The average number of new COVID cases per week in North Carolina has been on the rise, with about 4,500 new cases since last week. Here are answer to common questions about getting a second COVID booster shot.
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The average number of new COVID cases per week in North Carolina has been on the rise, with about 4,500 new cases since last week. Here are answer to common questions about getting a second COVID booster shot.
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In the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night at Dorrance Field, the North Carolina women’s lacrosse team defeated the Stony Brook Seawolves, 8-5, in a come-from-behind win to advance to the program's 13th NCAA Final Four.
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In the bottom of the ninth inning, sophomore designated hitter Alberto Osuna delivered a three-run walk-off home run to give the Diamond Heels the series-opening win over No. 20 Florida State, 7-5.
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The No. 5 North Carolina men’s golf team finished second in the 2022 NCAA Yale Regionals on Wednesday. UNC junior Austin Greaser won the regional round for his second collegiate tournament win, while Senior Ryan Gerard finished in second place.
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Kim Ramsey-White will bring a diversity and depth of experience to the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health as she begins her work there as associate dean for inclusive excellence on June 20.
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André Richmond, Anne Purcell, Will Atherton and Sarah Smylie were elected to the Orange County Schools Board of Education. Richmond and Purcell are new to the board, while Atherton and Smylie are incumbents.
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Democratic incumbent Mark Chilton will serve a third term as Orange County register of deeds after defeating challenger Penny Rich in Tuesday's election.
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N.C. Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Caswell, Orange and Republican candidate Landon Woods are projected to win their respective primary elections for the N.C. Senate District 23 seat, according to unofficial results. They will face off in the general election for the two-year term as a state senator.
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Jeff Nieman is projected to win the Democratic primary election for district attorney for District 18, according to unofficial results. After his win on Tuesday, Nieman will run unopposed in the general election since no other parties had candidates run in District 18.
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Renée Price has won the Democratic nomination for North Carolina House of Representatives District 50, according to unofficial results. Price defeated opponent Matt Hughes with 72 percent of the votes in the district, which is composed of Orange and Caswell counties. Hughes received 28 percent.
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Allen Buansi is projected to win the Democratic nomination for N.C. House of Representatives District 56, based on unofficial primary election results. In a neck-and-neck race, he defeated Jonah Garson for the position.
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Posada will be the first openly gay Latino serving in North Carolina when he takes office in June. He will take over the seat vacated by Damon Seils when he was elected mayor of Carrboro in November. Posada will serve the remainder of Seils' council term, which ends in 2023.
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In the Tuesday primary elections, Orange County voters cast their ballots for several federal, state, county and local positions. Several Chapel Hill voters said they also thought about the overturning of Roe v. Wade when going out to vote, while others said they vote in every election, simply to have their voices heard. “I never thought I would live this long to see our democracy so at risk and our Constitutional rights being taken away from us,” 76 year old Chapel Hill resident Margaret Rich said.
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In seventh grade, Diamond Heels slugger Alberto Osuna was cut from his middle school's baseball team. However, for UNC baseball’s sophomore designated hitter, his family ties and love for the sport were too strong to let this moment define — or end — his baseball career.
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The University held a ceremony Friday to celebrate the renaming of two UNC buildings after prominent campus community figures. Hortense McClinton was UNC's first Black faculty member, while Henry Owl was the first American Indian to enroll at the University.
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Former UNC basketball player Ademola Okulaja has passed away at the age of 46. Hailing from Berlin, Okulaja was a 6-foot-9 forward who graduated from UNC in 1999. In his senior year, Okulaja was named the MVP of the UNC squad and received All-ACC honors.
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James W.C. White, an internationally recognized climate science researcher, was appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, according to a campus-wide email on Tuesday. White will begin his role on July 1.
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North Carolina ranks eighth highest in the nation for infant mortality, according to data examined by the North Carolina Child Fatality Task Force in its 2022 Annual Report.
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A special committee report by the American Association of University Professors said political pressure has jeopardized academic freedom and reinforced institutional racism within the UNC system.
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