to raise money

By Erin Kolstad | Sep. 16, 2014

A herd of 10 painted “Glamour Goats” will be descending on Chapel Hill in October.

Laura Griest, the executive director of Paws4Ever, pets one of the non-profit's cats, Fajita, as she leads a tour of the compound.

Paws4ever gives pet owners peace of mind for future

By Mary Taylor Renfro | Sep. 15, 2014

Situated on 50 acres of land equipped with a learning center, dog park, nature trail and adoption center, Paws4ever Animal Sanctuary has never been a typical animal shelter.

As the population ages, more elderly are going missing

By Graves Ganzert | Sep. 11, 2014

An elderly Chapel Hill man was found Monday after being missing for three days — a scenario that is not all that uncommon in Orange County.