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8/31/2018 1:38am

Number of protesters arrested at Silent Sam since Aug. 20 rises to 17

By Myah Ward and Charlie McGee

Many in the Chapel Hill community feared Thursday night’s Silent Sam demonstration would turn to violence following Chancellor Carol Folt’s statement urging students to stay away from McCorkle Place. While the demonstration began peacefully, the night finished with three arrests, making a total of 17 Silent Sam-related arrests in less than two weeks, said UNC Media Relations manager Carly Miller in a statement. 

8/30/2018 9:08pm

Those arrested at Silent Sam protests receive charges in a crowded courthouse

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

From McCorkle Place to the Orange County Courthouse, supporters and opponents of the anti-Silent Sam movement gather to support their cause.

8/30/2018 12:34am

Both sides double down in defense of those arrested over Silent Sam

By Charlie McGee

In the aftermath of Silent Sam’s Aug. 20 toppling, 12 people have been charged with crimes connected to the Confederate monument’s removal and the conflicts that have followed. 

8/29/2018 9:06pm

Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue tells officers to stand down in texts and emails

By Myah Ward

Blue's texts and emails, obtained by WRAL, show the chief telling officers not to engage. 

8/23/2018 11:02pm

Here's the story of James Lewis Cates, a rallying point for today's UNC demonstrators

By Charlie McGee

Just before 2 a.m. on Nov. 21, 1971, a 22-year-old Black man laid dying in the center of UNC’s campus after being stabbed multiple times by a member of a white supremacist biker gang. James Lewis Cates, a Chapel Hill native, bled on the ground of The Pit amid a brawl sparked by members of the gang during an all-night marathon dance. 

8/22/2018 9:45pm

Chapel Hill’s party registration program looks to grow in its second semester

By Jamey Cross

UNC and Chapel Hill reported a successful launch of their party registration program. 

8/22/2018 12:32am

Maya Little denies organizing Silent Sam protest

By Kate Karstens

At the protest against Silent Sam on Monday, August 20, Maya Little gave remarks before the group marched on McCorkle Place, and hours later, removed the statue from its pedestal. She spoke about her experience with police at previous protests, as well as her continued dissent of the Confederate monument on campus. The next day, she spoke with The Daily Tar Heel about her relationship with protesters, her criminal and honor court charges and her next steps. 

7/25/2018 11:04pm

The Special Olympics torch is getting a Chapel Hill Police escort to Abu Dhabi

By Liza Zhytkova

For the past 23 years, Smith has helped organize events that have raised more than $1.4 million for the Special Olympics.

7/23/2018 9:06pm

Brothers involved in Chapel Hill stabbing

By Marin Wolf

Chapel Hill man charged with the attempted first degree murder of his brother.

7/16/2018 11:18pm

Chapel Hill Police investigating shooting on MLK Jr. Blvd.

By David Saff

On Wednesday, July 11, Chapel Hill resident Zackary Richard Upton was shot multiple times at 1751 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.

5/17/2018 9:45pm

Here's an update on the Town of Chapel Hill's FY19 budget process

By Emily Davis

The proposed Chapel Hill Town Council budget aimed to focus on people first. “We understand that none of us are successful without the other 700 employees that work hard every day – seamlessly, in many ways,” Town Manager Roger Stancil said.

4/23/2018 2:30pm

UNC student on moped hit by car outside TOPO Back Bar

By Gabriella Bulgarelli

A female University student was hit by a car while riding her moped outside Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery's Back Bar on S. Columbia Street Monday afternoon around 1:45 p.m.

4/19/2018 8:48pm

In case you're paranoid — here's what to expect from local police on 4/20

By Mattias Miller

4/20 may be coming, but the Chapel Hill and Carrboro police departments will be operating under business as usual.