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El Pueblo Inc., located in 2321 Crabtree Blvd., Raleigh, N.C., focuses in working with the Latin community from the Triangle and the greater North Carolina area. In response to the latest Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids the organization has commed the agency actions.

Chapel Hill and Carrboro mayors speak out against ICE raids in N.C.

By Ares Zerunyan

Approximately 200 people were arrested in North Carolina last week during raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Northside Neighborhood displays a memorial regarding segregation and its history in Chapel Hill, located in front of St. Joseph Christian Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday, Feb.10, 2019.

Orange and Durham counties have highest housing discrimination complaints per capita

Evidence file photo from the original crime scene. Photo Courtesy of Tim Horne

Murdered child in 20-year-long Orange County cold case has been identified

Courtesy of UNC Transportation and Parking

Chapel Hill's getting a new bike-friendly bus line, and cyclists are pumped for it

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A parking spot at the Carrboro Police Department.

Second former Town of Carrboro employee arrested in embezzlement case

By Mattias Miller

Christopher Cates, the previous public works superintendent for the Town of Carrboro, coincidently resigned in October — and thanks to an anonymous tip, the Carrboro Police Department has discovered that he was involved with embezzlement and common law forgery.

Tina Moon, the Carrboro planning administrator, presented proposed changes to the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance at the Carrboro Board of Alderman meeting on Tuesday of 2016.

Here's the latest on affordable housing in Carrboro

By Aislinn Antrim / Aislinn Antrim

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen raised concerns about a future affordable housing unit at their Tuesday meeting.

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger (middle left) celebrates her sweeping re-election victory with her husband and children at the City Kitchen restaurant in 2017.

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger receives community service award

By Andreamarie Efthymiou

Hemminger was presented the award for her initiatives that spark business and her involvement in environmental, community and cultural events in Chapel Hill.

Students from Glenwood Elementary School’s Friends of Chinese Dual Language program play outside of the heavily attended Chapel Hill- Carrboro City Schools meeting on May 17, 2012 about dual language.

Here's an update on Glenwood Elementary's Mandarin magnet program

By Laura Rong

The Mandarin Magnet Implementation Committee presented an update to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education on Thursday.

Students from Carrboro Elementary school are bused Carrboro Town Hall, where parents could check out their kids, on Tuesday Nov. 20 after an active shooter false alarm at the school. The police found no substance to the active shooter call.

CHCCS elementary schools don't have school resource officers, but might get them soon

By Ben Humphries

A special committee made more than 30 recommendations on how to made N.C. public schools safer, which includes special address to active shooter threats.

Franklin Street bakery Sugarland closed in October and left a couple cakeless for their wedding. In honor of Valentine's Day, The Daily Tar Heel caught up with the couple to see how the wedding went. February 12, 2019.

What happened to the couples with open wedding cake orders when Sugarland closed?

By Brent Van Vliet

Remember when Sugarland closed in October? While traces of its place on Franklin have since disappeared, the frustration felt by couples who never got refunds on their wedding cakes remains.

A peer counselor at the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid gives financial advice to an incoming transfer student. Students with work study jobs are eligible for SNAP benefits, but few UNC students use the program.

A look into how the government shutdown affected Orange County

By Diane Adame

As a second government shutdown seems impending, social service agencies in Orange County are preparing for the worst.

Chapel Hill Police Reports: Feb. 7 - Feb. 10

By Daniel Petrucci

Here's an update on the crime logs of Chapel Hill:

Column: End of the line long overdue

By Kirk Ross

Community member Stefan Hartelt interacts with the parking meter outside of Target on Franklin Street.

Imagine a world where you can park easily in Chapel Hill. You (might) see it soon

By Nicholas Emken

The Town of Chapel Hill is attempting to meet the needs of the downtown scene by expanding parking.

Ken Dawson has been working on his farm, Maple Spring Gardens, for 36 years. He currently serves on the Orange County Food Council and is committed to providing local, organic produce to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. "Raising food for the local community has been my life's work. The food council supports that work."

Local municipalities hope to come together to fund the Orange County Food Council

By Jonny Cook

The Chapel Hill Town Council passed a memorandum to support the Orange County Food Council, an organization that aims to increase food security throughout the county. Now, for the memorandum to be passed, it must be put up to a vote by the Orange County Commissioners.

Souls to the Polls participants march to the Chapel of the Cross polling place to vote on Sunday Oct. 21.

An update on the $10 million affordable housing bond Chapel Hill passed in November

By Aidan Bennett

Even though funding for affordable housing in Chapel Hill has increased, access to affordable housing has worsened. Here's an update on how the Town is trying to fix this.

The Chapel Hill Town Council hopes to make improvements by engaging more youth in the community by utilizing resources like the Teen Center on 179 E Franklin St.

Making Chapel Hill 'teen-friendly' one step at a time with the Youth Initiative

By Laura Rong

The Chapel Hill Town Council plans to make Chapel Hill more welcoming to teenagers based on the findings of the Youth Initiative Report. The focus groups have led the Council to propose a new teenager program and improvements to the Town's Teen Center.

Corey Root, coordinator of the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness speaks at the "Finally Visible" panel on homelessness in Chapel Hill, sponsored by the Roosevelt Institute at UNC. Root is pictured with other panelists, from left to right, Rex Mercer, Ron Carnes and Emila Sutton, who all work with issues regarding homelessness in both Chapel Hill and the state of North Carolina. The panel was held at the Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Wednesday Feb. 6, 2019.

125 Years of Editorial Freedom

125 Years of Editorial Freedom

Chapel Hill and Carrboro mayors speak out against ICE raids in N.C.

Orange and Durham counties have highest housing discrimination complaints per capita

Murdered child in 20-year-long Orange County cold case has been identified

Chapel Hill's getting a new bike-friendly bus line, and cyclists are pumped for it

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Second former Town of Carrboro employee arrested in embezzlement case

Here's the latest on affordable housing in Carrboro

Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger receives community service award

Here's an update on Glenwood Elementary's Mandarin magnet program

CHCCS elementary schools don't have school resource officers, but might get them soon

What happened to the couples with open wedding cake orders when Sugarland closed?

A look into how the government shutdown affected Orange County

Chapel Hill Police Reports: Feb. 7 - Feb. 10

Column: End of the line long overdue

Imagine a world where you can park easily in Chapel Hill. You (might) see it soon

Local municipalities hope to come together to fund the Orange County Food Council

An update on the $10 million affordable housing bond Chapel Hill passed in November

Making Chapel Hill 'teen-friendly' one step at a time with the Youth Initiative

How should Orange County start addressing the issue of homelessness?

Now that the ArtsCenter is out of The 203 Project, what's next?

Carrboro project takes first steps to recognize town's history

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